Shloka 118

Devanagari script

विष्णुस्थाने गुरुं विद्याच्छ्रुक्रे शुक्रो व्यवस्थितः / नाभिस्थाने स्थितो मन्दो मुखे राहुः स्थितः सदा

Transliteration

viṣṇusthāne guruṃ vidyācchrukre śukro vyavasthitaḥ / nābhisthāne sthito mando mukhe rāhuḥ sthitaḥ sadā

Translation

Know that Jupiter (Guru) abides in the place of Viṣṇu; Venus (Śukra) is stationed in the semen; Saturn (Manda) is situated in the navel-region; and Rāhu ever remains in the mouth.

Word by Word

• विष्णुस्थाने: in the place of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुस्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः स्थानम् → विष्णुस्थानम्), लोके अधिकरणे (locative of place)

• गुरुम्: Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• विद्यात्: should know
• विद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person) एकवचन; धातु: विद् (to know) — ‘one should know’ (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ)

• शुक्रे: in (the place of) Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• व्यवस्थितः: is stationed/placed
• व्यवस्थितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शुक्रस्य)

• नाभिस्थाने: in the navel-place
• नाभिस्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाभेः स्थानम्)

• स्थितः: situated
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मन्दस्य)

• मन्दः: Manda (Saturn)
• मन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शनैश्चरस्य नाम (Saturn)

• मुखे: in the mouth
• मुखे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• राहुः: Rāhu
• राहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• स्थितः: situated
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राहोः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm identity: planetary forces are distributed in bodily loci, implying karmic/astrological influences embodied.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as kṣetra; ordered cosmos reflected in the individual (loka–piṇḍa-sāmya) supporting self-inquiry and disciplined living.

Application: Use as a contemplative mapping in japa/nyāsa or in jyotiṣa-informed self-observation; cultivate restraint knowing graha-influences operate through the body.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-anatomical locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.32.117-119 (graha distribution in the body); Garuda Purana 2.32 (jyotiṣa/śarīra-graha sambandha context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Guru (Jupiter)
• Shukra (Venus)
• Manda (Saturn)
• Rahu

FAQs

What is the importance of planetary placements in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific grahas (Guru, Śukra, Manda, Rāhu) to bodily seats, presenting a Purāṇic model where cosmic forces correspond to subtle-physical loci relevant to ritual and spiritual understanding.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By describing a structured subtle anatomy influenced by grahas, it implies the embodied condition (and its forces) is ordered and intelligible—background knowledge used in the Preta Kanda while discussing post-death states and ritual supports.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a contemplative reminder of the body–cosmos relationship: cultivate sattvic conduct and disciplined speech (mouth), moderation (seed/impulses), and steadiness (navel/center), aligning life with dharma rather than compulsion.