Shloka 24

Devanagari script

यथैकहेममणिना सर्वं हेममयं भवेत् / ज्ञानं तथैवमीशेन ज्ञानिनाप्यखिलं जगत्

Transliteration

yathaikahemamaṇinā sarvaṃ hemamayaṃ bhavet / jñānaṃ tathaivamīśena jñānināpyakhilaṃ jagat

Translation

ఒకే పారసమణి స్పర్శతో సమస్తం స్వర్ణమయమయ్యేలా, అలాగే ఈశ్వరానుగ్రహంతో మరియు జ్ఞానியின் సత్యజ్ఞానంతో ఈ సమస్త జగత్తు అదే పరమ తత్త్వరూపంగా అనుభవమవుతుంది।

Word by Word

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/उपमानार्थ-निपातः) — indeclinable, comparative/conjunctive particle “as/just as”

• eka-hema-maṇinā: by a single gold-gem (touchstone-like)
• eka-hema-maṇinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + hema (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental singular; समासः: तत्पुरुष (एकः हेममणिः)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — nominative/accusative singular (context: subject)

• hema-mayam: made of gold
• hema-mayam: Karta-prayojaka (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (मय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agrees with sarvam; समासः: तत्पुरुष (हेममय = made of gold)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — “may become/would become”

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (ज्ञान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — nominative singular (topic/subject)

• tathā: so, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तुलनार्थ-निपातः) — indeclinable “so/likewise”

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण-निपातः) — emphatic particle “indeed/just”

• amīśena: by the Lord
• amīśena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amīśa (अमीश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular; (ईश = Lord) with initial a- as in text

• jñāninā: by the knower (of knowledge)
• jñāninā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñānin (ज्ञानिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular “by the knower”

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Additive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि-निपातः) — particle “also/even”

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (अखिल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agrees with jagat (n.); “entire”

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — nominative singular (subject)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Like a single touchstone turning all to gold, true knowledge grounded in the Lord reveals the universe as nothing but the Supreme Reality.

Vedantic Theme: Brahma-satyam jagan-mithyā (appearance dependent on Brahman); jñāna as the revealer of non-duality; Īśvara-anugraha as enabling insight.

Application: Use the ‘touchstone’ contemplation: repeatedly trace every perception back to its witnessing awareness; cultivate śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana with devotion to Īśvara as the purifier of understanding.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.236.25-28 (rope/delusion superimposition sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Isha (Īśa)
• Jnani (jñānī)

FAQs

What is the importance of jñāna (true knowledge) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents jñāna as transformative: it changes one’s vision so completely that the whole world is understood as permeated by the one Lord/reality, supporting the pursuit of mokṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It implies that liberation is not merely a post-death destination but a shift in understanding: when knowledge dawns, the soul (as the knower) recognizes the Lord as the essence of all experience, loosening bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady study, reflection, and devotion so perception becomes less fragmented—seeing the same divine presence in all beings encourages ethical living, self-control, and compassion.