Shloka 125

Mukti-tattva Upadeśa: Knowledge as the Direct Cause of Liberation

Devanagari script

व्रजतः संयमन्यां यद्दुः खमत्र निरूपितम् / अस्य श्रवणतः पुण्यं तन्मुक्तो जायते ततः

Transliteration

vrajataḥ saṃyamanyāṃ yadduḥ khamatra nirūpitam / asya śravaṇataḥ puṇyaṃ tanmukto jāyate tataḥ

Translation

ความทุกข์ที่กล่าวไว้ ณ ที่นี้ซึ่งเกิดแก่ผู้เดินทางไปยังสํยมณี (แดนพระยม) เพียงได้สดับเรื่องนี้ก็เกิดบุญกุศล และภายหลังย่อมพ้นจากทุกข์นั้น

Word by Word

• vrajataḥ: of the departing one
• vrajataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Śatṛ (शतृ) present active participle used as subanta; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; 'of one who goes'

• saṃyamanyām: in Saṃyamanī (Yama’s city)
• saṃyamanyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyamanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī, Ekavacana

• yat: which/that
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana (relative pronoun)

• duḥkham: suffering
• duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (देशवाचक)

• nirūpitam: has been described
• nirūpitam: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-rūp (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; 'described/ascertained'

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana (genitive of pronoun)

• śravaṇataḥ: from hearing (it)
• śravaṇataḥ: Hetu (हेतु, cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; ablative of cause/source

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• tat: that
• tat: Karma/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana (correlative pronoun)

• muktaḥ: freed
• muktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'freed/liberated'

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• tataḥ: thereupon/therefrom
• tataḥ: Kārya-hetu (resultative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of result/sequence

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (hearing) of the afterlife account produces puṇya that mitigates or frees one from the described duḥkha of the Yama-journey.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through śravaṇa leading to purification (citta-śuddhi) and fearlessness; karmic bondage is weakened by dharmic listening and remembrance.

Application: Regularly listen to/recite teachings on karma-phala and the Yama-path as a moral restraint; use it as a daily reminder to avoid pāpa and cultivate puṇya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city/abode

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana, Pretakalpa/Yama-marga narratives surrounding 2.49.125 (contextual sequence on the journey to Saṃyamanī and karma-phala); Garuda Purana, sections praising śravaṇa-kīrtana as puṇya-generating acts

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Saṃyamanī

FAQs

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

This verse states that simply hearing the described sufferings connected with the journey to Yama’s abode generates merit (puṇya), which helps one become free from those very sufferings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It assumes a post-death journey toward Saṃyamanī (Yama’s realm) where hardships may be experienced; the teaching emphasizes that awareness and devotional listening to this account can mitigate the karmic consequences linked with that journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly study or listen to dharma-oriented teachings (especially on karma and the afterlife), using the reflection to live ethically, reduce harmful actions, and cultivate merit through right conduct and remembrance.