Shloka 9

Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī Vrata (Vijayā/Mahātī Dvādaśī): Vāmana-Kumbha Worship, Restraints, and Jāgaraṇa

Devanagari script

व्यापकाय नमः कुक्षौ केशवायोदरं बुधः / त्रैलोक्यपतये मेढ्रं जङ्घे सर्वभृते नमः

Transliteration

vyāpakāya namaḥ kukṣau keśavāyodaraṃ budhaḥ / trailokyapataye meḍhraṃ jaṅghe sarvabhṛte namaḥ

Translation

బుద్ధిమంతుడు కటిభాగంలో సర్వవ్యాపకునికి, ఉదరంలో కేశవునికి, ఉపస్థంలో త్రైలోక్యపతికి, జంఘలలో సర్వభూతధారకునికి నమస్కరించాలి।

Word by Word

• व्यापकाय: to the all-pervading (Lord)
• व्यापकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Discourse marker (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• कुक्षौ: in the belly/abdomen
• कुक्षौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• केशवाय: to Keśava
• केशवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• उदरम्: the stomach/belly
• उदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यपतये: to the Lord of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यपतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य पतिः)

• मेढ्रम्: the genital organ
• मेढ्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेढ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जङ्घे: in the shanks/legs
• जङ्घे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (dual)

• सर्वभृते: to the sustainer of all
• सर्वभृते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थ (सर्वं भर्तेति)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Discourse marker (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aṅga-nyāsa/limb-wise salutation to Viṣṇu as the indwelling Lord (antaryāmin) and cosmic support.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmitva and sarva-vyāptitva (all-pervasiveness) of Brahman/Viṣṇu; the body as a field for sādhana.

Application: Perform limb-wise namaskāra/nyāsa during pūjā or japa, cultivating awareness that the divine pervades and sustains every function of the body.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.136.10-11 (continuation of limb/offerings and vigil); Garuda Purana 1.137.1 (kalaśa-dāna as allied merit)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Keshava

FAQs

What is the importance of anga-nyasa (placing divine names on the body) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows a ritual method of sanctifying and protecting the body by mentally installing Viṣṇu’s epithets in specific limbs, aligning the practitioner’s physical and subtle awareness with the all-pervading divine.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

By emphasizing bodily sanctification through Viṣṇu-remembrance, it supports the Purāṇic theme that purity of mind and devotion at the embodied stage strengthens one’s spiritual orientation, which is crucial for the soul’s onward journey described elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a brief daily practice: recite it slowly and contemplate Viṣṇu as present in these body-regions, cultivating restraint, steadiness, and devotional mindfulness in everyday life.