Shloka 37

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

तदनन्तरजान्वक्ष्ये शृणु वीन्द्र समाहितः / श्रवणान्मोक्षमाप्नोति महापापाद्विमुच्यते

Transliteration

tadanantarajānvakṣye śṛṇu vīndra samāhitaḥ / śravaṇānmokṣamāpnoti mahāpāpādvimucyate

Translation

ต่อจากนี้เราจักกล่าวสิ่งที่ตามมา—โอ้ครุฑผู้เป็นจอมแห่งนก จงฟังด้วยจิตตั้งมั่น เพียงได้สดับก็ถึงโมกษะ และพ้นได้แม้จากบาปใหญ่.

Word by Word

• tad-anantara-jān: those born/coming after that (subsequent ones)
• tad-anantara-jān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक) + jan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘तदनन्तराः जनाः’ = people after that (subsequent beings)

• vakṣye: I will tell
• vakṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• vīndra: O best of heroes
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘वीरः इन्द्रः’ = best of heroes

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kridanta), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; अर्थः: composed/collected (mind)

• śravaṇāt: from hearing, by listening
• śravaṇāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• mahā-pāpāt: from great sin
• mahā-pāpāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘महच्च तत् पापम्’

• vimucyate: is freed
• vimucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is released’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (hearing sacred teaching) itself becomes a means to liberation and sin-destruction when done with samāhita (collected attention).

Vedantic Theme: Śravaṇa as the first limb of jñāna-mārga (śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana); pāpa-kṣaya through sattvic knowledge and devotion.

Application: Adopt disciplined listening: set intention, minimize distraction, reflect afterward; treat scriptural hearing as daily sādhana for ethical cleansing and inner freedom.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (didactic transitions frequently promise phala-śruti: hearing/reciting grants merit and purification)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of śravaṇa (hearing) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that attentive listening to the Purana’s teaching itself is a liberating practice, capable of leading to moksha and cleansing even major sins.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes a key method for spiritual uplift: receiving the teaching with concentration. The promised result—freedom from great sin and liberation—frames knowledge heard in the right spirit as a direct aid to the soul’s release.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to or study sacred teachings with focused attention, treating śravaṇa as a discipline that supports ethical living, repentance, and spiritual clarity.