Shloka 115

Devanagari script

ज्ञानवैराग्यसहितं श्रुत्वा मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

jñānavairāgyasahitaṃ śrutvā mokṣamavāpnuyāt

Translation

ผู้ใดสดับคำสอนนี้พร้อมด้วยญาณและไวรัคยะ (ความคลายกำหนัด) ย่อมอาจบรรลุโมกษะได้

Word by Word

• ज्ञानवैराग्यसहितम्: accompanied by knowledge and dispassion
• ज्ञानवैराग्यसहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान-वैराग्य-सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानवैराग्येन सहितम् = accompanied by knowledge and dispassion)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया—‘having heard’

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of liberating teaching, when accompanied by jñāna and vairāgya, becomes a direct cause for mokṣa.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-catuṣṭaya emphasis: viveka/vairāgya supporting śravaṇa leading to aparokṣa-jñāna and liberation.

Application: Regularly hear/recite mokṣa-śāstra with deliberate cultivation of dispassion; pair study with reflection and reduction of attachment-driven habits.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.49.116 (gradation of destinies: moksha/svarga/dugati); Garuda Purana 2.49.118 (doubt dispelled by the Lord’s words)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Moksha

FAQs

What is the importance of jñāna and vairāgya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that liberation is attained when sacred teaching is heard with true spiritual understanding (jñāna) and inner detachment (vairāgya), not merely as information or ritual recitation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes śravaṇa (hearing sacred instruction) as transformative only when it produces knowledge and dispassion—qualities that loosen attachment to worldly identity and support release from rebirth.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study and listen to dharma texts with the aim of cultivating clarity and detachment in daily choices—reducing craving, fear, and harmful actions—so spiritual practice becomes a direct support for liberation.