Shloka 74

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

गारुडाख्यपुराणे तु प्रतिपाद्यो हरिः स्मृतः / अतो हरिर्नमस्कार्यो गम्यो योग्यो हरिः स्मृतः

Transliteration

gāruḍākhyapurāṇe tu pratipādyo hariḥ smṛtaḥ / ato harirnamaskāryo gamyo yogyo hariḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

गारुडाख्यपुराणे तु प्रतिपाद्यो हरिः स्मृतः। अतो हरिर्नमस्कार्यो गम्यो योग्यो हरिः स्मृतः॥

Word by Word

• गारुडाख्यपुराणे: in the Purāṇa called Gāruḍa
• गारुडाख्यपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāruḍa-ākhya-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (गारुडाख्यं पुराणम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (particle: “but/indeed”)

• प्रतिपाद्यः: to be expounded/established
• प्रतिपाद्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-pādya (कृदन्त; √pad पद् with प्रति)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• स्मृतः: is said/considered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ स्मृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (“is said/considered”)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात् (causal/conclusive adverb: “therefore”)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नमस्कार्यः: worthy of salutation
• नमस्कार्यः: Vidhyartha (विधेय/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: namas-kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृ with namas)
• Form: कर्तव्यार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive: “to be done”); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (नमः कार्यः यस्मै/यस्य)

• गम्यः: to be approached
• गम्यः: Vidhyartha (विधेय/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gamya (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
• Form: कर्तव्यार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योग्यः: fit/appropriate
• योग्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (“fit/appropriate”)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered as
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ स्मृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) predicative; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is the sole object of namaskāra, the ultimate goal, and the one to be united with through yoga.

Vedantic Theme: Parama-puruṣārtha (mokṣa) through Bhagavad-upāsanā; ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and īśvara-prāpti as the culmination of yoga and devotion.

Application: Adopt daily Hari-namaskāra, orient life-goals toward Hari, and practice yoga/meditation as God-centered union rather than mere technique.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.71 (Viṣṇu-dharma focus); Garuda Purana 3.1.73 (Hari-tattva-darśana)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Garuda Purana

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Hari is the central subject of the Garuda Purana—He is the one to be taught, revered, attained as the goal, and realized through yoga.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It frames the soul’s ultimate destination not merely as post-death outcomes, but as reaching Hari—through reverence (namaskāra), purposeful striving (gamya), and inner realization (yoga).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep spiritual life goal-oriented: offer daily salutations to Hari, align actions with reaching the Divine, and maintain a steady practice (bhakti and/or yoga) aimed at inner realization.