Shloka 40

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

त्रिविक्रमं शौचकाले गङ्गापानकरं हरिम् / दन्तधावनकाले तु चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणं हरिम्

Transliteration

trivikramaṃ śaucakāle gaṅgāpānakaraṃ harim / dantadhāvanakāle tu candrāntaryāmiṇaṃ harim

Translation

عند التطهّر وتنظيف البدن، فليتذكّر المرءُ هَري بوصفه تريفكراما (Trivikrama)، وبوصفه مانحَ الرشفةِ المطهِّرة من الغانغا (Gaṅgā). وعند تنظيف الأسنان، فليتذكّر هَري بوصفه «أنتريامِن» (Antaryāmin)، الحاكمَ الباطنَ الساكنَ في القمر.

Word by Word

• त्रिविक्रमम्: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शौचकाले: at the time of cleansing
• शौचकाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शौचस्य कालः)

• गङ्गापानकरम्: who causes (one to) drink the Gaṅgā / associated with drinking Gaṅgā
• गङ्गापानकरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of हरिम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गङ्गा + पान + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (गङ्गायाः पानं करोति)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दन्तधावनकाले: at the time of brushing/cleaning the teeth
• दन्तधावनकाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + धावन + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (दन्तानां धावनस्य कालः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणम्: the inner controller of the Moon
• चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + अन्तर्यामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य अन्तर्यामि)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; चन्द्रान्तर्यामिणम् इति समनाधिकरण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Remember Hari in specific daily acts: as Trivikrama during cleansing, as giver of Gaṅgā’s purifying sip, and as the Moon’s inner ruler during tooth-cleaning—uniting śauca with constant God-remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin doctrine (inner controller) and the pervasion of the divine through cosmic bodies; external purity as support for inner purity.

Application: During bathing/cleaning, recollect Trivikrama and purification; while brushing, contemplate the indwelling Lord—turn routine into sādhana.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred-river

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.38–39 (same dinacaryā remembrance sequence); Garuda Purana passages on Gaṅgā-mahātmyā and śauca (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Trivikrama
• Ganga
• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual purity (śauca) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links everyday cleansing to deliberate remembrance of Hari, showing that śauca is not merely physical hygiene but a devotional purification that aligns the mind with dharma.

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

By training constant God-remembrance in ordinary acts, the verse supports the Purana’s broader teaching that a disciplined, sattvic mind and dharmic habits aid the jīva’s onward journey and reduce fear at critical transitions like death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

While bathing or washing and while brushing teeth, pause briefly to remember Viṣṇu in these forms—turning routine hygiene into mindful practice that strengthens self-control and spiritual focus.