Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुबाच / शृणु तार्क्ष्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि / यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण संसारान्मुच्यते नरः

Transliteration

śrībhagavānubāca / śṛṇu tārkṣya pravakṣyāmi yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi / yasya śravaṇamātreṇa saṃsārānmucyate naraḥ

Translation

พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า “โอ้ ตารกษยะ (ครุฑ) จงฟัง เราจักกล่าวสิ่งที่เจ้าถามเรา ซึ่งเพียงได้สดับก็ทำให้มนุษย์พ้นจากพันธนาการแห่งสังสารวัฏ”

Word by Word

• श्री: revered/holy
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; honorific prefix used as indeclinable-like; here as title

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect, 3rd person singular

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative, 2nd person singular

• तार्क्ष्य: O Tārkṣya (Garuda)
• तार्क्ष्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative singular masculine

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; simple future, 1st person singular

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; relative pronoun, accusative singular neuter (that which)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular (me)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular (you)

• परिपृच्छसि: ask (me)
• परिपृच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; present indicative, 2nd person singular

• यस्य: whose/of which
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; relative pronoun, genitive singular (of which/whose)

• श्रवण-मात्रेण: by mere hearing
• श्रवण-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (कृदन्त; श्रु→ल्युट्) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रवणस्य मात्रम्); instrumental singular neuter

• संसारात्: from saṃsāra
• संसारात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ablative singular (from)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; present indicative, 3rd person singular, कर्मणि-प्रयोगभावः (is released)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Śrī Bhagavān)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of the highest teaching as a direct means to freedom from saṃsāra.

Vedantic Theme: śravaṇa as doorway to aparokṣa-jñāna; grace of śāstra-vākya and guru-vākya.

Application: Regularly listen to/recite liberating teachings (especially on Brahman/Vishnu), with focused attention and faith; integrate as daily śravaṇa-sādhanā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta-kalpa sections): repeated emphasis on śravaṇa/paṭhana of Viṣṇu-kathā and dharma as purifying; Garuda Purana: dialogues of Bhagavān–Garuḍa as the frame for mokṣa and preta-vidhi teachings

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Tārkṣya)

FAQs

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

This verse states that the Lord’s teaching has such spiritual potency that even hearing it can loosen bondage to saṃsāra, highlighting śravaṇa as a primary means of inner transformation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It introduces a liberating instruction about saṃsāra that Vishnu will explain to Garuda, framing the coming teaching as guidance that helps the soul move beyond repeated birth and death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to and reflect on authentic scriptural teachings with sincerity; treat spiritual study as a discipline that reshapes conduct and reduces attachment-driven suffering.