Shloka 9

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

अङ्गिराः श्रीमुखो भावः युवा धाता तथैव च / ईश्वरो बहुधान्यश्च प्रमाथी विक्रमो विषुः

Transliteration

aṅgirāḥ śrīmukho bhāvaḥ yuvā dhātā tathaiva ca / īśvaro bahudhānyaśca pramāthī vikramo viṣuḥ

Translation

അംഗിരാ, ശ്രീമുഖ, ഭാവ, യുവ, അതുപോലെ ധാതാ; ഈശ്വര, ബഹുധാന്യ, പ്രമാഥീ, വിക്രമ, വിഷു—ഇവ പാവനനാമങ്ങളായി എണ്ണപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgirā
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (अङ्गिराः इति प्रथमा-एकवचन रूपम्)

• श्रीमुखः: Śrīmukha
• श्रीमुखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भावः: Bhāva
• भावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• युवा: Yuvā (the youthful one)
• युवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• धाता: Dhātā
• धाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारार्थक (thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक (indeed)

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

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• बहुधान्यः: Bahudhānya
• बहुधान्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

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

• प्रमाथी: Pramāthī
• प्रमाथी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विक्रमः: Vikrama
• विक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विषुः: Viṣu
• विषुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine names as accessible forms of the divine—each epithet evokes a facet of cosmic order and protection.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā supporting inner purification and orientation toward Brahman.

Application: Chant the sequence with attention to meaning (artha-bhāvanā): creator-sage resonance (Aṅgirā), auspicious-faced (Śrīmukha), being (Bhāva), youthful vigor (Yuvā), sustainer (Dhātā), lordship (Īśvara).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (continuation of name-list)

Characters & Entities

• Angiras
• Dhata
• Ishvara

FAQs

What is the importance of divine name-lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse is part of a structured enumeration of sacred epithets; such lists are traditionally used for remembrance (smaraṇa) and devotional recitation, focusing the mind on divine qualities.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing remembrance through sacred names, it supports the devotional and dharmic orientation that the Garuda Purana repeatedly presents as spiritually protective and uplifting for one’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a short daily nāma-recitation: chant slowly with attention to meanings like ‘sustainer’ (Dhātā) and ‘sovereign’ (Īśvara), cultivating steadiness, gratitude, and ethical resolve.