Shloka 29

Pretaśilā at Gayā: Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, Gadādhara’s Manifestation, and the Fruits of Śrāddha & Deity-Worship

Devanagari script

स्पृष्ट्वा नत्वा नारसिंहं संग्रामे विजयी भवेत् / वराहं पूजयित्वा तु भूमिराज्यमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

spṛṣṭvā natvā nārasiṃhaṃ saṃgrāme vijayī bhavet / varāhaṃ pūjayitvā tu bhūmirājyamavāpnuyāt

Translation

नरसिंह का स्पर्श कर प्रणाम करने से युद्ध में विजय मिलती है। और वराह का पूजन करने से पृथ्वी का राज्य (ऐश्वर्य) प्राप्त होता है।

Word by Word

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having touched’

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having bowed’

• नारसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नारसिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (नर-सिंहः)

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अध्याहृतः ‘सः/पुरुषः’)

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वराहम्: Varāha
• वराहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भूमिराज्यम्: earthly kingdom/sovereignty
• भूमिराज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (भूमेः राज्यं/भूमौ राज्यं)

• अवाप्नुयात्: may obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Contact (sparśa) and obeisance to Narasiṁha grants victory; worship of Varāha grants earthly sovereignty.

Vedantic Theme: Divine protection (rakṣaṇa) and order-restoration: avatāra as dharma-stabilizer; worldly success framed as grace-mediated.

Application: Before high-stakes conflict, cultivate courage through prayer and ethical resolve; seek power as duty to protect and uphold dharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: battlefield/temple threshold

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86 (phala statements for avatāra worship)

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Varaha

FAQs

What is the importance of Narasiṁha worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Narasiṁha as a protective, victory-granting form—bowing to him is said to confer success in conflict and adversity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it gives a phala (result) of devotion to Vishnu’s avatāras, emphasizing faith and worship as sources of protection and attainment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined devotion—offer respectful salutations and worship (with ethical conduct) as a means to build courage, steadiness, and clarity when facing struggles, while avoiding harm and aggression.