Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे बलप्रबलौ जयश्च विजयो यजेत् / उत्तरे श्रीश्चतुर्द्वारे गणो दुर्गा सरस्वती

Transliteration

paścime balaprabalau jayaśca vijayo yajet / uttare śrīścaturdvāre gaṇo durgā sarasvatī

Translation

പടിഞ്ഞാറ് ദിക്കിൽ ബലനും പ്രബലനും, ജയനും വിജയനും വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കണം. വടക്കേ നാലു ദ്വാരങ്ങളിലും ശ്രീ, ഗണ, ദുർഗ, സരസ്വതി എന്നിവരെ ആരാധിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (locative of place)

• बल: Bala (name)
• बल: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• प्रबलौ: Prabala (name)
• प्रबलौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• जयः: Jaya (name)
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

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

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• श्रीः: Śrī (goddess)
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चतुर्द्वारे: at the four gates
• चतुर्द्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (four-door/at the four-gated place)

• गणः: Gaṇa (attendant deity)
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

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

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavat-ārādhana is supported by a structured cosmos of guardians and śaktis; devotion is enacted as spatial sacralization.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the center with śakti and attendant powers manifesting as ordered functions within māyā; harmony of guṇas through worship.

Application: In pūjā/temple practice, assign deities to directions and gateways to cultivate steadiness, protection, and auspiciousness before central worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-mandala/kshetra layout

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.28 (kṣetra-devatā/maṇḍala-vidhi context)

Characters & Entities

• Bala
• Prabala
• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Śrī
• Gaṇa
• Durgā
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping guardian deities in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse prescribes directional and gateway worship to establish protection (rakṣā) and auspicious order in a sacred space, invoking guardians and beneficent powers before/alongside the main rite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is primarily ritual-topographical (placement of deities by direction and gates) rather than an afterlife description; it supports dharmic rite-performance that, in the broader Purana, is linked to merit and wellbeing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing pūjā or consecrating a space, practitioners can mindfully honor protective and auspicious deities at entrances/directions—symbolically prioritizing order, protection, and clarity before major spiritual work.