Shloka 5

Gāruḍa-Māhātmya and Tārkṣya-Stotra: Fruits of Hearing/Reciting and the Power of Garuḍa’s Praise

Devanagari script

यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्ववित्प्राप्तकामो ब्रह्म फलं भवेत् / विष्णुः सारतमंप्राह गरुडं गारुडं ततः

Transliteration

yacchrutvā sarvavitprāptakāmo brahma phalaṃ bhavet / viṣṇuḥ sāratamaṃprāha garuḍaṃ gāruḍaṃ tataḥ

Translation

اسے سن کر انسان سب کچھ جاننے والا ہو جاتا ہے، مرادیں پاتا ہے اور برہمن کی معرفت کا پھل حاصل کرتا ہے۔ اسی لیے بھگوان وِشنو نے گڑُڑ کو نہایت سارا گارُڑ تَتّو کا اُپدیش دیا۔

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सर्ववित्: knower of all
• सर्ववित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'सर्वं वेत्ति' इति (knower of all)

• प्राप्तकामः: one whose desires are fulfilled
• प्राप्तकामः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (गम्/आप् धातु-निष्पन्न क्त) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्ववित् इत्यस्य)

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (as fruit)
• ब्रह्म: Karya (Result/कार्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; फल-रूपेण (as the result)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karya (Result/कार्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become / may be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सारतमम्: the most essential
• सारतमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अतिशय-तमप् (superlative)

• प्राह: said/declared
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गरुडम्: to Garuḍa
• गरुडम्: Sampradana (Addressee/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गारुडम्: the Gāruḍa (teaching/text)
• गारुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (पुराणम्/शास्त्रम्) इत्यध्याहारः

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रयोगः (thereupon/then)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/compilers’ voice) describing Lord Vishnu teaching Garuda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of the Gāruḍa teaching yields jñāna and siddhi culminating in brahma-phala; the doctrine is ‘sāratama’ taught by Viṣṇu to Garuḍa.

Vedantic Theme: Brahma-jñāna as the highest fruit; śravaṇa as a limb of realization when grounded in divine/authorized teaching.

Application: Regularly hear/recite the Garuḍa Purāṇa with intent toward inner transformation; prioritize ‘sāra’ (essentials) over mere ritualism or curiosity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: divine instruction setting (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.240.6 (bestows dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa); Garuda Purana opening frames where Viṣṇu instructs Garuḍa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Brahman

FAQs

What is the importance of hearing (śravaṇa) the Garuda Purana according to this verse?

This verse states that merely hearing this teaching leads to all-knowing insight, fulfillment of aims, and the supreme spiritual fruit called brahma-phala—implying śravaṇa itself is a powerful sādhanā.

How does this verse frame the Garuda Purana’s core message?

It presents the coming instruction as sāratama—“the most essential”—and identifies it as the Gāruḍa teaching delivered by Lord Viṣṇu to Garuḍa, establishing the text as a distilled, authoritative doctrine.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize regular listening/recitation with reflection on meaning, treating the teaching as a concentrated guide for right living and spiritual clarity rather than as mere ritual reading.