Shloka 34

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

वायोः प्रतीकं यदि विप्रवर्यैः प्रतिष्ठितं चेन्नमनं हि कार्यम् / नैवेद्यशेषेण हरेश्च विष्णोः पूजा कृता चेन्न हि दोषलेशः

Transliteration

vāyoḥ pratīkaṃ yadi vipravaryaiḥ pratiṣṭhitaṃ cennamanaṃ hi kāryam / naivedyaśeṣeṇa hareśca viṣṇoḥ pūjā kṛtā cenna hi doṣaleśaḥ

Translation

Si l’emblème (pratīka) de Vāyu a été dûment établi par d’éminents brāhmaṇas, il convient assurément de lui offrir une salutation révérencieuse. Et si l’adoration de Hari—le Seigneur Viṣṇu—a été accomplie au moyen des restes de l’offrande alimentaire (naivedya), il n’y a là pas la moindre faute.

Word by Word

• vāyoḥ: of Vāyu
• vāyoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pratīkam: the emblem/image
• pratīkam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (contextually object of implied 'to bow')

• yadi: if
• yadi: Hetu/Condition (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional particle): 'if'

• vipra-varyaiḥ: by excellent brāhmaṇas
• vipra-varyaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: विप्राः एव वर्याः (excellent brāhmaṇas)

• pratiṣṭhitam: (is) established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ti-ṣṭhā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'established'

• cet: if
• cet: Condition (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्त/सम्भावनाबोधक: 'if/then'

• namanam: bowing
• namanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/हेतुबोधक निपात: 'indeed, for'

• kāryam: is required
• kāryam: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicative): 'to be done/required'

• naivedya-śeṣeṇa: with the remnant of the food-offering
• naivedya-śeṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya-śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: नैवेद्यस्य शेषः (remnant of food-offering)

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kṛtā: performed
• kṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'done/performed' (agrees with pūjā)

• cet: if
• cet: Condition (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तबोधक: 'if'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक

• doṣa-leśaḥ: a trace of fault
• doṣa-leśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa + leśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: दोषस्य लेशः (a trace of fault)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Properly consecrated symbols may be saluted; worship using naivedya remnants (prasāda) for Hari is blameless.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-bhakti expressed through śāstra-sanctioned upacāra; purity is grounded in intention and consecration rather than mere materiality.

Application: If a Vāyu emblem is installed by qualified brāhmaṇas, offer namaskāra; treat naivedya-śeṣa as prasāda and use it in Viṣṇu worship without scruple.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (temple/household shrine)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.35-3.1.39 (Vaiṣṇava definition; Hari as sole refuge; Purāṇa-lakṣaṇa leading to Hari)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Brahmanas
• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of consecration (pratiṣṭhā) in Garuda Purana worship rules?

This verse indicates that when a symbol is properly installed by qualified brāhmaṇas, showing reverence to it becomes a legitimate act of dharma rather than an error.

Does the Garuda Purana allow worship with naivedya remnants (prasāda)?

Yes—this verse explicitly states that performing Viṣṇu’s worship using the remainder of the food-offering carries no fault (no doṣa-leśa).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Respect properly consecrated forms used in worship, and treat prasāda/naivedya remnants as acceptable and sacred for devotional practice rather than as ritually “impure.”