Shloka 26

Snāna-Śauca Krama: Varuṇa–Āpaḥ Mantras, Aghamarṣaṇa, Sūrya-Upasthāna, and Sarva-Tarpaṇa

Devanagari script

विष्णोरायतनं त्वापः स एवाप्पतिरुच्यते / तस्यैवं तनवस्त्वेतास्तस्मात्तं ह्यप्सु संस्मरेत्

Transliteration

viṣṇorāyatanaṃ tvāpaḥ sa evāppatirucyate / tasyaivaṃ tanavastvetāstasmāttaṃ hyapsu saṃsmaret

Translation

జలములు విష్ణువుకు ఆయతనం (నివాసం); అందువల్ల ఆయన ‘అప్పతి’—జలాధిపతి—అని చెప్పబడతాడు. ఈ జలములు ఆయన యొక్క ప్రకటన-తనువులే; కాబట్టి జలంలోనే ఆయనను స్మరించాలి.

Word by Word

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• आयतनम्: abode/seat
• आयतनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/continuative)

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• सः: he/that (Viṣṇu)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• अप्पतिः: lord of the waters
• अप्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः (lord of waters)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उच्यते
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, कर्मणि प्रयोग (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Passive)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus)

• तनवः: forms/bodies
• तनवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/continuative)

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/for)

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Feminine, Locative, Plural)

• संस्मरेत्: should remember/meditate upon
• संस्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + सम्- (उपसर्ग) → संस्मरेत्
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (teaching Garuḍa / Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Immanence of Vishnu in waters; remembrance (smaraṇa) while in water because waters are His tanus (manifest forms).

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin/immanent Brahman: the Divine present in elements; upāsanā through perceiving the sacred in the immediate.

Application: During bathing or near water, consciously recollect Vishnu as present in the element; convert routine cleansing into devotional awareness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic element / tirtha waters

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.214.27 (tad viṣṇoḥ mantra immersion); Garuda Purana 1.214.25 (Vishnu-smaraṇa option)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Āpaḥ (Waters)

FAQs

What is the importance of water (āpaḥ) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames water as Viṣṇu’s abode and manifestation, making ritual water (for bathing, ācamana, offerings) a direct medium for remembrance and purification.

How does this verse guide spiritual practice during purification rituals?

It instructs that while using water—especially in cleansing acts—one should consciously remember Viṣṇu, treating water not as inert matter but as a sacred presence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before bathing or sipping water in daily rites, pause briefly to recollect Viṣṇu and use the act as mindful purification rather than a mechanical routine.