Shloka 3

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

पुरुषोत्तमश्चाष्टमः स्यान्नव्यूहो दशात्मकः / एकादशो ऽनिरुद्धः स्याद्द्वादशो द्वादशात्मकः

Transliteration

puruṣottamaścāṣṭamaḥ syānnavyūho daśātmakaḥ / ekādaśo 'niruddhaḥ syāddvādaśo dvādaśātmakaḥ

Translation

ອັນທີ 8 ແມ່ນ ປຸຣຸໂສຕະມະ. ອັນທີ 9 ແມ່ນ ວິຍູຫະໃໝ່ ມີ 10 ອົງປະກອບ. ອັນທີ 11 ແມ່ນ ອະນິຣຸດທະ. ອັນທີ 12 ແມ່ນ ຮູບ 12 ປະການ ປະກອບດ້ວຍ 12 ອົງ.

Word by Word

• पुरुषोत्तमः: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (पुरुषः + उत्तमः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• अष्टमः: eighth
• अष्टमः: Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नव्यूहः: the ninefold formation (navavyūha)
• नव्यूहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (नवः व्यूहः = ninefold array)

• दशात्मकः: tenfold / consisting of ten
• दशात्मकः: Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दश-आत्मकः = consisting of ten)

• एकादशः: eleventh / eleven
• एकादशः: Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (cardinal used adjectivally)

• अनिरुद्धः: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वादशः: twelfth / twelve
• द्वादशः: Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• द्वादशात्मकः: twelvefold / consisting of twelve
• द्वादशात्मकः: Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्वादश-आत्मकः = consisting of twelve)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is approached through ordered forms (vyūhas) and multi-aspect manifestations for upāsanā.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman upāsanā as a support leading toward śānta-citta and higher realization.

Application: Use the enumerated forms as a japa/dhyāna sequence or as a mental nyāsa while performing pūjā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (vyūha/yantra-disc arrangement context)

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣottama
• Aniruddha
• Vyūha

FAQs

What is the importance of the Vyūha concept in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a structured enumeration of divine forms—linking names like Puruṣottama and Aniruddha to specific numbered manifestations—showing how Viṣṇu is contemplated through ordered emanational aspects (vyūhas).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: rather than describing preta-journey or Yama’s realm, it frames theological contemplation of Viṣṇu’s forms, which in the broader Purāṇic context supports devotion and remembrance as aids toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a devotional mapping: meditate on Viṣṇu’s named forms (especially Puruṣottama and Aniruddha) and cultivate disciplined remembrance (smaraṇa) as part of daily worship.