Shloka 105

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

पूर्वे तु वासुदेवाय नमस्कुर्याच्च दक्षिणे / संकर्षणाय देवाय प्रद्युम्नाय च पश्चिमे

Transliteration

pūrve tu vāsudevāya namaskuryācca dakṣiṇe / saṃkarṣaṇāya devāya pradyumnāya ca paścime

Translation

Nach Osten gewandt soll man Vāsudeva verehren; nach Süden gewandt dem göttlichen Saṃkarṣaṇa Ehrerbietung darbringen; und nach Westen gewandt sich vor Pradyumna verneigen.

Word by Word

• पूर्वे: in the east
• पूर्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (कर्म/Object of offering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक (salutation-formula)

• कुर्यात्: should do/offer
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• संकर्षणाय: to Saṃkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (in apposition) to संकर्षणाय

• प्रद्युम्नाय: to Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The One Lord is approached through ordered manifestations (Vyūhas), aiding contemplation and disciplined devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Eka-tattva expressed as functional emanations for upāsanā; saguna-brahman worship as a support for inner realization.

Application: During japa/pūjā, invoke Vāsudeva (east), Saṃkarṣaṇa (south), Pradyumna (west) to structure meditation and reduce wandering attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: directional stations around the deity-seat/maṇḍala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.106 (Aniruddha and Māyā in quarters); Garuda Purana 3.24.102 (Śrī and Bhū flanking Śrīnivāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Sankarshana
• Pradyumna

FAQs

What is the importance of directional salutations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes bowing in specific directions to specific forms of Vishnu, indicating that ritual orientation and focused remembrance (smaraṇa/namaskāra) are part of correct observance.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana rites for the departed?

In the Preta Kanda’s ritual context, such salutations function as purificatory invocations—aligning the practitioner’s mind and space with divine protection while performing prescribed rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During prayer or ancestral rites, one may consciously face the stated directions and offer respectful salutations to Vishnu’s forms, cultivating discipline, reverence, and mental steadiness.