Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

अपोशनस्य काले तु वायोरन्तर्गतं हरिम् / बस्त्रधारणकाकाले तु उपेन्द्रं संस्मरेद्धरिम्

Transliteration

apośanasya kāle tu vāyorantargataṃ harim / bastradhāraṇakākāle tu upendraṃ saṃsmareddharim

Translation

Zur Zeit der Reinigung nach der Ausscheidung soll man Hari gedenken, der im Vāyu, dem Lebenswind, innerlich weilt. Und beim Anlegen der Kleidung soll man Hari als Upendra vergegenwärtigen.

Word by Word

• अपोशनस्य: of sipping water (ācamana)
• अपोशनस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपोशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• काले: at the time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधसूचक-अव्यय (particle)

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अन्तर्गतं: entered within
• अन्तर्गतं: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘हरिम्’ इति कर्मपदं विशेषयति

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वस्त्रधारणकाले: at the time of putting on clothes
• वस्त्रधारणकाले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र-धारण-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—वस्त्रस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + धारण (तत्पुरुष) + काल (तत्पुरुष)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधसूचक-अव्यय (particle)

• उपेन्द्रम्: Upendra (Vāmana)
• उपेन्द्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• संस्मरेत्: should remember
• संस्मरेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘उपेन्द्रम्’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण-पर्याय (appositional)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sanctifying routine acts (cleansing, dressing) by meditating on Hari as the indwelling regulator of prāṇa (Vāyu) and as Upendra.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin doctrine: the Lord pervades vital functions; purity is ultimately grounded in inner remembrance rather than mere externality.

Application: After cleansing, recollect Hari as present in the vital wind; while putting on clothes, invoke Hari as Upendra to maintain devotional continuity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: śaucāgāra/riverbank or washing place; then dressing area

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29 (smaraṇa mapped to daily acts: ācamana, vastra, yajñopavīta, ārati, etc.)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vayu
• Upendra
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Hari during cleansing in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links bodily purification with mental purification by prescribing Hari-smaraṇa, specifically as immanent in Vāyu (prāṇa), so routine acts become dharmic and spiritually focused.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing prāṇa (Vāyu) and remembrance, it points to inner discipline: the soul’s well-being is supported by purity and steady devotion, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as essential for favorable post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Turn daily hygiene and dressing into brief moments of mantra or mindful remembrance of Vishnu—building consistent devotion and purity without needing extra ritual time.