Shloka 112

Mukti-tattva Upadeśa: Knowledge as the Direct Cause of Liberation

Devanagari script

प्रौढवैराग्यमास्थाय भजते मामनन्यभाक् / पूर्णदृष्टिः प्रसन्नात्मा स वै मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

prauḍhavairāgyamāsthāya bhajate māmananyabhāk / pūrṇadṛṣṭiḥ prasannātmā sa vai mokṣamavāpnuyāt

Translation

प्रौढवैराग्यमास्थाय भजते मामनन्यभाक्। पूर्णदृष्टिः प्रसन्नात्मा स वै मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्॥

Word by Word

• प्रौढवैराग्यम्: mature dispassion
• प्रौढवैराग्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रौढ-वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (प्रौढं वैराग्यम्)

• आस्थाय: having adopted
• आस्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया—‘having resorted to/after adopting’

• भजते: worships/serves
• भजते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्यभाक्: devoted to none else
• अनन्यभाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य-भाज् (प्रातिपदिक; भज्-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अनन्यं भजते इति/अनन्यस्य भाक्)

• पूर्णदृष्टिः: of perfect vision
• पूर्णदृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण-दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (पूर्णा दृष्टिः यस्य)

• प्रसन्नात्मा: serene-minded
• प्रसन्नात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (प्रसन्नः आत्मा यस्य)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mature vairagya joined with exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) yields complete vision and serene self, culminating in moksha.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as direct means to moksha, supported by vairagya; prasanna-atma and purna-drishti as signs of sattva-shuddhi and God-centered cognition.

Application: Adopt a steady daily worship/namasmrana practice; reduce competing attachments; cultivate serenity through surrender and disciplined living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.49.110 (desirelessness, dvandva-vimukti); Garuda Purana 2.49.111 (inner purification)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vairagya (dispassion) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that mature, steady dispassion—combined with exclusive devotion to the Lord—purifies the mind and becomes a direct support for attaining moksha.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

In the Preta Kanda’s broader concern with post-death outcomes, the verse highlights a higher resolution: rather than remaining bound to post-mortem transit and karmic reckonings, one who gains serene clarity and undivided devotion reaches liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate detachment from compulsive desires, practice steady worship/remembrance of the Divine, and aim for calm discernment—these qualities are presented here as the lived pathway to freedom.