Shloka 32

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

तेषां दुः खमिह लोके परत्र भविष्यते नात्र विचार्यमस्ति / प्रायश्चित्तं स्वस्ति विप्राः कथञ्चित्तत्कुर्वन्तु स्मरणं नाम विष्णोः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ duḥ khamiha loke paratra bhaviṣyate nātra vicāryamasti / prāyaścittaṃ svasti viprāḥ kathañcittatkurvantu smaraṇaṃ nāma viṣṇoḥ

Translation

对这等人而言，今世与来世皆将生起苦患——对此无可置疑。是故，噢婆罗门，当愿吉祥安泰：设法令其行赎罪之法，而尤以忆念毗湿奴圣名为最上。

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• duḥkham: suffering
• duḥkham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb): 'here'

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• paratra: in the hereafter
• paratra: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paratra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/कालवाचक: 'thereafter, in the next world'

• bhaviṣyate: will be
• bhaviṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: भू (to be)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक: 'here, in this matter'

• vicāryam: (anything) to be deliberated
• vicāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-cār (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; धातु: चर्/चार् (to consider) उपसर्ग: वि; अर्थ: 'to be considered'

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: अस् (to be)

• prāyaścittam: atonement
• prāyaścittam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• svasti: hail; well-being
• svasti: Sambodhana/Āśīḥ (आशीः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गलवाचक अव्यय/निपात (benedictive particle): 'well-being, hail'

• viprāḥ: O brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana-prāya (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• kathañcit: somehow
• kathañcit: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathañcit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक: 'somehow, by some means'

• tat: that (atonement)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• kurvantu: let them do
• kurvantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; धातु: कृ (to do)

• smaraṇam: remembrance
• smaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• nāma: namely
• nāma: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय/निपात; अवधारण/उपपद (particle): 'namely, indeed'

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Wrong worship yields suffering in this world and the next; remedy is prāyaścitta and, supremely, Viṣṇu-nāma-smaraṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as salvific support (nāma-mahātmyam) and karma-phala inevitability tempered by atonement and devotion.

Application: When one realizes ritual/theological error, undertake appropriate expiation, correct the practice, and establish daily remembrance/recitation of Viṣṇu’s names.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.31; Garuda Purana 3.1.33

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vipras (Brahmins)

FAQs

What is the importance of prāyaścitta (expiation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that suffering follows wrongdoing both here and hereafter, so expiation is recommended as a remedial dharmic act to reduce karmic burden.

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

It links moral action to post-mortem outcomes: those who incur sin face pain in the next world, and the text points to expiation and Vishnu’s Name as safeguards that support the soul’s welfare.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Accept accountability for harmful actions, perform sincere corrective practices (prāyaścitta), and cultivate steady Vishnu-nāma smaraṇa as a daily discipline aligned with dharma.