Shloka 32

Prāsāda-Lakṣaṇa: Temple Proportions, Śikhara Ratios, Liṅga–Pīṭha Measures, and Auspicious Ground-Plans

Devanagari script

विजयो नामतः श्वेतस्त्रिविष्टिपसमुद्भवाः / त्रिकोणं पद्ममर्धेन्दुश्चतुष्कोणं द्विरष्टकम्

Transliteration

vijayo nāmataḥ śvetastriviṣṭipasamudbhavāḥ / trikoṇaṃ padmamardhenduścatuṣkoṇaṃ dviraṣṭakam

Translation

「ヴィジャヤ」と名づくる相（座）があり、白色にして天界より生ず。そこには三角の文、蓮華、半月、四隅の形、そして八を二重にした十六の区分が印される。

Word by Word

• विजयः: Vijaya (a name)
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (adverb: ‘by name/as to name’)

• श्वेतः: white
• श्वेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्रिविष्टिप-समुद्भवाः: arisen from heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
• त्रिविष्टिप-समुद्भवाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) + सम्+उद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिविष्टपात् समुद्भवाः)

• त्रिकोणम्: triangle/three-angled (figure)
• त्रिकोणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः कोणाः यस्य)

• पद्मम्: lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अर्ध-इन्दुः: half-moon
• अर्ध-इन्दुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (अर्धः इन्दुः)

• चतुष्कोणम्: quadrilateral/four-angled (figure)
• चतुष्कोणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (चत्वारः कोणाः यस्य)

• द्विरष्टकम्: two-eights (sixteen); a figure/name
• द्विरष्टकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वे अष्टके = षोडश/‘two eights’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, as per the common narrative frame of the Garuda Purana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred geometry (triangles, lotus, lunar arc, quadrangles, sixteenfold division) as a deva-derived template for auspicious success (vijaya).

Vedantic Theme: Order (niyati) and harmony in form as a support for sattva and focused mind; geometry as a contemplative aid.

Application: In ritual pavilion/yantra planning, incorporate the specified geometric marks and proportional divisions to align the space with ‘vijaya’ (success) and purity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.47.33 (application: maṇḍapa arrangement and fruits)

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya
• Triviṣṭipa (Svarga)

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘Vijaya’ in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse identifies ‘Vijaya’ as a pure, heaven-origin form/seat characterized by specific auspicious geometric marks used to signify sanctity and spiritual ‘victory’ in ritual or meditative contexts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by linking purity and heavenly origin with auspicious marks, it supports the broader Garuda Purana theme that spiritual merit and correct sacred observances align one with higher realms (such as Svarga).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that ritual purity and disciplined practice matter: keep worship spaces clean, approach rites with clarity, and contemplate auspicious symbols (lotus, half-moon, square/triangle) as aids for steadiness and inner uplift.