Shloka 110

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

Devanagari script

मधुसूदनाय भोः कन्ये नमस्कुर्यात्तु नैरृतौ / पश्चिमे त्रिविक्रमाय वामनाय तथैव च

Transliteration

madhusūdanāya bhoḥ kanye namaskuryāttu nairṛtau / paścime trivikramāya vāmanāya tathaiva ca

Translation

हे कन्ये, नैऋत्य दिशेस मधुसूदनाला नमस्कार करावा. पश्चिम दिशेस त्रिविक्रमाला तसेच वामनालाही त्याचप्रमाणे प्रणाम करावा.

Word by Word

• मधुसूदनाय: to Madhusūdana
• मधुसूदनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• भोः: O!
• भोः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधननिपात (vocative particle)

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

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

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘indeed/but’

• नैरृतौ: in the southwest
• नैरृतौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (direction)

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (direction)

• त्रिविक्रमाय: to Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• वामनाय: to Vāmana
• वामनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय, ‘likewise’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, within the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Directional placement of avatāra-nāmas to guard and sanctify space; remembrance of divine deeds (līlā-smaraṇa) supports steadiness.

Vedantic Theme: The one Lord appears as many forms for loka-saṅgraha; pervasion (Trivikrama) and humility (Vāmana) as complementary spiritual ideals.

Application: When feeling ‘inauspiciousness’ or anxiety, recite Madhusūdana; for expansion of perspective, recite Trivikrama; for humility and restraint, recite Vāmana.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space/mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.109 (Govinda/Viṣṇu in directions); Garuda Purana 3.24.111 (Śrīdhara/Hṛṣīkeśa continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Madhusudana
• Trivikrama
• Vamana

FAQs

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

This verse assigns specific names of Vishnu to specific directions, indicating a protective, ritually ordered worship that sanctifies space and supports the rite’s efficacy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing protective invocations in particular directions, it reflects the text’s concern with guiding and safeguarding the departed (preta) through transitional stages using dharmic ritual order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing remembrance or funeral-related prayers, one may keep the practice of mindful, direction-oriented salutations to Vishnu’s forms—emphasizing reverence, order, and spiritual protection.