Shloka 13

Śālagrāma-lakṣaṇa: Viṣṇu Stotra, Vyūha/Avatāra Identification, and Temple-Fruition

Devanagari script

सुचक्राब्जगदाशङ्खयुक्ताय (हरिमूर्तये) / सगदाब्जारिशङ्खाय नमः (श्रीकृष्णमूर्तये)

Transliteration

sucakrābjagadāśaṅkhayuktāya (harimūrtaye) / sagadābjāriśaṅkhāya namaḥ (śrīkṛṣṇamūrtaye)

Translation

ശുഭചക്രം, പദ്മം, ഗദ, ശംഖം എന്നിവയാൽ യുക്തമായ ഹരിമൂർത്തിക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ഗദ, പദ്മം, ശത്രുനാശക ചക്രം, ശംഖം ധരിക്കുന്ന ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണമൂർത്തിക്കു നമഃ.

Word by Word

• सुचक्राब्जगदाशङ्खयुक्ताय: to the one endowed with excellent discus, lotus, mace, and conch
• सुचक्राब्जगदाशङ्खयुक्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; युक्त (युज्-धातोः क्त) = ‘युक्तः/समन्वितः’

• हरिमूर्तये: to the form of Hari
• हरिमूर्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरेः मूर्तिः)

• सगदाब्जारिशङ्खाय: to the one with mace, lotus, discus, and conch
• सगदाब्जारिशङ्खाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘स-’ उपपदेन ‘सहित’ अर्थः

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) नमस्कारार्थे

• श्रीकृष्णमूर्तये: to the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णमूर्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् कृष्णः) + तत्पुरुषः (तस्य मूर्तिः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative voice addressing/establishing a devotional salutation within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unity of avatāra and the Supreme: Hari and Śrī Kṛṣṇa are praised through shared emblematic form; remembrance of divine attributes purifies the mind.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman upāsanā as a support leading toward inner tranquility; nāma-rūpa as pedagogical means to realize the One.

Application: In japa or kīrtana, alternate ‘Hari’ and ‘Kṛṣṇa’ while visualizing the four emblems; use as a centering practice during anxiety.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.45 (Hari/Krishna form salutations; cakra-śaṅkha-gadā-padma)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Shri Krishna

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu stuti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a reverential salutation to Hari/Śrī Kṛṣṇa, invoking divine protection and auspiciousness before or within the Purāṇic teaching—framing the discourse in devotion and dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by centering the teaching in remembrance of Viṣṇu, it points to bhakti and divine refuge as a purifying support alongside dharmic conduct—key themes that accompany discussions of death, rites, and liberation in the Garuḍa Purāṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a short daily or ritual invocation—especially before śrāddha, japa, or study—cultivating steadiness in dharma and a devotional orientation that counters fear and confusion.