Shloka 47

Brahma-vidyā through Yoga: Restraint, Pranava Japa, and Samādhi leading to Mokṣa

Devanagari script

स मुक्तः कथ्यते योगी परमात्मन्यवस्थितः / आसनस्थानविधयो न योगस्य प्रसाधकाः

Transliteration

sa muktaḥ kathyate yogī paramātmanyavasthitaḥ / āsanasthānavidhayo na yogasya prasādhakāḥ

Translation

Ang yogin na nananatiling nakalagay sa Kataas-taasang Sarili (Paramātman) ang siyang tinatawag na “malaya.” Ang mga tuntunin tungkol sa āsana at sa pook ng pagsasanay ay hindi, sa kanilang sarili, ang nagpapaganap ng Yoga.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that one
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुक्तः: liberated
• मुक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कथ्यते: is said/called
• कथ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परमात्मनि: in the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अवस्थितः: abiding/established
• अवस्थितः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + स्था (धातु) → अवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of योगी)

• आसन-स्थान-विधयः: rules of posture and place
• आसन-स्थान-विधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व/समाहार-समास (enumerative: ‘postures and places and rules’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• योगस्य: of yoga
• योगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रसाधकाः: accomplishers/means of accomplishment
• प्रसाधकाः: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + साध् (धातु) → प्रसाधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Liberation is abiding in Paramātman; external posture-and-place prescriptions are not the essence of yoga.

Vedantic Theme: Niṣṭhā in the Self as the defining mark of mukti; distinction between auxiliary means (aṅga) and the end (sādhya).

Application: Use āsana and environment as supports, but prioritize steady inner absorption and ethical-mental purification; avoid mistaking technique for realization.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: transcendent/inner locus beyond place

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.235.46 (ekacittatā; indriya-jaya); Garuda Purana 1.235.44 (Hari in the heart)

Characters & Entities

• Paramatman
• Yogi

FAQs

What is the importance of liberation (moksha) in this Garuda Purana verse?

It defines moksha as steady abidance in the Paramatman, making inner realization the decisive criterion of freedom rather than external techniques alone.

Does the verse reject āsana and prescribed practice-places?

No. It says they are not the direct accomplishers of Yoga by themselves; they are supportive disciplines, while liberation is marked by establishedness in the Supreme Self.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use posture and routine as supports, but prioritize inner steadiness—cultivating Self-awareness, detachment, and ethical living—so practice leads toward real transformation, not mere technique.