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

Sembah sujud kepada wujud Hari, yang dikurniai cakra yang suci lagi membawa berkat, teratai, gada dan sangkha. Sembah sujud kepada wujud Śrī Kṛṣṇa, yang memegang gada, teratai, cakra pemusnah musuh, dan sangkha.

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.