Shloka 7

Devanagari script

चक्रे क्षुधा हृतं यस्य ब्रह्माण्डमुदरे हरेः / यं दृष्ट्वा स्मृतमात्रेण नागान्दीनां च संक्षयः

Transliteration

cakre kṣudhā hṛtaṃ yasya brahmāṇḍamudare hareḥ / yaṃ dṛṣṭvā smṛtamātreṇa nāgāndīnāṃ ca saṃkṣayaḥ

Translation

When He became the discus (Cakra), through hunger, it was as though the entire cosmic egg (Brahmāṇḍa) were swallowed into Hari’s belly. By merely seeing Him—or even by remembering Him—destruction befalls the Nāga-serpents and the like.

Word by Word

• cakre: (he) made / did
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• kṣudhā: by hunger
• kṣudhā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• hṛtam: taken away, seized
• hṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• brahmāṇḍam: the cosmic egg (universe)
• brahmāṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः अण्डम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• udare: in (his) belly
• udare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• smṛta: remembered
• smṛta: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• mātreṇa: by mere (act/measure)
• mātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); (मात्र) = 'mere measure/only'

• smṛtamātreṇa: by mere remembrance
• smṛtamātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛta + mātra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्मृतस्य मात्रेण = 'by mere remembrance'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• nāgāndīnām: of the Nāgas and others
• nāgāndīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga + ādi (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नागाः आदयः = 'Nāgas and others'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• saṃkṣayaḥ: destruction, annihilation
• saṃkṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (contextually praised within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue; likely Garuda describing Vishnu’s supremacy)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa-darśana (remembering/seeing Hari) is intrinsically efficacious and protective; the Lord’s form is cosmic and sovereign over all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sarvavyāptitva and īśvara-śakti; nāma-rūpa as instruments of grace; bhakti as purifier.

Application: Cultivate daily Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (japa, stotra, dhyāna) as a sin-destroying and fear-dispelling discipline; keep sacred remembrance during danger and at life’s transitions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Vishnu-smaraṇa as pāpa-nāśana; cakra-mahātmyas in devotional sections

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Cakra (Sudarshana)
• Brahmanda (cosmic egg)
• Nagas (serpents)

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Hari (Vishnu) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that even mere remembrance of Hari has protective, annihilating power against hostile forces (symbolized by nāgas and similar beings), emphasizing bhakti as immediate spiritual refuge.

How does this verse explain divine protection?

It portrays Vishnu’s overwhelming cosmic potency—so great that the universe is said to be within Him—and concludes that seeing or remembering Him is sufficient to bring an end to threatening entities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate regular Vishnu-smaraṇa (remembrance)—through japa, stotra, or mindful recollection—as a discipline for inner steadiness and ethical strength when facing fear, hostility, or temptation.