Shloka 15

Ajāna Lineages, Divine Classes, Ṛṣi Catalogues, and the Merit of Śravaṇa-Smaraṇa

Devanagari script

गृत्समदः शौनकश्च इत्याद्या ऋषयः स्मृताः / एतेषां श्रवणादेव हरिः प्रीणाति सर्वदा

Transliteration

gṛtsamadaḥ śaunakaśca ityādyā ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ / eteṣāṃ śravaṇādeva hariḥ prīṇāti sarvadā

Translation

Гритсамада, Шаунака и другие подобные риши памятуются в предании. Одного лишь слушания их имён достаточно, чтобы Хари (Вишну) всегда был доволен.

Word by Word

• गृत्समदः: Gṛtsamada
• गृत्समदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृत्समद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• शौनकः: Śaunaka
• शौनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• आद्याः: and others beginning with these
• आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are remembered/mentioned
• स्मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (are remembered)

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रवणात्: from hearing (their names)
• श्रवणात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause: by/from hearing)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवतानाम (Viṣṇu)

• प्रीणाति: is pleased/satisfies
• प्रीणाति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-śravaṇa and remembrance of ṛṣis as a direct means to please Hari.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prasāda through śravaṇa; sanctifying power of śabda and paramparā.

Application: Daily recitation/hearing of ṛṣi-nāmas (and Hari-nāma) as a simple devotional practice, especially at the start of study, pūjā, or śrāddha contexts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): emphasis on Viṣṇu-prīti through nāma, śravaṇa, kīrtana in devotional sections; Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa/Śrāddha portions): invocation of ṛṣis and pitṛs as sanctifiers of rite

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Gṛtsamada
• Śaunaka
• Ṛṣis (Sages)

FAQs

What is the importance of hearing the sages' names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that simply hearing the remembered names of revered Ṛṣis (like Gṛtsamada and Śaunaka) pleases Hari, highlighting śravaṇa as a direct devotional merit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing afterlife mechanics here, it teaches that devotion through attentive hearing of sacred tradition aligns one with Viṣṇu’s grace—an inner support for righteous living and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to or recite sacred lineages, Ṛṣi-nāma lists, and Purāṇic passages with attention; treat śravaṇa as a daily bhakti practice to cultivate reverence and steadiness in dharma.