Shloka 117

Devanagari script

स याति परमं लोकं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम् / औदुंबरफलाकारं कुण्डलाकृतिमेव च

Transliteration

sa yāti paramaṃ lokaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitam / auduṃbaraphalākāraṃ kuṇḍalākṛtimeva ca

Translation

स परमं लोकं याति पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम्। तत्र तस्य रूपम् औदुम्बरफलाकारं कुण्डलाकृतिमेव च भवति॥

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3sg

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; agrees with लोकम्

• लोकम्: world/realm
• लोकम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम्: free from return (no rebirth)
• पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुनर्-आवृत्ति-वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with लोकम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुनरावृत्तेः वर्जितः = devoid of return)

• औदुंबरफलाकारम्: having the shape of an udumbara fruit
• औदुंबरफलाकारम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औदुम्बर-फल-आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with लोकम्; तत्पुरुष-समास (औदुम्बरस्य फलस्य आकारः)

• कुण्डलाकृतिम्: (and) of earring-ring shape
• कुण्डलाकृतिम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुण्डल-आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (आकृति-शब्दः स्त्री); लोकम् इति लक्ष्ये विशेषणवत्; तत्पुरुष (कुण्डलस्य आकृतिः)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Moksha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Attainment of a non-returning state and transformation into a subtle emblematic form.

Vedantic Theme: Krama-mukti / non-return (anāvṛtti) and the notion of subtle embodiment as a pedagogic symbol for consciousness-states.

Application: Use the verse as a contemplative cue: reflect on ‘non-return’ as freedom from compulsive patterns; cultivate steadiness (abhyāsa) and detachment (vairāgya) while anchoring devotion to Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: transcendent realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.118-121 (continuation of the symbolic form and chakra-level progression)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of being 'punarāvṛtti-varjitam' in the Garuda Purana?

It indicates a state where the soul is no longer subject to return—i.e., release from the cycle of rebirth—describing the highest spiritual attainment rather than a temporary heavenly reward.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It presents the culmination of the soul’s journey as reaching a supreme, non-returning realm, implying completion of karmic bondage and transition beyond repeated embodiment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with dharma and spiritual discipline aimed at inner purification—so actions are not merely for temporary rewards, but oriented toward freedom from repeated cycles of suffering and rebirth.