Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ॐ विष्णवे त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय नमः / ॐ श्रीं क्लीं त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय विप्णवे नमः

Transliteration

oṃ viṣṇave trailokyamohanāya namaḥ / oṃ śrīṃ klīṃ trailokyamohanāya vipṇave namaḥ

Translation

Om – Ehrerbietung sei Lord Viṣṇu, dem Bezauberer der drei Welten. Om – Śrīṃ und Klīṃ – Ehrerbietung sei Lord Viṣṇu, dem Bezauberer der drei Welten.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय: to the deluder of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः-प्रयोगः

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव

• श्रीं: śrīṃ
• श्रीं: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रीं (बीज)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• क्लीं: klīṃ
• क्लीं: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्लीं (बीज)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय: to the deluder of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विप्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विप्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठे ‘विप्णवे’ इति लेखदोषः (विष्णवे)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः-प्रयोगः

Speaker

Narrator/Mantra-invocation (used within the chapter’s ritual framing; not a dialogue line between Viṣṇu and Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is invoked directly as Trailokya-mohana; bīja-syllables are presented as intensifiers/keys for mantra efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman upāsanā: the same supreme is approached through name (Viṣṇu) and power-epithet (Trailokya-mohana), with śakti-coded bījas.

Application: For daily practice, choose either the simple namaḥ-mantra or the bīja-augmented version depending on tradition/initiation; keep intention sāttvika.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: 1.29.3 parallel condensed mantras to Śrīdhara/Puruṣottama; 1.29.5 instruction on contemplating mantras separately or in condensed form

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of the Trailokya-mohana Viṣṇu mantra in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse functions as a devotional invocation to Viṣṇu as the one who influences and protects across all three worlds, setting an auspicious, protective tone for ritual or recitation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by invoking Viṣṇu’s all-pervading sovereignty over the three worlds, it frames later teachings on dharma and post-death states under divine protection and order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a short daily Viṣṇu-nāma mantra before study, pūjā, or remembrance of the departed—cultivating steadiness, devotion, and auspicious intent.