Shloka 23

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

सुदर्शनं सहस्रारं दक्षिणे द्वारि विन्यसेत् / श्रियं दक्षिणतो न्यस्य लक्ष्मीमुत्तरतस्तथा

Transliteration

sudarśanaṃ sahasrāraṃ dakṣiṇe dvāri vinyaset / śriyaṃ dakṣiṇato nyasya lakṣmīmuttaratastathā

Translation

One should place the thousand-spoked Sudarśana at the southern doorway; placing Śrī to the south, and likewise Lakṣmī to the north.

Word by Word

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (discus)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहस्रारम्: thousand-spoked
• सहस्रारम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुवचनार्थ-तत्पुरुष (sahasra-araḥ: ‘having a thousand spokes’) विशेषण (qualifying सुदर्शनम्)

• दक्षिणे: on the southern
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्वारि)

• द्वारि: at the doorway
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should place/install
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+नि+अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रियम्: Śrī (prosperity/goddess)
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दक्षिणतः: to the south (side)
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana (Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस; पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिक्शब्दात् तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थे अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘from/on the south side’)

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• लक्ष्मीम्: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तरतः: to the north (side)
• उत्तरतः: Adhikarana (Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस; पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिक्शब्दात् तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थे अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘to the north side’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Protection (Sudarshana) and auspicious flourishing (Sri/Lakshmi) are harmonized in Vishnu-arcana; the sacred space is both guarded and blessed.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-anugraha: divine grace manifests as both removal of obstacles and bestowal of well-being; saguna symbols support steadiness of devotion.

Application: In home worship, pair protective practices (ethical boundaries, vigilance) with auspicious cultivation (gratitude, generosity), symbolized by Sudarshana and Lakshmi.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: threshold/doorway

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11 (ayudha/devata dvara-vinyasa sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana
• Śrī
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the importance of placing Sudarśana at the doorway in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sudarśana as a protective divine presence; positioning it at the southern doorway is a ritualized way to guard the threshold and maintain auspiciousness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it gives a ritual arrangement tied to protection and auspicious order, which the Garuda Purana often treats as supportive to dharmic living and sacred practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as guidance for orderly, intention-based worship: keep entry spaces clean and sacred, and adopt protective/auspicious symbols (per one’s tradition) to reinforce daily discipline and reverence.