Shloka 24

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Catalog of Sacred Places and the Supreme Inner Tīrtha

Devanagari script

ज्ञानह्रदे ध्यानजले रागद्वेषमलापहे / यः स्नाति मानसे तीर्थे स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

jñānahrade dhyānajale rāgadveṣamalāpahe / yaḥ snāti mānase tīrthe sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

జ్ఞానం హ్రదమై, ధ్యానం జలమై, రాగద్వేష మలాన్ని తొలగించు ఆ మానస తీర్థంలో ఎవడు స్నానమాచరించునో, వాడు పరమగతిని పొందును.

Word by Word

• ज्ञानह्रदे: in the lake of knowledge
• ज्ञानह्रदे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान-ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञान + ह्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य ह्रदः)

• ध्यानजले: in the water of meditation
• ध्यानजले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान-जल (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यान + जल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ध्यानस्य जलम्)

• रागद्वेषमलापहे: in (that) which removes the impurities of passion and hatred
• रागद्वेषमलापहे: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग-द्वेष-मल-अपह (प्रातिपदिक; राग + द्वेष + मल + अपह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (रागद्वेषयोः मलानाम् अपहः—‘remover of the impurities of attachment and aversion’); विशेषणम् (तीर्थे)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• स्नाति: bathes
• स्नाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मानसे: mental; in the mind
• मानसे: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (तीर्थे)

• तीर्थे: in the tirtha
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

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

• याति: goes; attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (गतिम्)

• गतिम्: state; destination
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (teaching Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Inner ‘snāna’ through jñāna and dhyāna removes rāga-dveṣa impurities and yields the highest attainment.

Vedantic Theme: Rāga-dveṣa-kṣaya and antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as direct supports for mokṣa; jñāna-dhyāna synergy (nididhyāsana).

Application: Daily contemplative practice: study (jñāna) + meditation (dhyāna) + deliberate release of attachment/aversion via self-inquiry and equanimity training.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mānasa-tīrtha (inner pilgrimage-place)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.81.23 (Brahma-dhyāna as supreme tīrtha); Garuda Purana 1.81.25 (external tīrtha for bheda-darśins)

FAQs

What is the importance of mānasa tīrtha (mental pilgrimage) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents inner purification as a true sacred bath: cultivating knowledge and meditation cleanses attachment and aversion, leading toward the highest spiritual attainment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes that liberation is supported by inner cleansing—reducing rāga and dveṣa through jñāna and dhyāna—rather than relying only on external rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice daily meditation and self-inquiry to weaken compulsive likes/dislikes; treat this as an inner ‘snāna’ that steadily aligns actions with dharma and supports spiritual freedom.