Shloka 3

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

तच्छृणुष्व महादेव पवित्रं कलिनाशनम् / एक एवाव्ययः शान्तः परमात्मा सनातनः

Transliteration

tacchṛṇuṣva mahādeva pavitraṃ kalināśanam / eka evāvyayaḥ śāntaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ

Translation

ഹേ മഹാദേവാ! അതു ശ്രവിക്കൂ—ഇതു പവിത്രവും കലിദോഷനാശകവും ആകുന്നു. പരമാത്മാവ് ഒരുവനേ—അവ്യയൻ, ശാന്തൻ, സനാതനൻ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (teaching)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेव: O Mahadeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• पवित्रम्: pure, sanctifying
• पवित्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्/उपदेशस्य)

• कलिनाशनम्: destroyer of Kali (age/evil)
• कलिनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलि-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; कलि + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलेः नाशनम्)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (परमात्मनः)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शान्तः: peaceful
• शान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषण (past participle)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; परम + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (परमात्मनः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra in a laudatory vocative)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Paramatman is one, imperishable, tranquil, eternal; hearing/receiving this sacred knowledge destroys Kali’s evils.

Vedantic Theme: Advaita-leaning ekatva of Brahman/Paramatman; śravaṇa as purifier; śānti as the mark of the Real.

Application: Practice attentive listening (śravaṇa) and contemplation on the One Self; cultivate inner tranquility as a sign of alignment with the eternal.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.4 (Vasudeva as all-pervading, stainless)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva
• Paramatma
• Kali

FAQs

What is the importance of Kali-nāśanam (destroyer of Kali) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the teaching as a purifier specifically effective against Kali-yuga’s moral and spiritual decline, emphasizing inner purification through knowledge of the one Paramātmā.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By asserting the Supreme Self as one, imperishable, and peaceful, it points the soul’s journey toward recognizing the eternal Paramātmā beyond change, fear, and decay.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Center practice on remembrance and contemplation of the one eternal Self—cultivating peace, reducing ego-driven actions, and choosing dharmic conduct as an antidote to Kali-yuga tendencies.