Shloka 1

Pañcopāsanā: Viṣṇu-ādhāra invocation and the kalā-s of Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Tatpuruṣa, and Īśāna

Devanagari script

नाम विंशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच / पञ्चवत्क्रार्चनं वक्ष्ये पृथ ग्यद्भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् / ॐ भूर्विष्णवे आदिभूताय सर्वाधाराय मूर्तये स्वाहा

Transliteration

nāma viṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca / pañcavatkrārcanaṃ vakṣye pṛtha gyadbhuktimuktidam / oṃ bhūrviṣṇave ādibhūtāya sarvādhārāya mūrtaye svāhā

Translation

ສູຕະເວົ້າວ່າ: «ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະອະທິບາຍພິທີບູຊາຫ້າປະການ ຊຶ່ງເມື່ອປະຕິບັດແຍກເປັນສ່ວນໆຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ ຍ່ອມໃຫ້ທັງຄວາມສຸກໂລກີ ແລະ ຄວາມຫຼຸດພົ້ນ. (ມັນຕຣາ) ‘ໂອມ. ໃນພູḥ—ແດ່ພຣະວິດສະນຸ, ອາດິພູຕະ, ຜູ້ເປັນຖານຮອງຮັບທັງປວງ, ຜູ້ປະກົດເປັນຮູບ—ສະວາຫາ।’»

Word by Word

• नाम: (entitled)
• नाम: Sambandha (Label/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; शीर्षक/निर्देश (as label: 'named')

• विंशः: twentieth
• विंशः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (chapter heading)

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पञ्चवत्: in fivefold manner
• पञ्चवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in the manner of fivefold)

• क्रार्चनम्: (a rite of) worship/archana (krārcana)
• क्रार्चनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रार्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of वक्ष्ये)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: separately)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun referring to क्रार्चनम्)

• भुक्ति: enjoyment
• भुक्ति: Purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (in compound); भोग/उपभोग (enjoyment)

• मुक्ति: liberation
• मुक्ति: Purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (in compound); मोक्ष (liberation)

• दम्: giving (bestowing)
• दम्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातुजन्य)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष: भुक्तिं च मुक्तिं च ददाति इति (giver of enjoyment and liberation); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्रार्चनम्)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज; अव्यय

• भूः: bhūḥ
• भूः: Mantra (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूः (व्याहृति/अव्यय)
• Form: व्याहृति; अव्यय (mantric utterance)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative of dedication)

• आदिभूताय: to the primordial being
• आदिभूताय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: आदिः भूतः (the primordial being); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विष्णोः विशेषण (dative apposition)

• सर्वाधाराय: to the support of all
• सर्वाधाराय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वस्य आधारः (support of all); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विष्णोः विशेषण

• मूर्तये: to the embodied form
• मूर्तये: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra (Oblation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-निपात; अव्यय (oblation-ending particle)

Speaker

Sūta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pañcavidha (fivefold) worship, properly differentiated, grants both bhukti (worldly fulfillment) and mukti (liberation) through Viṣṇu as ādi-bhūta and sarvādhāra.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as sarvādhāra (substratum) and mūrti (accessible form); harmonizing pravṛtti (bhukti) with nivṛtti (mukti) via devotion.

Application: Adopt a structured daily worship sequence (fivefold divisions as taught in the section) and center offerings with the vyāhṛti-linked Viṣṇu mantra, keeping intention aligned to both duty and liberation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic plane (vyāhṛti)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.21.2-1.21.4 (invocations and kalā enumerations within the same arcana-krama)

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of Pañcavatkārchana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse introduces Pañcavatkārchana as a structured fivefold worship practice whose properly separated steps are said to grant both bhukti (worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death travel directly, it frames devotion to Viṣṇu—‘the support of all’—as a means that culminates in mukti, implying liberation through right worship and mantra.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the mantra with a disciplined, step-by-step worship routine (regularity, clarity of intention, and reverence to Viṣṇu as the universal support), aiming for ethical living and spiritual focus alongside material responsibilities.