Shloka 34
Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority
वायोः प्रतीकं यदि विप्रवर्यैः प्रतिष्ठितं चेन्नमनं हि कार्यम् / नैवेद्यशेषेण हरेश्च विष्णोः पूजा कृता चेन्न हि दोषलेशः
vāyoḥ pratīkaṃ yadi vipravaryaiḥ pratiṣṭhitaṃ cennamanaṃ hi kāryam / naivedyaśeṣeṇa hareśca viṣṇoḥ pūjā kṛtā cenna hi doṣaleśaḥ
यदि श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणों द्वारा वायु का प्रतीक विधिपूर्वक प्रतिष्ठित किया गया हो, तो उसे नमस्कार करना ही उचित है। और यदि हरि-भगवान विष्णु की पूजा नैवेद्य-शेष से की गई हो, तो उसमें रत्तीभर भी दोष नहीं है।
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
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.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual space (temple/household shrine)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1.35-3.1.39 (Vaiṣṇava definition; Hari as sole refuge; Purāṇa-lakṣaṇa leading to Hari)
FAQs
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.
Yes—this verse explicitly states that performing Viṣṇu’s worship using the remainder of the food-offering carries no fault (no doṣa-leśa).
Respect properly consecrated forms used in worship, and treat prasāda/naivedya remnants as acceptable and sacred for devotional practice rather than as ritually “impure.”