Shloka 6

Viṣṇu-dhyāna: Saguṇa Iconography, Nirguṇa Framework, and the Vāsudeva Insight

Devanagari script

किरीटेन महार्हेण रत्नप्रज्वलितेन च / सायुधः सर्वगो देवः सरोरुहधरस्तथा

Transliteration

kirīṭena mahārheṇa ratnaprajvalitena ca / sāyudhaḥ sarvago devaḥ saroruhadharastathā

Translation

किरीटेन महार्हेण रत्नप्रज्वलितेन च। सायुधः सर्वगो देवः सरोरुहधरस्तथा॥

Word by Word

• किरीटेन: with a crown
• किरीटेन: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महार्हेण: very precious
• महार्हेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (किरीटेन)

• रत्नप्रज्वलितेन: made radiant by jewels
• रत्नप्रज्वलितेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रज्वलित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (किरीटेन)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• सायुधः: armed (with weapons)
• सायुधः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः/हरिः)

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सरोरुहधरः: lotus-holder
• सरोरुहधरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरोरुह (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Adverbial (Kriya-visheshana/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थ ("also/thus")

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narration within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All-pervading Lord (sarvaga) visualized with gem-blazing crown, weapons, and lotus; divine beauty as upāsanā-support.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as immanent (sarvagata) while appearing in a particular form for devotion; lotus as symbol of non-attachment in the world.

Application: Meditate on the crown’s steady brilliance as ‘one-pointedness’; contemplate the lotus-in-hand as instruction to act in the world without clinging.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.92.4-5 (śaṅkha, cakra, gadā; śānta mukha)

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord/Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu’s crowned, jewel-radiant form in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes the Lord’s supreme majesty and auspiciousness—His gem-lit crown and lotus signify divine sovereignty and purity, reinforcing devotion and remembrance of Vishnu as protector.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By highlighting the all-pervading Lord who bears weapons (protection) and a lotus (purity), the verse supports the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that refuge in Vishnu and dharmic living guide the soul toward safety and higher realms.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily remembrance (smaraṇa) of Vishnu’s protective presence—through prayer, ethical conduct, and purity of intention—so fear reduces and dharma becomes steady.