Shloka 15

Dūrvāṣṭamī Vrata and Rohiṇī-Yukta Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī: Mantras, Arghya, and Viṣṇu-Nāma Salutations

Devanagari script

श्रीवत्साङ्कं जगद्धाम श्रीपतिं श्रीधरं हरिम् / यं देवं देवकी देवी वसुदेवादजीजनत्

Transliteration

śrīvatsāṅkaṃ jagaddhāma śrīpatiṃ śrīdharaṃ harim / yaṃ devaṃ devakī devī vasudevādajījanat

Translation

ഞാൻ ഹരിയെ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു—ശ്രീവത്സചിഹ്നധാരി, ജഗത്തിന്റെ ധാമം; ശ്രീപതി, ശ്രീധരൻ—ആ ദേവനെ ദേവകീദേവി വസുദേവനിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രസവിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• श्रीवत्साङ्कम्: marked with Śrīvatsa
• श्रीवत्साङ्कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीवत्स + अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्रीवत्सः अङ्के यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे रूढिः)

• जगद्धाम: abode/light of the universe
• जगद्धाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + धामन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; जगतः धाम (आश्रय/तेजः)

• श्रीपतिम्: Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्रियाः पतिः

• श्रीधरम्: Śrīdhara (bearer of Śrī)
• श्रीधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + धर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्रियं धरतीति

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक सर्वनाम

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; यम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• देवकी: Devakī
• देवकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess (lady)
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवकी इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• वसुदेवात्: from Vasudeva
• वसुदेवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• अजीजनत्: gave birth (bore)
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु) (जनीँ प्रादुर्भावे)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense not intended here—simple aoristic/imperfect usage ‘gave birth’

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (invocatory praise to Lord Hari/Kṛṣṇa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The transcendent Hari bears auspicious marks (Śrīvatsa) and yet manifests through avatāra for the world’s welfare.

Vedantic Theme: Acintya relation of nirguṇa/saguṇa: the unborn appears as born (ajāto’pi san) through māyā/śakti for līlā and protection of dharma.

Application: Cultivate devotion by remembering both the cosmic Lord (jagaddhāma) and the approachable avatāra (Devakī-nandana) in prayer and ethical living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (shanta)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred city

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stuti passages linking Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty with avatāra remembrance

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Devaki
• Vasudeva
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Shrivatsa

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Hari (Śrīpati/Śrīdhara) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a devotional invocation, grounding the teaching in the supreme refuge—Hari—described as the cosmic support and the Lord who bears and bestows Śrī (auspiciousness).

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes like death rituals and liberation?

Even when the text later discusses rites, karma, and post-death states, it frames the path with remembrance of Hari as the ultimate protector and goal, implying that devotion and right understanding culminate in liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin study, ritual, or remembrance practices with a short invocation to Hari, cultivating steadiness, auspicious intent, and devotion alongside ethical living.