Shloka 3

Gopāla-pūjāvidhi: Maṇḍala, Dik-devatā, Mantra-aṅga, and Āyudha Installation

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे बलप्रबलौ जयश्च विजयो यजेत् / उत्तरे श्रीश्चतुर्द्वारे गणो दुर्गा सरस्वती

Transliteration

paścime balaprabalau jayaśca vijayo yajet / uttare śrīścaturdvāre gaṇo durgā sarasvatī

Translation

மேற்கு திசையில் பலன், பிரபலன், மேலும் ஜயன், விஜயன் ஆகியோரைக் முறையாக வழிபட வேண்டும். வட திசையில் நான்கு வாயில்களிலும் ஸ்ரீ, கண, துர்கா, சரஸ்வதி ஆகியோரைக் பூஜிக்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (locative of place)

• बल: Bala (name)
• बल: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• प्रबलौ: Prabala (name)
• प्रबलौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• जयः: Jaya (name)
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विजयः: Vijaya (name)
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• श्रीः: Śrī (goddess)
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चतुर्द्वारे: at the four gates
• चतुर्द्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (four-door/at the four-gated place)

• गणः: Gaṇa (attendant deity)
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दुर्गा: Durgā
• दुर्गा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavat-ārādhana is supported by a structured cosmos of guardians and śaktis; devotion is enacted as spatial sacralization.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the center with śakti and attendant powers manifesting as ordered functions within māyā; harmony of guṇas through worship.

Application: In pūjā/temple practice, assign deities to directions and gateways to cultivate steadiness, protection, and auspiciousness before central worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-mandala/kshetra layout

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.28 (kṣetra-devatā/maṇḍala-vidhi context)

Characters & Entities

• Bala
• Prabala
• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Śrī
• Gaṇa
• Durgā
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping guardian deities in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse prescribes directional and gateway worship to establish protection (rakṣā) and auspicious order in a sacred space, invoking guardians and beneficent powers before/alongside the main rite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is primarily ritual-topographical (placement of deities by direction and gates) rather than an afterlife description; it supports dharmic rite-performance that, in the broader Purana, is linked to merit and wellbeing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing pūjā or consecrating a space, practitioners can mindfully honor protective and auspicious deities at entrances/directions—symbolically prioritizing order, protection, and clarity before major spiritual work.