Shloka 107

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

जयायै च नमस्कुर्यान्नैरृत्ये चापि वायवे / कृत्ये चैव नमस्कुर्यादीशान्ये शान्तिसंज्ञकाम्

Transliteration

jayāyai ca namaskuryānnairṛtye cāpi vāyave / kṛtye caiva namaskuryādīśānye śāntisaṃjñakām

Translation

One should offer salutations to Jayā; in the south-west one should also bow to Vāyu; likewise one should bow to Kṛtyā; and in the north-east one should worship the deity known as Śānti (Pacification).

Word by Word

• जयायै: to Jayā (name)
• जयायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमस्कुर्यात्: should bow
• नमस्कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नैरृत्ये: in the southwest (Nirṛti’s quarter)
• नैरृत्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (direction)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• वायवे: to Vāyu (Wind)
• वायवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• कृत्ये: in/at Kṛtyā (name)
• कृत्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नमस्कुर्यात्: should bow
• नमस्कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ईशान्ये: in the northeast (Īśāna’s quarter)
• ईशान्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (direction)

• शान्ति-संज्ञकाम्: (one) named ‘Śānti’
• शान्ति-संज्ञकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘शान्ति’ इति संज्ञा यस्याः/या (having the designation ‘Śānti’); कर्म (object, implied deity/name)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dik-devatā/śakti-vandana as a limb of worship to harmonize space and mind.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha through upāsanā; ordering the outer space mirrors inner antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi.

Application: Before japa/pūjā, face and honor the quarters with brief namaskāras to cultivate steadiness and a sense of safeguarded practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space/mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.108-111 (directional namaskāras with Viṣṇu-nāmas); Garuda Purana 3.24 (dik-nyāsa/namaskāra sequence context)

Characters & Entities

• Jayā
• Vāyu
• Kṛtyā
• Śānti

FAQs

What is the importance of śānti (pacification) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames śānti as a directional, deity-linked practice—salutations offered to specific powers (Jayā, Vāyu, Kṛtyā, and Śānti) to neutralize obstacles and secure auspiciousness during rites.

How does this verse relate to protection in death and post-death rituals?

In the Preta Kanda context, such salutations function as ritual safeguards—aligning the rite with protective deities and pacifying harmful influences (like Kṛtyā) that could disturb funeral, śrāddha, or transitional observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During any solemn rite (especially śrāddha or remembrance), one can maintain a disciplined, reverent approach—invoking peace and protection, avoiding harmful intent, and emphasizing pacification (śānti) over fear.