Shloka 3

Pañcopāsanā: Viṣṇu-ādhāra invocation and the kalā-s of Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Tatpuruṣa, and Īśāna

Devanagari script

सिद्धिरृद्धिर्धृतिर्लक्ष्मीर्मेधा कान्तिः स्वधा स्थितिः (८) / ॐ हीं वामदेवायैव कलास्तस्य त्रयोदश

Transliteration

siddhirṛddhirdhṛtirlakṣmīrmedhā kāntiḥ svadhā sthitiḥ (8) / oṃ hīṃ vāmadevāyaiva kalāstasya trayodaśa

Translation

Siddhi, ṛddhi, dhṛti, Lakṣmī, medhā, kānti, a oblação chamada Svadhā e sthiti—estes (oito) são declarados. Para Vāmadevā há treze kalās; (invoca-se com) “Oṁ hīṃ.”

Word by Word

• सिद्धिः: accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश (enumeration)

• ऋद्धिः: prosperity
• ऋद्धिः: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• धृतिः: steadfastness
• धृतिः: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī / fortune
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• मेधा: intelligence
• मेधा: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• कान्तिः: splendor
• कान्तिः: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• स्वधा: svadhā (ancestral offering-power)
• स्वधा: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• स्थितिः: stability
• स्थितिः: Karta (Listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-निर्देश

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज; अव्यय

• हीं: hīṃ
• हीं: Mantra (Seed syllable)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हीं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र; अव्यय

• वामदेवाय: to Vāmadeva
• वामदेवाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: वामः देवः (epithet/name); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• कलाः: kalās (parts/powers)
• कलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद

• तस्य: of him/that (Vāmadeva)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him/that)

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदशन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन (स्त्रीलिङ्गानुसारं कलाः); संख्यावाचक विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kalās (aspects/powers) such as siddhi, ṛddhi, dhṛti, lakṣmī, medhā, kānti, svadhā, sthiti are invoked; Vāmadeva is associated with a fuller set (thirteen kalās) and approached via the bīja ‘hīṃ’.

Vedantic Theme: Divine śakti as ordered manifestations; prosperity and insight are framed as sacred endowments under īśvara, not merely personal acquisition.

Application: Use the kalā-list as contemplative nyāsa: reflect on each quality (steadfastness, intelligence, radiance) and cultivate it ethically while maintaining devotion as the source-orientation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (arcana/nyāsa field)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.21.4 (continuation of the thirteen kalās list)

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• Svadhā (Pitṛ-oblation)

FAQs

What is the importance of Svadhā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse includes Svadhā among auspicious powers, pointing to its ritual importance as the Pitṛ-related oblation/formula used in ancestral rites (śrāddha) within the Purāṇic framework.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s spiritual aims?

By enumerating inner and outer auspicious endowments—like steadfastness, discernment, and stability—along with mantric invocation, the verse frames spiritual progress as both ethical cultivation and disciplined worship.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate dhṛti (steadiness) and medhā (discernment) in daily life, and if you follow a devotional path, use mantras with clarity of intention while honoring ancestral duties through respectful remembrance and appropriate rites.