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Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

स्वाहाकारो मन्त्ररूपाभिमानी स्वाहेति संज्ञामाप सदैव वीन्द्र / अग्नेर्भार्यातो बुद्धिमान् संबभूव ब्रह्माभिमानी चन्द्रपुत्रो बुधश्च

Transliteration

svāhākāro mantrarūpābhimānī svāheti saṃjñāmāpa sadaiva vīndra / agnerbhāryāto buddhimān saṃbabhūva brahmābhimānī candraputro budhaśca

Translation

হে বীন্দ্র, ‘স্বাহা’ উচ্চারণ—যিনি মন্ত্ররূপের অভিমানী—সদাই ‘স্বাহা’ নামে প্রসিদ্ধ হলেন। অগ্নির ভার্যা স্বাহা থেকে জ্ঞানী বুধ জন্ম নিলেন; তিনি চন্দ্রের পুত্র এবং ব্রহ্মতত্ত্বের অভিমানী।

Word by Word
स्वाहा-कारःthe utterance/form ‘svāhā’
स्वाहा-कारः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक) + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्वाहा’ इति-शब्दस्य कारः/उच्चारणः (utterance/form)
मन्त्र-रूप-अभिमानीpresiding over the mantra-form
मन्त्र-रूप-अभिमानी:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मन्त्ररूपे अभिमानी’ (presiding over the mantra-form)
स्वाहाSvāhā
स्वाहा:
Pratijñā (संज्ञा)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)
इतिthus
इति:
Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरणार्थक अव्यय
संज्ञाम्the name
संज्ञाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसंज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
आपobtained
आप:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआप् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सदाalways
सदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय
एवindeed
एव:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय
वीन्द्रO Vīndra (vocative)
वीन्द्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootवीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (vocative; reading uncertain—possibly ‘खगेन्द्र/वीरेंद्र’)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भार्यातःfrom the wife
भार्यातः:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative), एकवचन; ‘from (his) wife’
बुद्धिमान्intelligent
बुद्धिमान्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
संबभूवwas born/came to be
संबभूव:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + भू (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘came into being/was born’
ब्रह्म-अभिमानीpresiding over Brahmā/creation
ब्रह्म-अभिमानी:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्मणि अभिमानी’ (presiding over Brahmā/creation)
चन्द्र-पुत्रःson of the Moon
चन्द्र-पुत्रः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘चन्द्रस्य पुत्रः’
बुधःBudha (Mercury)
बुधः:
Apposition/Karta (समानाधिकरण/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)
चand
च:
Sambandha (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya, with an address ‘O Indra’ occurring within the cited tradition)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra is not mere sound: it has an abhimānī-devatā; ritual utterance (svāhā) embodies offering and connects to cosmic intelligence (Budha).

Vedantic Theme: Vāk-śakti as a bridge between subtle (mantra) and gross (ritual act); devatā-abhimāna as a pedagogic model for how consciousness ‘presides’ over functions.

Application: In ritual or daily practice, speak sacred formulas with attention and purity of intent; treat speech as consequential and sanctifying.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space + celestial sphere

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.29 (Svāhā praised as not deficient)

Characters & Entities
I
Indra
S
Svaha
A
Agni
C
Chandra
B
Budha
B
Brahma

FAQs

This verse treats ‘Svāhā’ as a mantra-power/personification that presides over offerings; it is not merely a word but a sacred formula linked to Agni and the efficacy of yajña.

By grounding ritual speech (‘svāhā’) in a divine principle and lineage, the verse reinforces that correct mantra-utterance and fire-offering are spiritually potent acts, a foundation for many Purāṇic rites (including śrāddha contexts).

Treat mantra and ritual formulas with attentiveness and correctness—especially in homa or śrāddha-related observances—recognizing them as carriers of intent and sacred order rather than casual speech.

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