Shloka 112

Vṛṣotsarga (Bull-Release Gift): Procedure, Merit, and Narratives on Dharma, Karma, and Liberation

Devanagari script

विशुद्धं निर्मलं शान्तं मनो निर्वृतिमेष्यति / अनेकजन्मजनितं पातकं साधुसंगमे

Transliteration

viśuddhaṃ nirmalaṃ śāntaṃ mano nirvṛtimeṣyati / anekajanmajanitaṃ pātakaṃ sādhusaṃgame

Translation

ในสาธุสังคม จิตย่อมบริสุทธิ์ ผ่องใส และสงบ จนถึงความสงบภายใน; และบาปที่สั่งสมมาหลายชาติย่อมสิ้นไป

Word by Word

• विशुद्धम्: pure
• विशुद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (qualifying मनः)

• निर्मलम्: spotless
• निर्मलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (qualifying मनः)

• शान्तम्: peaceful
• शान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (qualifying मनः)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• निर्वृतिम्: cessation/peace/bliss
• निर्वृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• एष्यति: will attain/go to
• एष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Simple future, 3rd person singular

• अनेकजन्मजनितम्: born of many births
• अनेकजन्मजनितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक + जन्म + जनित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (qualifying पातकम्); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (अनेकानि जन्मानि तैः जनितम्)

• पातकम्: sin
• पातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• साधुसंगमे: in the company/meeting of the good
• साधुसंगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (साधूनां संगमः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Satsanga purifies the mind (chitta-shuddhi), yields tranquility, and destroys multi-birth sin—preparing the ground for liberation.

Vedantic Theme: Antahkarana-shuddhi as prerequisite for jnana and moksha; papa-kshaya through contact with the sattvic and the wise.

Application: Regularly attend satsanga, study with the virtuous, practice self-examination and nama-japa; use holy association to reset habits and reduce reactive patterns.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: mind-purification and sin-destruction through devotion and holy association; Garuda Purana: emphasis on shanti as fruit of dharma and bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sādhus (virtuous beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of satsanga (company of the virtuous) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that satsanga purifies the mind—making it calm and stainless—and can destroy sins accumulated across many births, making it a primary spiritual remedy.

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

In the Preta Kanda context, inner purification and reduction of pāpa (sin) are presented as supports for a better post-death trajectory, since karmic burden shapes suffering and outcomes after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek regular association with ethically grounded, spiritually disciplined people; adopt their practices (truthfulness, restraint, devotion), as this stabilizes the mind and reduces harmful tendencies that create karmic debt.