Garuda Purana — Preta Kalpa, Shloka 95

Śrāddha as Trans-realm Nourishment; Pitṛ-Conveyance; Piṇḍa-born Body and the ātivāhika; Bhakti-based Release

Devanagari script

ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैरग्यं समुपाश्रितः / अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्

Transliteration

dhyānayogaparo nityaṃ vairagyaṃ samupāśritaḥ / ahaṅkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham

Translation

Luôn chuyên chú vào thiền-yoga và an trụ vững trong ly tham (vairāgya), người ấy từ bỏ ngã mạn, kiêu sức mạnh, ngạo mạn, dục vọng, sân hận và sự chấp thủ sở hữu.

Word by Word

• ध्यानयोगपरः: devoted to meditation-yoga
• ध्यानयोगपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘ध्यानयोगे परः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion
• वैराग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (समुपाश्रितः इत्यस्य कर्म)

• समुपाश्रितः: having taken refuge in / having adopted
• समुपाश्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समुपाश्रित’ = having resorted to/embraced

• अहङ्कारम्: egoism
• अहङ्कारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (त्याज्यवस्तूनां सूची—कर्मपद)

• बलम्: strength (as pride in power)
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दर्पम्: arrogance
• दर्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिग्रहम्: possessiveness/hoarding
• परिग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Meditation-yoga supported by dispassion culminates in abandoning ego, pride, lust, anger, and possessiveness.

Vedantic Theme: Antahkarana-shuddhi (purification of the inner instrument) and ahankara-tyaga as prerequisites for Brahma-jnana.

Application: Daily meditation with deliberate cultivation of vairagya; observe and relinquish egoic reactions (pride, anger, craving) and reduce possessive habits (hoarding, control).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.10.96 (brahmabhava through nirmamatva and shanti); Garuda Purana moksha-oriented passages emphasizing vairagya and dhyana (contextual continuity in this section)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of dhyāna-yoga and vairāgya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents meditation and dispassion as core disciplines that weaken the inner causes of bondage—ego, desire, anger, and possessiveness—thereby purifying karma and supporting liberation-oriented living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

By stressing the removal of ego-driven impulses and attachment, the verse implies a soul becomes less entangled in karmic residues that shape post-death experiences described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a daily meditation practice, cultivate detachment in possessions and status, and consciously check ego, anger, and craving—reducing harmful actions and strengthening dharmic conduct.