Shloka 52

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

वैराग्यं संजनयति विराग इति स स्मृतः

Transliteration

vairāgyaṃ saṃjanayati virāga iti sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

Điều nào làm phát sinh ly tham, thì được ghi nhớ là “virāga” (sự lìa nhiễm, không dính mắc).

Word by Word

• vairāgyam: dispassion/renunciation
• vairāgyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃjanayati: produces/generates
• saṃjanayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु) + saṃ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative sense ‘causes to arise’ is lexical here

• virāgaḥ: dispassion (as an agent/quality)
• virāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इत्यादि-निपात)

• saḥ: he/it
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• smṛtaḥ: is called/remembered
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (स्मृ धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय) → smṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Virāga is that which generates vairāgya (dispassion/detachment).

Vedantic Theme: Causal link between insight/renunciation and the arising of dispassion; strengthening the sādhana-catuṣṭaya limb of vairāgya.

Application: Identify practices that reliably produce detachment (sense-restraint, contemplation of impermanence, nishkāma service) and repeat them consistently.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.51 (vijñāna defined via renunciation of kāmya karma leading to virāga)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vairagya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines the causal principle: true detachment (virāga) is what generates vairāgya, making dispassion a cultivated spiritual outcome rather than a mere mood.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing detachment from craving, it points to the inner preparation for liberation—reducing bondage-creating attachments that bind the jīva to repeated birth and post-death consequences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice virāga by consciously loosening craving—simplify desires, restrain sense-indulgence, and reflect on impermanence—so that stable vairāgya (dispassion) naturally arises.