Shloka 7

Devanagari script

साब्जचक्रगदाशङ्ख(पद्मनाभस्वरूपिणे) / शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मिन् (दामोदर) मनोनमः

Transliteration

sābjacakragadāśaṅkha(padmanābhasvarūpiṇe) / śaṅkhacakragadāpadmin (dāmodara) manonamaḥ

Translation

Mental salutations to Dāmodara—whose very form is Padmanābha—bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus.

Word by Word

• sa-abja-cakra-gadā-śaṅkha: with lotus, discus, mace, and conch
• sa-abja-cakra-gadā-śaṅkha: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स- उपसर्गवत् अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + abja/padma (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे/विशेषणरूपे); तत्पुरुषः—‘अब्जचक्रगदाशङ्खैः सह’

• padmanābha-svarūpiṇe: to the embodiment of Padmanābha
• padmanābha-svarūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padmanābha (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpin (प्रातिपदिक; स्वरूपिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः—‘पद्मनाभस्य स्वरूपः’

• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padmin: (O) one who has conch, discus, mace, and lotus
• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padmin: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + padmin (प्रातिपदिक; पद्मिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे/विशेषण); तत्पुरुषः—‘शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मं यस्य’

• dāmodara: O Dāmodara
• dāmodara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāmodara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• manaḥ-namaḥ: salutation with the mind
• manaḥ-namaḥ: Prayojaka/Discourse (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः—‘मनसा नमः’ (with the mind, salutation)

Speaker

Narratorial/devotional invocation within the Vishnu–Garuda discourse (addressed to Lord Vishnu as Dāmodara/Padmanābha)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mānasa-pūjā: worship by mental prostration and visualization of the Lord’s form (Padmanābha/Dāmodara) with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as a means to one-pointedness (ekāgratā) and gradual transcendence of distraction; saguṇa-dhyāna supporting jñāna maturation.

Application: Practice 1–3 minutes of silent repetition ‘Dāmodara… Padmanābha…’ while visualizing the four arms and emblems; use during travel or when external ritual is not possible.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.45.6, 1.45.8-10 (same stotra sequence; names and emblems)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Padmanabha
• Damodara

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Vishnu (Padmanabha/Damodara) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a devotional salutation, centering the teaching in surrender to Vishnu, who is praised as the divine protector and refuge.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it establishes Vishnu-bhakti and remembrance as the spiritual anchor, a theme repeatedly used in Garuda Purana discussions on fear, protection, and liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a brief daily mantra of remembrance—mentally offering salutations to Vishnu—to cultivate steadiness, devotion, and ethical self-restraint.