Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कथितः सर्वदुष्टानां नाशको मन्त्रभेदकः / ध्यायेत्मुदर्शनं देवं हृदि पद्मे ऽमले शुभे

Transliteration

kathitaḥ sarvaduṣṭānāṃ nāśako mantrabhedakaḥ / dhyāyetmudarśanaṃ devaṃ hṛdi padme 'male śubhe

Translation

He is declared the destroyer of all evil beings and the one who breaks hostile spells; one should meditate on the divine Sudarśana within the heart, in the pure and auspicious lotus.

Word by Word

• कथितः: has been stated
• कथितः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वदुष्टानाम्: of all the wicked
• सर्वदुष्टानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे दुष्टाः)

• नाशकः: destroyer
• नाशकः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मन्त्रभेदकः: one who breaks/dispels (hostile) mantras
• मन्त्रभेदकः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + bhedaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्राणां भेदकः/भेदनकर्ता)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पद्मे: in the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अमले: pure
• अमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sudarśana as destroyer of evil and breaker of hostile spells; dhyāna in the heart-lotus as the key practice.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin orientation—divinity realized within; purification of mind (citta-śuddhi) through focused meditation on īśvara-śakti.

Application: Daily visualize Sudarśana in the heart-lotus during japa; cultivate fearlessness and ethical clarity, reducing obsession with external threats.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: inner sacred locus (subtle body)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33.2 (purification before worship); Garuda Purana 1.33.3 (mantra/nyāsa preceding dhyāna)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana
• Vishnu
• Mantra (hostile spells)

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarshana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sudarśana as a protective divine power—destroying evil influences and nullifying harmful spell-work—making him central to spiritual safeguarding through devotion and meditation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than detailing afterlife geography, it emphasizes inner purification: stabilizing the mind in the heart-lotus and taking refuge in a divine protector, which supports spiritual clarity and right conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of calm, focused meditation on the divine (Sudarśana/Vishnu) in the heart-lotus as a discipline for mental purity, fearlessness, and ethical steadiness.