Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

लोभो मोहः क्रोध एतैर्युक्तः पापं नरश्चरेत् / हस्तावुपस्थमुदरं वाक्चतुर्थो चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

lobho mohaḥ krodha etairyuktaḥ pāpaṃ naraścaret / hastāvupasthamudaraṃ vākcaturtho catuṣṭayam

Translation

لالچ، فریب اور غصّے سے یُکت انسان گناہ کرتا ہے؛ گناہ کے چار آلے ہیں—دونوں ہاتھ، عضوِ تناسل، پیٹ (خواہشِ لذت) اور چوتھا زبان۔

Word by Word

• lobhaḥ: greed
• lobhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lobha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mohaḥ: delusion
• mohaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• krodhaḥ: anger
• krodhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• etaiḥ: by these
• etaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• yuktaḥ: endowed (with)
• yuktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• caret: should commit/practice
• caret: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘should practice/commit’

• hastau: the two hands
• hastau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• upastham: the genitals
• upastham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• udaram: the belly
• udaram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vāk: speech
• vāk: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• caturthaḥ: the fourth
• caturthaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fourth’ (agrees with implied aṅgaḥ/indriyam)

• catuṣṭayam: a group of four
• catuṣṭayam: Kriyā (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catuṣṭaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘a set of four’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Greed, delusion, and anger propel sinful action; sin is executed through key instruments—hands, genitals, belly/appetite, and speech.

Vedantic Theme: Kleśa/saṃskāra-driven karma: inner afflictions externalize through body and speech, binding the jīva to consequences.

Application: Track triggers of lobha/moha/krodha; adopt vows: non-stealing with hands, brahmacarya/sexual restraint, moderation in food, and truthful/beneficial speech.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: lists of pāpa and their fruits; emphasis on controlling speech and appetite; Garuda Purana: dharma sections on ahiṃsā, asteya, śauca

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of controlling greed, delusion, and anger in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents lobha (greed), moha (delusion), and krodha (anger) as key inner drivers that propel a person into pāpa (sin), so mastering them is foundational to dharma and good karma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in terms of karma?

By identifying the motives (greed, delusion, anger) and the “instruments” (hands, sex-organ, appetite, speech) through which actions are performed, the verse explains how karmic causes are generated—leading to future consequences described in the Purana’s afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practise restraint in four areas: ethical use of hands (actions), sexual discipline, moderation in food and consumption, and truthful non-harmful speech—while actively reducing greed, confusion, and anger through self-awareness and dharmic conduct.