Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

लोकानुग्रहकृद्विष्णुः सर्वदुष्टविनाशनः / वासुदेवस्वरूपेण तथा सङ्कर्षणेन च

Transliteration

lokānugrahakṛdviṣṇuḥ sarvaduṣṭavināśanaḥ / vāsudevasvarūpeṇa tathā saṅkarṣaṇena ca

Translation

ലോകാനുഗ്രഹം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും സർവ്വ ദുഷ്ടത നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനും ആയ വിഷ്ണു വാസുദേവസ്വരൂപത്തിലും, സംകർഷണസ്വരൂപത്തിലും പ്രത്യക്ഷനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• लोकानुग्रहकृत्: doer of favor to the worlds
• लोकानुग्रहकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-अनुग्रह-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + अनुग्रह + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णोः); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लोकानाम् अनुग्रहं करोति)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वदुष्टविनाशनः: destroyer of all the wicked
• सर्वदुष्टविनाशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-दुष्ट-विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + दुष्ट + विनाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णोः); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां दुष्टानां विनाशनः)

• वासुदेवस्वरूपेण: in the form of Vasudeva
• वासुदेवस्वरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव-स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक; वासुदेव + स्वरूप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वासुदेवस्य स्वरूपम्)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• सङ्कर्षणेन: as Sankarshana
• सङ्कर्षणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्कर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu’s fivefold manifestation includes Vāsudeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa, oriented to world-welfare and destruction of adharma.

Vedantic Theme: One Lord with functional emanations for creation/order; divine immanence in governance.

Application: Invoke and contemplate Vishnu as protector and purifier; align personal conduct with loka-hita (welfare) and resistance to inner ‘dushta’ tendencies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.6 (Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Narayana complete the fivefold)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vasudeva
• Sankarshana

FAQs

What is the importance of Viṣṇu’s forms (Vāsudeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Viṣṇu’s compassionate, world-protecting function (lokānugraha) expressed through specific divine manifestations—Vāsudeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa—emphasizing protection of dharma and destruction of evil.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching on suffering and protection?

By stating that Viṣṇu destroys wickedness and works for the welfare of beings, the verse frames divine support as the antidote to adharma—the underlying cause of suffering described elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate lokānugraha—act for the welfare of others—and reduce “duṣṭa” tendencies (harm, deceit, cruelty) in thought and conduct, aligning daily life with dharma.