Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

हरिं दर्शयते वापि अपरोक्षेण सर्वदा / मोक्षाधिकारिणां काले अतः प्रज्ञेति कथ्यते

Transliteration

hariṃ darśayate vāpi aparokṣeṇa sarvadā / mokṣādhikāriṇāṃ kāle ataḥ prajñeti kathyate

Translation

它恒常直接显现哈利（至上主宰），不假中介。故当行者具足解脱之资格之时，此即称为“般若”（觉醒的真实智慧）。

Word by Word

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• darśayate: shows; makes (one) see
• darśayate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative sense 'causes to see/shows'

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle (विकल्प)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), enclitic particle (समुच्चय/अपि = also/even)

• aparokṣeṇa: directly; by immediate perception
• aparokṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument, manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial use

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• mokṣa-adhikāriṇām: of the qualified for liberation
• mokṣa-adhikāriṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhikārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); 'of those who are eligible for mokṣa'

• kāle: at the time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), inferential adverb: 'therefore'

• prajñā: (called) 'Prajñā' (wisdom)
• prajñā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); used as designation/name

• iti: thus; as
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• kathyate: is said/called
• kathyate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aparokṣa-darśana of Hari as the mark of prajñā when one becomes qualified for liberation (mokṣādhikāra).

Vedantic Theme: Aparokṣānubhūti / immediate realization as the decisive knowledge leading to mokṣa; prajñā as awakened discernment.

Application: Cultivate steady contemplation and purity so that devotion ripens into direct, unmediated awareness of the Lord; use ‘prajñā’ as a criterion for readiness for deeper sādhana and renunciation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.47-50 (Vāyu as jñāna/guru; yogic meditation; graded knowing by fitness)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Moksha

FAQs

What is the importance of prajñā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines prajñā as the wisdom that gives direct (aparokṣa) vision of Hari, marking spiritual readiness for liberation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It points to liberation through immediate realization of the Supreme (Hari), implying that the decisive factor is inner awakening rather than external mediation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady devotion and discriminative insight so that faith matures into direct, lived awareness of the Divine—supporting a liberation-oriented life.