Garuda Purana — Moksha Sadhana Prakarana, Shloka 10

Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude

Devanagari script

गुरुणापि समं हास्यं कर्तव्यं कुटिलं विना / हर्षामर्षयुतः शिष्यो गुरुः कौटिल्यसंयुतः

Transliteration

guruṇāpi samaṃ hāsyaṃ kartavyaṃ kuṭilaṃ vinā / harṣāmarṣayutaḥ śiṣyo guruḥ kauṭilyasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Ngay cả với thầy, cũng có thể cùng cười như ngang hàng—miễn là không có sự quanh co, chế nhạo hay dối trá. Người đệ tử bị lôi kéo bởi vui mừng và oán giận, cùng người thầy vướng mưu mô, sẽ làm suy hoại đạo thầy–trò chân chánh.

Word by Word

• गुरुणा: with the teacher
• गुरुणा: Sahartha (सहार्थ/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Riti (रीति/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (equally)

• हास्यम्: laughter/joking
• हास्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• कुटिलम्: crookedness/deceit
• कुटिलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (अर्थतः ‘कौटिल्यम्’/crookedness)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Prepositional relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘without’ (takes accusative)

• हर्ष-अमर्ष-युतः: endowed with joy and resentment
• हर्ष-अमर्ष-युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अमर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (हर्षः च अमर्षः च) + ‘युत’ (युक्त)

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गुरुः: teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कौटिल्य-संयुतः: endowed with crookedness
• कौटिल्य-संयुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौटिल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कौटिल्येन संयुतः)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even intimacy with a teacher must be free from deceit; emotional volatility in the disciple and guile in the teacher corrupt the relationship.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as prerequisite for knowledge; doṣa (krodha, māna, māyā) obstructs tattva-jñāna.

Application: Maintain respectful warmth without sarcasm or manipulation; cultivate emotional regulation as a student and transparency as a teacher.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: hasya

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana didactic strands: condemnation of deceit (kauṭilya) and praise of satya/ārjava as dharma; Garuda Purana: warnings that wrong conduct with teachers leads to demerit

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Shishya

FAQs

What is the importance of proper guru–śiṣya conduct in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the teacher–disciple bond as dharmic discipline: even friendly joking must be free of contempt or deceit, otherwise learning and spiritual progress are harmed.

How does this verse relate to inner purification taught in the Garuda Purana?

By warning against harṣa (excess elation), amarṣa (resentment), and kauṭilya (guile), it points to mental purity and straightforwardness as prerequisites for receiving and transmitting sacred knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep humor respectful, avoid sarcasm that belittles, and practice emotional restraint; a student should not react from pride or irritation, and a teacher should avoid manipulation or favoritism.