Garuda Purana — Moksha Sadhana Prakarana, Shloka 121

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

इह लोके परत्रापि मोक्षदा नात्र संशयः / नवचक्रादुपक्रम्य विंशत्यन्तं च यत्र सः

Transliteration

iha loke paratrāpi mokṣadā nātra saṃśayaḥ / navacakrādupakramya viṃśatyantaṃ ca yatra saḥ

Translation

یہ اس دنیا اور اُس دنیا دونوں میں نجات (موکش) دینے والا ہے، اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ یہ وہ طریقہ ہے جس میں نو چکر سے آغاز کر کے بیسویں (وِمشتی) حد تک پہنچا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• परत्र: in the other world (hereafter)
• परत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (there/afterlife)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• मोक्षदा: granting liberation
• मोक्षदा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष + दा (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मोक्षं ददाति इति)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• नवचक्रात्: from the ninth wheel/disc
• नवचक्रात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Starting point)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (नवं चक्रम्)

• उपक्रम्य: having begun (starting)
• उपक्रम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); उपसर्ग: उप; अर्थ: having begun/starting

• विंशत्यन्तम्: up to the twentieth end (till twenty)
• विंशत्यन्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशति + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विंशतेः अन्तः यस्य तत्)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction: and)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where/wherein)

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A practice/arrangement that grants mokṣa here and hereafter, involving progression from a ninefold chakra to a twentieth level.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-krama: liberation as the fruit of ordered inner ascent; integration of practice and grace leading to non-dual peace.

Application: Adopt a staged discipline: ethical foundation, steady mantra/japa, breath regulation, and contemplative absorption; track progress as deepening clarity rather than supernatural milestones.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: chakra/mandala progression (inner pilgrimage)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.117-120 (symbolic form and śeṣa-mūrti states as context for the ascent)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'navachakra to vimshati' progression in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that progressing through the prescribed series of chakra-circles (from nine up to twenty) is considered liberating in effect, giving moksha-benefit both here and hereafter.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By emphasizing moksha “in this world and beyond,” the verse links correct sacred practice/arrangement with the soul’s favorable post-death outcome—shifting the trajectory from mere afterlife experience toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Undertake prescribed sacred observances with disciplined, step-by-step completion (rather than partial practice), aiming for inner purification and detachment—qualities the text associates with liberation-oriented merit.