Shloka 106

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

उत्तरे ह्यनिरुद्ध्या नमस्कुर्यादतन्द्रितः / आग्नेये च नमस्कुर्यात्कन्ये मायां सदा शुभे

Transliteration

uttare hyaniruddhyā namaskuryādatandritaḥ / āgneye ca namaskuryātkanye māyāṃ sadā śubhe

Translation

उत्तर दिशेला अनिरुद्धास आळस न करता नमस्कार करावा; आणि आग्नेय दिशेला सदैव शुभ कन्यारूपा माया हिला श्रद्धेने प्रणाम करावा।

Word by Word

• उत्तरे: in the northern direction
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/indeed

• अनिरुद्ध्या: with/through Aniruddhyā (name)
• अनिरुद्ध्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• नमस्कुर्यात्: should bow / should offer salutations
• नमस्कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should pay obeisance’

• अतन्द्रितः: unwearied, attentive
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• आग्नेये: in the southeast (Agni’s quarter)
• आग्नेये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of direction)

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

• नमस्कुर्यात्: should bow
• नमस्कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्ये: O maiden
• कन्ये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• मायाम्: Māyā (name)
• मायाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘कन्ये’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diligent, continuous reverence (atandrīta) to the Lord’s manifestation and to auspicious divine power (Māyā) supports steadiness in worship.

Vedantic Theme: Māyā as divine power under the Lord’s sovereignty; disciplined upāsanā harmonizes devotion with understanding of cosmic operation.

Application: Maintain consistency (daily, without negligence) in salutations/japa; contemplate Aniruddha as protective order and Māyā as the Lord’s auspicious, world-manifesting power—without confusing it for the ultimate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: directional stations within a ritual maṇḍala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.105 (Vāsudeva/Saṃkarṣaṇa/Pradyumna); Garuda Purana 3.24.102 (Śrī and Bhū as śaktis)

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha/Aniruddhā
• Agni
• Māyā

FAQs

What is the importance of directional salutations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that specific divine powers are invoked by honoring particular directions—an applied ritual method for protection, steadiness of mind, and auspiciousness during religious observances.

How does this verse relate to protection during the soul’s journey described in the Garuda Purana?

By prescribing vigilant salutations to protective deities (Aniruddhā and Māyā) in defined quarters, it supports the broader Garuda Purana theme that disciplined rites and divine remembrance help remove obstacles and fear in transitional states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain disciplined daily prayer: face the appropriate direction during worship, offer respectful salutations, and cultivate atandrita (non-laziness) as a spiritual discipline for steadiness and protection.