Shloka 92

Devanagari script

अद्वैतं केचिदिच्छन्ति द्वैतमिच्छन्ति चापरे / समं तत्त्वं न जानन्ति द्वैताद्द्वैतविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

advaitaṃ kecidicchanti dvaitamicchanti cāpare / samaṃ tattvaṃ na jānanti dvaitāddvaitavivarjitam

Translation

บางคนปรารถนาอทไวตะ บางคนปรารถนาทไวตะ; แต่เขาไม่รู้ความจริงอันสมดุล ที่พ้นจากทั้งความเป็นสองและความไม่เป็นสอง.

Word by Word

• अद्वैतम्: non-duality
• अद्वैतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—नञ्-तत्पुरुष (अ- + द्वैत)

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• इच्छन्ति: desire
• इच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• द्वैतम्: duality
• द्वैतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इच्छन्ति: desire
• इच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समम्: equal, uniform
• समम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• तत्त्वम्: the reality/principle
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जानन्ति: know
• जानन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• द्वैतात्: from duality
• द्वैतात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• द्वैत-विवर्जितम्: devoid of duality
• द्वैत-विवर्जितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वैत (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; वि+वृज्/वर्ज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः: द्वैतस्य विवर्जितम्); कृदन्तः—भूतकृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्यय (past passive participle sense: 'devoid of')

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ultimate Reality is ‘even/balanced’ and not captured by the binary of dualism vs non-dualism; conceptual positions can miss tattva.

Vedantic Theme: Transcending conceptual extremes (dvaita/advaita) toward direct apprehension; hints of apophatic or ‘beyond categories’ teaching.

Application: Hold doctrines lightly; test views in lived inquiry—observe awareness prior to conceptual labeling and cultivate equanimity in debate and practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.49.91 (viveka as means to para-brahman); Garuda Purana 2.49.93 (non-possessiveness as liberation key)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of being 'beyond duality and non-duality' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse cautions that clinging to fixed philosophical labels (dvaita or advaita) can miss the Purana’s intended insight: the highest tattva is an even, non-sectarian Reality that transcends conceptual extremes.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey described in the Garuda Purana?

In the broader Preta Kanda context, correct understanding supports detachment from fear and identity-confusion; realizing a higher tattva helps one face death, after-death states, and moral accountability without being trapped in rigid views.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice humility in beliefs: pursue ethical living, japa/meditation, and self-inquiry without turning doctrines into ego-identity—aiming for inner equanimity (samatva) rather than winning debates.