Shloka 11

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

कामा नवाप्नुयात्कामी मोक्षार्थो मोक्षमाप्नुयात् / यद्यदिच्छति तत्सर्वं गारुडश्रवणाल्लभेत्

Transliteration

kāmā navāpnuyātkāmī mokṣārtho mokṣamāpnuyāt / yadyadicchati tatsarvaṃ gāruḍaśravaṇāllabhet

Translation

ผู้ใฝ่กามย่อมได้สมปรารถนา และผู้ใฝ่มุขษะย่อมได้มุขษะ; สิ่งใดที่ปรารถนา ทั้งสิ้นย่อมบรรลุได้ด้วยการสดับคารุฑปุราณะ

Word by Word

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• आप्नुयात्: would attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कामी: a desirous person
• कामी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मोक्षार्थः: one seeking liberation
• मोक्षार्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (मोक्षाय अर्थः / मोक्षस्य अर्थः = one aiming at liberation)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: would attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (correlative)

• यत्: whatever (each)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (yad-yad)

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (तत्)

• गारुडश्रवणात्: from hearing the Gāruḍa (Purāṇa)
• गारुडश्रवणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गारुडस्य श्रवणम् = hearing of the Gāruḍa)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Phalaśruti: śravaṇa of the Garuḍa Purāṇa is presented as a comprehensive means yielding all puruṣārthas, including mokṣa for the liberation-seeker.

Vedantic Theme: Gradation of aims from kāma to mokṣa; śāstra-śravaṇa as purifier leading toward liberation; bhakti as an accessible vehicle for ultimate good.

Application: Use regular listening/reading as a disciplined practice; set intention (saṅkalpa) aligned with dharma, and orient desires toward higher ends culminating in mokṣa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: phalaśruti sections asserting removal of sins and attainment of desired fruits through śravaṇa/pāṭha (theme-level)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of hearing the Garuda Purana according to this verse?

It is presented as a powerful śravaṇa (listening) practice whose fruit includes both worldly attainments and the highest goal—mokṣa—depending on the listener’s intention.

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

By emphasizing śravaṇa as a transformative act, it implies that right knowledge and devotion gained through hearing sacred teaching can orient the jīva toward liberation rather than continued desire-driven rebirth.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to or study the Garuda Purana with a clear sankalpa (aim)—either ethical living and dharma in daily life, or inner detachment and liberation-focused practice.