Shloka 5

Śālagrāma-lakṣaṇa: Viṣṇu Stotra, Vyūha/Avatāra Identification, and Temple-Fruition

Devanagari script

नमो गदारिशङ्खाब्जयुक्त(त्रैविक्रमाय) च / सारिकौमोदकीपद्मशङ्ख(वामनमूर्तये)

Transliteration

namo gadāriśaṅkhābjayukta(traivikramāya) ca / sārikaumodakīpadmaśaṅkha(vāmanamūrtaye)

Translation

Ehrerbietung Trivikrama, geschmückt mit Keule, Diskus, Muschel und Lotos; und Ehrerbietung der Gestalt Vāmanas, die Śrī (Lakṣmī), die Keule Kaumodakī, den Lotos und die Muschel trägt.

Word by Word

• namo: salutation
• namo: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक; 'namo' before voiced consonant)

• gadā: mace
• gadā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• ari: enemy
• ari: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद); 'enemy' (textual member)

• śaṅkha: conch
• śaṅkha: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• abja: lotus
• abja: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• yukta: endowed with
• yukta: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; past participle from √yuj/युज्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'endowed/connected with'

• traivikramāya: to Trivikrama
• traivikramāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: traivikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; (parenthetical in text)

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

• sa: with
• sa: Sambandha (Association marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह/युक्त अर्थे)

• ari: enemy
• ari: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• kaumodakī: Kaumodakī
• kaumodakī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaumodakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• padma: lotus
• padma: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• śaṅkha: conch
• śaṅkha: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• vāmanamūrtaye: to the form of Vāmana
• vāmanamūrtaye: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'vāmanस्य mūrtiḥ'

Speaker

Narrator/recitation within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue (a devotional salutation to Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Salutation to Viṣṇu’s avatāra-forms: Vāmana (humble approach) and Trivikrama (cosmic expansion), implying that the same Lord pervades all while remaining accessible.

Vedantic Theme: Immanence and transcendence: the Infinite appears as finite (avatāra) without losing infinitude; grace meets surrender (Bali motif).

Application: Contemplate humility (Vāmana) and vastness (Trivikrama) in daily conduct: act modestly, yet keep principles expansive; use these names in japa during challenges to remember proportion and surrender.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic yajña-śālā / royal sacrificial ground

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.45: continuing nāma-stuti tied to forms and emblems

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Trivikrama
• Vamana
• Kaumodaki
• Sudarshana (implied)
• Lakshmi (as Śrī)

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Trivikrama and Vāmana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse invokes Viṣṇu’s cosmic sovereignty (Trivikrama) and humble saving grace (Vāmana), framing devotion as both protection and surrender.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s path and fear of death in Garuda Purana teachings?

Garuda Purana often prescribes remembrance of Viṣṇu as spiritual refuge; praising His forms and emblems supports steadiness of mind and dharmic orientation amid afterlife anxieties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use this as a daily or pre-ritual salutation to cultivate devotion, inner protection, and ethical clarity—especially during rites for ancestors or times of uncertainty.