Shloka 29

Prāsāda-Lakṣaṇa: Temple Proportions, Śikhara Ratios, Liṅga–Pīṭha Measures, and Auspicious Ground-Plans

Devanagari script

गुवावृक्षस्तथान्यश्च वृत्ताः कैलाससम्भवाः / गजो ऽथ वृषभो हंसो गरुडः सिंहनामकः

Transliteration

guvāvṛkṣastathānyaśca vṛttāḥ kailāsasambhavāḥ / gajo 'tha vṛṣabho haṃso garuḍaḥ siṃhanāmakaḥ

Translation

গুৱা-বৃক্ষ আৰু অন্য বৃত্তাকাৰ (বলয় সদৃশ) ৰূপসমূহ কৈলাসৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ হোৱা বুলি কোৱা হৈছে; লগতে গজ, বৃষভ, হংস, গৰুড় আৰু ‘সিংহ’ নামৰ ৰূপো বৰ্ণিত।

Word by Word

• गुवा-वृक्षः: the guvā-tree
• गुवा-वृक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुवा (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुवायाः वृक्षः)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वृत्ताः: rounded/formed
• वृत्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त (कृदन्त; √वृत्/वृत्त् (धातु) )
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• कैलास-सम्भवाः: originating from Kailāsa
• कैलास-सम्भवाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) + सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (कैलासात् सम्भवाः)

• गजः: elephant
• गजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• वृषभः: bull
• वृषभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हंसः: swan
• हंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सिंह-नामकः: named ‘Siṃha’/lion-named
• सिंह-नामकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिंहस्य नाम यस्य/सिंहनाम)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacralization through correct recognition of auspicious forms and their divine provenance.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi as ordered manifestation; symbols as supports (ālambana) for sacred intention.

Application: Use the listed forms as sanctioned motifs/marks in ritual/yantra/maṇḍapa design, treating them as auspicious and tradition-backed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.47.30-33 (continuation of form/mark taxonomy and ritual utility)

Characters & Entities

• Kailasa
• Gaja
• Vrishabha
• Hamsa
• Garuda
• Simha

FAQs

What is the importance of Mount Kailasa references in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses Kailāsa as an origin-point for a set of named forms, reinforcing Kailāsa’s role as a sacred source-location within Purāṇic cosmology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it enumerates specific forms/names within a broader cosmological or classificatory description in the chapter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to study Purāṇic cosmology carefully—tracking lists and names helps practitioners understand later ritual or doctrinal references without confusion.