Shloka 2

Dhyāna of Hari as the Nirguṇa Witness (Ātman), and the Attainment of Viṣṇu’s Realm

Devanagari script

तच्छृणुष्व महेशान सर्वपापविनाशनम् / विष्णुः सर्वेश्वरो ऽनन्तः षड्भिर्भूपरिवर्जितः

Transliteration

tacchṛṇuṣva maheśāna sarvapāpavināśanam / viṣṇuḥ sarveśvaro 'nantaḥ ṣaḍbhirbhūparivarjitaḥ

Translation

اے مہیشان! اسے سنو—یہ تعلیم تمام پاپوں کا ناس کرنے والی ہے۔ وِشنو سَرویشور، اَننت ہے اور چھ زمینی حالتوں سے ماورا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तत्: that (teaching)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महेशान: O Maheśāna
• महेशान: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वपापविनाशनम्: the destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापविनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां विनाशनम्) विशेषणम् (तत् इत्यस्य)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां ईश्वरः)

• अनन्तः: endless; infinite
• अनन्तः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• षड्भिः: by six (with six)
• षड्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (त्रिलिङ्ग), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्या

• भू: earth
• भू: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)

• परिवर्जितः: devoid of; excluded from
• परिवर्जितः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘excluded/avoided’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda in instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu as Sarveśvara and Ananta, transcending the ‘six’ worldly conditions (ṣaḍ-bhāva/ṣaḍ-vikāra).

Vedantic Theme: Nirvikāratva of Brahman/Īśvara—beyond birth, change, decay; śravaṇa as purifier leading toward knowledge.

Application: Contemplate impermanence (six modifications) and anchor identity in the changeless Lord; use listening/recitation as a daily purifier.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-supremacy and papa-nashana teachings (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Maheshana

FAQs

What is the importance of calling this teaching 'sarvapāpa-vināśanam' in the Garuda Purana?

It frames devotion and right understanding of Viṣṇu as a direct purifier—knowledge and remembrance of the Supreme are presented as sin-destroying.

How does this verse explain liberation (moksha) in principle?

By asserting Viṣṇu as Infinite and beyond worldly conditions, it points the seeker toward what transcends change and limitation—the basis for liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate regular śravaṇa (listening/learning) and Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (remembrance), using it to reduce harmful actions and strengthen ethical, devotional living.