Shloka 13

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

वासुदेवं जगन्नाथं पीतकौशेयवाससम् / सहस्रादित्यसङ्काशं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम्

Transliteration

vāsudevaṃ jagannāthaṃ pītakauśeyavāsasam / sahasrādityasaṅkāśaṃ sphuranmakarakuṇḍalam

Translation

Contemplo a Vāsudeva, Jagannātha, Señor del universo, vestido con seda amarilla; resplandeciente como mil soles, con pendientes en forma de makara que fulguran.

Word by Word

• वासुदेवम्: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगन्नाथम्: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः नाथः)

• पीत: yellow
• पीत: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √पा/पिब्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग-समासाङ्ग; विशेषणार्थ

• कौशेय: silken
• कौशेय: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौशेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, समासाङ्ग (silken)

• वाससम्: garment/robe
• वाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहस्र: a thousand
• सहस्र: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग (numeral base)

• आदित्य: suns
• आदित्य: Visheshya-sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग

• सङ्काशम्: resembling
• सङ्काशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमानवाचक-विशेषण (like)

• स्फुरन्: shining/flashing
• स्फुरन्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्फुर् (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मकर: makara (crocodile-like)
• मकर: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग

• कुण्डलम्: earring
• कुण्डलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), describing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Fix the mind on a vivid, auspicious form of Vāsudeva—radiant, adorned, and compassionate—so devotion becomes steady and one-pointed.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahma upāsanā as a support leading toward inner steadiness (citta-śuddhi) and eventual realization.

Application: During japa, visualize yellow silk, solar radiance, and makara-kuṇḍalas; use the form to gather attention and dissolve distraction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: inner-vision (dhyāna)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.12 (cosmic egg contemplation); Garuda Purana 1.32.14 (heart-lotus meditation)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Jagannatha (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu’s divine form (Vāsudeva) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes Vishnu as Jagannātha—supremely radiant and auspicious—highlighting that remembrance and vision of the Lord is a central support for dharma and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing afterlife mechanics directly, it frames the teaching context through devotion to Vishnu—implying that anchoring the mind in the Lord’s form is a guiding spiritual orientation amid discussions of death, duty, and liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use this as a dhyāna (meditative) description: contemplate Vishnu’s radiance and auspicious attributes to cultivate steadiness, ethical living (dharma), and devotional focus.