Shloka 13

Pūjā-Anukrama: Bīja-Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Homa, Vyūha-Nyāsa, and Dvārakā Cakra Rakṣā

Devanagari script

गच्छन्तु देवताः सर्वाः स्वस्थानस्थितिहेतवे / सुदर्शनः श्रीहरिश्च अच्युतः स त्रिविक्रमः

Transliteration

gacchantu devatāḥ sarvāḥ svasthānasthitihetave / sudarśanaḥ śrīhariśca acyutaḥ sa trivikramaḥ

Translation

May all the deities depart, for the sake of remaining established in their own abodes. May protection be present through Sudarśana, Śrīhari, Acyuta, and that Trivikrama.

Word by Word

• गच्छन्तु: let (them) go
• गच्छन्तु: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (देवताः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• स्वस्थानस्थितिहेतवे: for the sake of abiding in their own place
• स्वस्थानस्थितिहेतवे: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + स्थान + स्थिति + हेतु (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; (स्वस्थानस्य स्थितिः) हेतुः = स्वस्थानस्थितिहेतुः; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (Subject/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सु-दर्शन = ‘सुन्दरदर्शनः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रीहरिः: Śrī Hari
• श्रीहरिः: Karta (Subject/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + हरि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: कर्मधारय (श्रीहरिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अच्युतः: Acyuta
• अच्युतः: Karta (Subject/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘न च्युतः’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्रिविक्रमः: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमः: Karta (Subject/Identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (त्रीणि विक्रमाणि यस्य/त्रिविक्रमः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction/dialogue context with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual propriety: respectfully release invoked deities; rely on Viṣṇu (Śrīhari/Acyuta/Trivikrama) and Sudarśana for protection and auspicious completion.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the ultimate refuge; many deities function within a single overarching divine order (ekatva through Viṣṇu).

Application: End pūjā with visarjana and a protection prayer; cultivate gratitude and closure rather than abrupt stopping; use Viṣṇu-nāma smaraṇa as daily protective recollection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana pūjā-krama/visarjana mantras in the same section (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Devatāḥ (Devas)
• Sudarśana
• Śrīhari (Vishnu)
• Acyuta
• Trivikrama

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Sudarśana, Śrīhari, Acyuta, and Trivikrama in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses key epithets of Viṣṇu as a protective and stabilizing remembrance, signaling auspicious closure and safeguarding the rite by anchoring the mind in the Lord’s sustaining presence.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching on protection and order (dharma)?

By asking the devas to return to their proper abodes and invoking Viṣṇu’s names, the verse emphasizes cosmic order—each being established in its rightful place—under the sustaining power of Viṣṇu.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Conclude prayers or rites with a brief remembrance of Viṣṇu’s protective names and an intention for order and stability—returning attention to one’s duties and rightful conduct (dharma).