Shloka 3
Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā
पुरुषोत्तमश्चाष्टमः स्यान्नव्यूहो दशात्मकः / एकादशो ऽनिरुद्धः स्याद्द्वादशो द्वादशात्मकः
puruṣottamaścāṣṭamaḥ syānnavyūho daśātmakaḥ / ekādaśo 'niruddhaḥ syāddvādaśo dvādaśātmakaḥ
The eighth is Puruṣottama. The ninth is the new vyūha, made of ten aspects. The eleventh is Aniruddha. The twelfth is the twelvefold form, constituted of twelve aspects.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)
Concept: The Lord is approached through ordered forms (vyūhas) and multi-aspect manifestations for upāsanā.
Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman upāsanā as a support leading toward śānta-citta and higher realization.
Application: Use the enumerated forms as a japa/dhyāna sequence or as a mental nyāsa while performing pūjā.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (vyūha/yantra-disc arrangement context)
FAQs
This verse presents a structured enumeration of divine forms—linking names like Puruṣottama and Aniruddha to specific numbered manifestations—showing how Viṣṇu is contemplated through ordered emanational aspects (vyūhas).
Indirectly: rather than describing preta-journey or Yama’s realm, it frames theological contemplation of Viṣṇu’s forms, which in the broader Purāṇic context supports devotion and remembrance as aids toward liberation.
Use the verse as a devotional mapping: meditate on Viṣṇu’s named forms (especially Puruṣottama and Aniruddha) and cultivate disciplined remembrance (smaraṇa) as part of daily worship.