Shloka 7

Moksha and Svarga through Dāna, Tīrtha, Nāma-smaraṇa, and Bhāva

Devanagari script

मृतो विष्णुपुरं याति न पुनर्जायते क्षितौ / सकृदुच्चरितं येन हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम्

Transliteration

mṛto viṣṇupuraṃ yāti na punarjāyate kṣitau / sakṛduccaritaṃ yena harirityakṣaradvayam

Translation

جس نے ‘ہری’ کے یہ دو حرف ایک بار بھی ادا کیے—موت کے وقت بھی—وہ وِشنو کے دھام کو جاتا ہے اور زمین پر دوبارہ پیدا نہیں ہوتا۔

Word by Word

• मृतः: (one who is) dead
• मृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘dead’

• विष्णुपुरम्: Vishnu’s abode
• विष्णुपुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘city/abode of Vishnu’

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• पुनर्जायते: is born again
• पुनर्जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय) + जन् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); with adverb ‘again’

• क्षितौ: on earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• उच्चरितम्: uttered
• उच्चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चर् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘uttered’

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक)

• अक्षरद्वयम्: the two-syllabled (name)
• अक्षरद्वयम्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘two syllables’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vainateya)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Moksha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-smarana/uccāraṇa: even a single utterance of ‘Hari’ (two syllables) can carry the soul to Viṣṇu’s realm and end rebirth—emphasizing divine grace and the power of devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha through nāma; bhakti as direct means to mokṣa; the transformative saṃskāra of the final thought/word.

Application: Adopt daily Hari-nāma japa; train the mind so the name arises naturally in crisis and at death; keep devotional reminders (kīrtan, mantra cards, beads).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: divine abode

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: nāma-mahimā and death-time remembrance motifs; mokṣa via Viṣṇu-bhakti; saptapurī and antya-kāla teachings nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Vishnupura (Vaikuntha)
• Earth (Kshiti)

FAQs

What is the importance of chanting 'Hari' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that even a single utterance of the two-syllabled name ‘Hari’ has liberating power, leading the departed to Vishnu’s abode and cutting off rebirth.

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

It presents a direct devotional route: remembrance/utterance of Hari at death aligns the soul with Vishnu’s realm (Vishnupura), bypassing return to earthly birth.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily nāma-smaraṇa (remembering/reciting Hari or Vishnu-names) so that the mind naturally turns to the divine at life’s end, supporting a calm, dharmic departure.