Shloka 15

Nārāyaṇa-Smaraṇa as the Supreme Dharma, Expiation, and Yogic Purifier

Devanagari script

विनिष्पन्नसमाधिस्तु मुक्तिमत्रैव जन्मनि / प्राप्नोति योगी योगाग्निदग्धकर्मा च यो ऽचिरात्

Transliteration

viniṣpannasamādhistu muktimatraiva janmani / prāpnoti yogī yogāgnidagdhakarmā ca yo 'cirāt

Translation

然而三摩地圆熟的瑜伽行者，于此生即得解脱；其业已为瑜伽之火所焚者，亦能迅速证达。

Word by Word

• विनिष्पन्नसमाधिः: perfected samādhi
• विनिष्पन्नसमाधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिष्पन्न + समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्मधारय (विनिष्पन्नः समाधिः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — adversative/emphatic particle

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय — adverb of place

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — emphatic particle

• जन्मनि: in (this) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• योगाग्निदग्धकर्मा: whose karma is burnt by the fire of yoga
• योगाग्निदग्धकर्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + अग्नि + दग्ध + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य कर्म योगाग्निना दग्धम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय — conjunction

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• अचिरात्: quickly/soon
• अचिरात्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — adverb of time (‘soon’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mature samādhi yields liberation in this very birth; yogāgni burns karmas, enabling swift realization.

Vedantic Theme: Jīvanmukti; exhaustion/burning of sañcita and prevention of āgāmi through knowledge-yoga; stabilization of samādhi as direct means.

Application: Commit to sustained practice (abhyāsa) until absorption becomes stable; reduce karmic load through ethical living, detachment, and concentrated meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.230.14 (dhyāna as purifier); Garuda Purana 1.230.16-17 (Viṣṇu in mind; Vāsudeva purifies like fire purifies gold)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Yogin
• Karma
• Moksha

FAQs

What is the importance of samādhi in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents matured samādhi as a direct cause of moksha, indicating that complete inner absorption can culminate in liberation even while living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It implies that when karmic residues are burned by yogic discipline, the binding causes of rebirth are removed, enabling the soul to attain liberation without delay.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Commit to steady meditation and ethical self-discipline so that actions become purifying rather than binding, reducing karmic entanglement and increasing inner freedom.