Shloka 28

Devanagari script

वलयो दुन्दुभिः पद्मो महापद्मस्तथापरः / मुकुली चास्य उष्णीषी शङ्खश्च कलशस्तथा

Transliteration

valayo dundubhiḥ padmo mahāpadmastathāparaḥ / mukulī cāsya uṣṇīṣī śaṅkhaśca kalaśastathā

Translation

“Ada pula gelang (valaya), dundubhi (gendang besar), padma (teratai), mahāpadma (teratai agung) dan satu bentuk yang lain; dan baginya juga ada mukulī (hiasan seperti kuntum), uṣṇīṣa (serban), śaṅkha (sangkakala), serta kalaśa (tempayan air).”

Word by Word

• वलयः: Valaya (name/bracelet)
• वलयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुन्दुभिः: Dundubhi (name/drum)
• दुन्दुभिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पाठानुसारः; सामान्यतः दुन्दुभिः = तृतीया एकवचन/प्रथमा बहुवचन)

• पद्मः: Padma (name/lotus)
• पद्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महापद्मः: Mahāpadma (name)
• महापद्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-पद्म (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पद्म)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (great Padma)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• अपरः: another
• अपरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुकुली: Mukulī (name/bud)
• मुकुली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अस्य: of this/of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उष्णीषी: Uṣṇīṣī (name/turban)
• उष्णीषी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्णीषिन्/उष्णीषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शङ्खः: conch
• शङ्खः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• कलशः: pitcher/pot
• कलशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspicious symbols (padma, śaṅkha, kalaśa) as supports for devotional attention and sacred aesthetics.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā: the mind steadied through symbol and beauty, leading toward inner purity (sattva).

Application: Use simple auspicious items (clean water-pot, conch/chant, lotus imagery) to structure daily worship and cultivate purity and gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/royal regalia setting (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.47.24–27 (continuing enumerations of forms/objects)

FAQs

What is the importance of conch (śaṅkha) and pot (kalaśa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse groups śaṅkha and kalaśa among auspicious divine emblems, indicating purity, sanctification, and ritual completeness in worship and sacred description.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: rather than describing the soul’s journey, it lists auspicious insignia and ritual-symbolic items, supporting the text’s broader dharmic framework that underlies post-death rites and merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these symbols mindfully in pūjā—especially śaṅkha and kalaśa—as reminders of purity, order, and auspicious intention in daily ritual and ethical living.