Shloka 3
Trailokya-mohinī-vidyā: Śrīdhara-Mantras, Ritual Arrangement, and Viṣvaksena Dhyāna
ॐ श्रीं (श्रीः) श्रीधराय त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय नमः / क्लीं पुरुषोत्तमाय त्रैलोक्यमोहनाय नमः
oṃ śrīṃ (śrīḥ) śrīdharāya trailokyamohanāya namaḥ / klīṃ puruṣottamāya trailokyamohanāya namaḥ
ॐ ശ്രീം (ശ്രീഃ) ശ്രീധരായ—ത്രൈലോക്യമോഹനായ—നമഃ। ക്ലീം പുരുഷോത്തമായ—ത്രൈലോക്യമോഹനായ—നമഃ।
Narratorial/Mantra invocation (stuti) addressed to Lord Vishnu (Śrīdhara/Puruṣottama)
Concept: Nāma-mantra (Śrīdhara/Puruṣottama) as a concentrated form of worship; the divine is approached through epithets that encode power and grace.
Vedantic Theme: Name-and-form (nāma-rūpa) as a support for upāsanā; īśvara’s māyā-śakti implied by ‘enchanter of the three worlds’ yet oriented to devotion.
Application: Adopt concise mantras for steady daily japa; use one-pointed remembrance rather than proliferating requests.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: 1.29.1 introduction of worship-mantras beginning with Śrīdhara; 1.29.4 parallel salutation to Viṣṇu with bījas; 1.29.5 statement that these mantras can be contemplated separately or in condensed form
FAQs
This verse functions as a devotional invocation to Viṣṇu, affirming Him as the supreme, all-attractive Lord whose grace bestows auspiciousness (Śrī) and spiritual steadiness before proceeding into the text’s teachings.
Indirectly: by placing Viṣṇu at the center as the supreme refuge, it frames later teachings—about dharma, rites, and liberation—as most effective when grounded in devotion and surrender to the Supreme Person.
Use it as a short Viṣṇu-nāma salutation before study, japa, or ritual—remembering that ethical living and spiritual practice are strengthened by invoking auspiciousness (Śrī) and wholehearted devotion to the Supreme.