Shloka 14

From Brahman to the Elements: Subtle–Gross Body, Prāṇa, States of Consciousness, and Mahāvākya Realization

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियैरथ विज्ञानं जाग्रत्स्थानमुदीरितम् / जाग्रत्संस्कारसंभूतप्रत्ययो विषयार्थिनः

Transliteration

indriyairatha vijñānaṃ jāgratsthānamudīritam / jāgratsaṃskārasaṃbhūtapratyayo viṣayārthinaḥ

Translation

ఇంద్రియాల ద్వారా విజ్ఞానం ప్రవహించినప్పుడు దానిని జాగ్రత్ స్థితి అని ప్రకటిస్తారు. ఆ స్థితిలో విషయాన్వేషి జీవునికి జాగ్రత్ సంస్కారాలనుండి పుట్టిన ప్రత్యయాలు కలుగుతాయి.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियैः: by/with the senses
• इन्द्रियैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by/with the senses)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — particle (sequence/transition)

• विज्ञानम्: cognition/knowledge
• विज्ञानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• जाग्रत्स्थानम्: the waking state
• जाग्रत्स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाग्रत् + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जाग्रतः स्थानम्)

• उदीरितम्: is declared/has been stated
• उदीरितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — past passive participle ‘declared/said’ agreeing with जाग्रत्स्थानम्

• जाग्रत्संस्कारसंभूतप्रत्ययः: the cognition arising from waking impressions
• जाग्रत्संस्कारसंभूतप्रत्ययः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाग्रत् + संस्कार + सम्भूत + प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (जाग्रत्संस्कारैः सम्भूतः प्रत्ययः)

• विषयार्थिनः: of the seeker of objects
• विषयार्थिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular; तत्पुरुषः (विषयान् अर्थयते इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Waking cognition arises through sense-organs and is shaped by waking-born saṃskāras; the ‘object-seeker’ experiences perceptions conditioned by impressions.

Vedantic Theme: Avasthā-traya viveka; saṃskāra-vāsanā conditioning of pramāṇa/prameya; groundwork for disidentification from the waking ego.

Application: Observe how perceptions and desires repeat due to saṃskāras; practice mindful restraint (indriya-nigraha) and self-inquiry to weaken vāsanās.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.239.15-18 (dream/deep sleep, samādhi preparation, dissolution of kṣetra, clay-pot analogy)

Characters & Entities

• Indriyas (sense-organs)
• Samskaras (latent impressions)

FAQs

What is the importance of the waking state (jāgrat) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines waking as cognition functioning through the senses, showing that ordinary experience is sense-driven and shaped by prior impressions—important for understanding bondage and spiritual discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By pointing to samskaras as the source of perceptions, it implies that the jiva’s experience and tendencies are conditioned; purification of impressions becomes key to spiritual progress and liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Guard the senses and cultivate wholesome habits, because repeated waking actions create samskaras that later color perception, desire, and decision-making.