Shloka 10

Nityaklinnā Tripurā Sādhana and the Jvālāmukhī-Krama

Devanagari script

विजया चाजिता चैवमोहिनी त्वरिता तथा / स्तम्भिनी जृम्भिणी पूज्या कालिका पद्मबाह्यतः / ज्वालामुखीक्रमं चार्चेद्विषादिहरणं भवेत्

Transliteration

vijayā cājitā caivamohinī tvaritā tathā / stambhinī jṛmbhiṇī pūjyā kālikā padmabāhyataḥ / jvālāmukhīkramaṃ cārcedviṣādiharaṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

విజయా, అజితా, మోహినీ, త్వరితా; అలాగే స్థంభినీ, జృంభిణీ, పద్మం వెలుపల పూజ్యమైన కాలికా—ఇవన్నీ పూజించాలి. జ్వాలాముఖీ క్రమంలో అర్చన చేస్తే విషాదాది దుఃఖాలు తొలగుతాయి.

Word by Word

• विजया: Vijayā
• विजया: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अजिता: Ajitā
• अजिता: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

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

• मोहिनी: Mohinī
• मोहिनी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• त्वरिता: Tvaritā
• त्वरिता: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

• स्तम्भिनी: Stambhinī
• स्तम्भिनी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• जृम्भिणी: Jṛmbhiṇī
• जृम्भिणी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जृम्भिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• पूज्या: to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त; पूज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — कर्मणि-यत् (gerundive)

• कालिका: Kālikā
• कालिका: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• पद्म: of lotus
• पद्म: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (as compound member)

• बाह्यतः: on the outside
• बाह्यतः: Adhikarana (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाह्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb) ‘externally/outside’

• ज्वालामुखीक्रमम्: the Jvālāmukhī procedure
• ज्वालामुखीक्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला + मुखी + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• आर्चेत्: should worship
• आर्चेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should worship’

• विषादि: poison and the like
• विषादि: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (as compound member); ‘poison etc.’

• हरणम्: removal
• हरणम्: Karta (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरण (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः: विषादि-हरणम् (removal of poison etc.)

• भवेत्: would occur/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Result/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘would be/should occur’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Correct ritual sequencing and spatial placement in worship (krama + nyāsa/āvaraṇa) produces tangible relief from grief and distress.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta) mirrored in ritual order; disciplined action shapes mind and experience, supporting inner equanimity.

Application: When performing any structured practice, respect sequence and boundaries: begin with centering, then establish protective ‘outer’ supports (habits, environment), aiming at viṣāda-reduction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: yantra perimeter/outer enclosure

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.198.7 (Jvālāmukhī-krama announced); Garuda Purana 1.198.8–9 (preceding śakti lists)

Characters & Entities

• Vijayā
• Ajitā
• Mohinī
• Tvaritā
• Stambhinī
• Jṛmbhiṇī
• Kālikā
• Jvālāmukhī

FAQs

What is the importance of the Jvālāmukhī-krama in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that worship performed according to the Jvālāmukhī sequence functions as a viṣādiharaṇa—removing sorrow and related inner afflictions—highlighting it as a purposeful ritual order rather than a random list of names.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like protection and relief from suffering?

While the Garuda Purana often discusses suffering and its remedies (ethical, ritual, and spiritual), this verse presents a specific worship-framework: invoking named śaktis in a defined arrangement (including placement ‘outside the lotus’) to counter grief and distress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder that disciplined, orderly practice—prayer, mantra-japa, and structured worship—can be directed toward calming grief and restoring steadiness, alongside responsible action and dharmic living.