Shloka 6
The Procedure of Worship (Śrīdharapūjā-vidhi)
ॐ धात्रे नमः / ॐ विधात्रे नमः / ॐ गङ्गायै नमः / ॐ यमुनायै नमः / ॐ आधारशक्तयै नमः / ॐ कूर्ंमाय नमः / ॐ अनन्ताय नमः / ॐ पृथिव्यै नमः / ॐ धर्ंमाय नमः / ॐ ज्ञानाय नमः / ॐ वैराग्याय नमः / ॐ ऐश्वर्याय नमः / ॐ अधर्ंमाय नमः / ॐ अज्ञानाय नमः / ॐ अवैराग्याय नमः / ॐ अनैश्वर्याय नमः / ॐ कन्दाय नमः / ॐ नालाय नमः / ॐ पद्माय नमः / ॐ विमलायै नमः / ॐ उत्कर्षिण्यै नमः / ॐ ज्ञानायै नमः / ॐ क्रियायै नमः / ॐ योगायै नमः / ॐ प्रह्व्यै नमः / ॐ सत्यायै नमः / ॐ ईशानायै नमः / ॐ अनुग्रहायै नमः
oṃ dhātre namaḥ / oṃ vidhātre namaḥ / oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ / oṃ yamunāyai namaḥ / oṃ ādhāraśaktayai namaḥ / oṃ kūrṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya namaḥ / oṃ pṛthivyai namaḥ / oṃ dharṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ jñānāya namaḥ / oṃ vairāgyāya namaḥ / oṃ aiśvaryāya namaḥ / oṃ adharṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ ajñānāya namaḥ / oṃ avairāgyāya namaḥ / oṃ anaiśvaryāya namaḥ / oṃ kandāya namaḥ / oṃ nālāya namaḥ / oṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ vimalāyai namaḥ / oṃ utkarṣiṇyai namaḥ / oṃ jñānāyai namaḥ / oṃ kriyāyai namaḥ / oṃ yogāyai namaḥ / oṃ prahvyai namaḥ / oṃ satyāyai namaḥ / oṃ īśānāyai namaḥ / oṃ anugrahāyai namaḥ
ॐ धात्र्यास नमस्कार। ॐ विधात्र्यास नमस्कार। ॐ गंगेस नमस्कार। ॐ यमुनास नमस्कार। ॐ आधारशक्तीस नमस्कार। ॐ कूर्मास नमस्कार। ॐ अनंतास नमस्कार। ॐ पृथ्वीस नमस्कार। ॐ धर्मास नमस्कार। ॐ ज्ञानास नमस्कार। ॐ वैराग्यास नमस्कार। ॐ ऐश्वर्यास नमस्कार। ॐ अधर्मास नमस्कार। ॐ अज्ञानास नमस्कार। ॐ अवैराग्यास नमस्कार। ॐ अनैश्वर्यास नमस्कार। ॐ कंदास नमस्कार। ॐ नालास नमस्कार। ॐ पद्मास नमस्कार। ॐ विमलायै नमस्कार। ॐ उत्कर्षिण्यै नमस्कार। ॐ ज्ञानायै नमस्कार। ॐ क्रियायै नमस्कार। ॐ योगास नमस्कार। ॐ प्रह्व्यै नमस्कार। ॐ सत्यास नमस्कार। ॐ ईशानास नमस्कार। ॐ अनुग्रहास नमस्कार।
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra) — hymnic/nyāsa-style salutations within the instructional discourse
Concept: Cosmic and ethical scaffolding of worship: reality is supported by divine powers; dharma-knowledge-dispassion-lordship are to be honored, while their opposites are acknowledged as pitfalls to be transcended; grace (anugraha) crowns practice.
Vedantic Theme: Viveka-vairāgya as prerequisites; recognition of guṇa-based opposites (vidyā/avidyā etc.) and turning toward sattvic supports; īśvara-anugraha as decisive aid.
Application: Use the list as a contemplative nyāsa: mentally place supports beneath your practice (earth, ananta), invoke purity (rivers), affirm virtues (dharma, jñāna, vairāgya), and explicitly renounce their opposites; end with a prayer for anugraha.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: sacred rivers (tīrtha) invoked within ritual space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.30.4-1.30.5 (āsana and āvāhana context); Garuda Purana 1.30.7-1.30.8 (Hari-āvāhana; sin-destroying mantras)
FAQs
They function as a structured devotional invocation—honoring cosmic supports (Kūrma, Ananta, Earth), sacred rivers (Gaṅgā, Yamunā), and inner virtues (dharma, jñāna, vairāgya), aligning the practitioner’s mind for rite and right conduct.
By saluting dharma, knowledge, dispassion, yoga, truth, and grace—and naming their negations (adharma, ignorance, attachment, powerlessness)—the verse frames the ethical-spiritual axis that determines karmic outcomes and upliftment.
Use it as a short daily invocation before pūjā, japa, or any rite: consciously cultivate jñāna, vairāgya, satya, and kriyā (right action), while watching for the pull of ajñāna and attachment in decisions.