Shloka 31

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नायादिदेवायानिरुद्धाय नमोनमः / नमो नारायणायैव नरायणां पतये नमः

Transliteration

pradyumnāyādidevāyāniruddhāya namonamaḥ / namo nārāyaṇāyaiva narāyaṇāṃ pataye namaḥ

Translation

Wieder und wieder Verehrung Pradyumna, dem Ur-Gott (Ādideva), und Aniruddha. Wahrlich Verehrung Nārāyaṇa — Verehrung dem Herrn der Nārāyaṇas (der göttlichen Wesen, die Nārāyaṇa ergeben sind).

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नाय: to Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• आदिदेवाय: to the primordial god
• आदिदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (आदिः देवः)

• अनिरुद्धाय: to Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation; पुनरुक्ति-बल)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/particle): emphasis ‘indeed/only’

• नरायणाम्: of the Nārāyaṇas
• नरायणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of the Nārāyaṇas’/‘of men’ (पाठानुसार)

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (invocatory verse in praise of Vishnu’s forms, within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Salutation to the divine emanations and to Nārāyaṇa as the supreme Lord over all divine hosts.

Vedantic Theme: Emanation without diminution: many forms honored while affirming one supreme Īśvara (Nārāyaṇa).

Application: Use these names in stotra/japa to cultivate comprehensive Viṣṇu-bhakti and a sense of divine governance over all powers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.30 (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Narayana

FAQs

Why does the Garuda Purana invoke Pradyumna, Aniruddha, and Narayana?

This verse functions as a mangala/namaskāra: it sanctifies the teaching by bowing to Vishnu’s revered forms (vyūhas) and to Nārāyaṇa as the supreme lord, establishing spiritual authority and auspiciousness.

How does this verse connect to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on death and afterlife?

Even when the text discusses karma, preta states, and Yama’s realm, it frames the discourse under Nārāyaṇa’s supremacy; the invocation signals that liberation and right conduct ultimately rest on remembrance and refuge in Vishnu.

What is a practical application of this verse today?

Use it as a short opening prayer before reading the Garuda Purana or performing śrāddha-related study, cultivating humility and devotional focus on Nārāyaṇa as the guiding principle for dharma and ethical living.