Shloka 2

Viṣṇu-pūjāvidhi: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Āsana-devatā Pūjā, Upacāras, and Stotra

Devanagari script

हरिरुवाच / अर्चनं विष्णुदेवस्य वक्ष्यामि वृषभध्वज / तच्छृणुष्व महाभाग भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं शुभम्

Transliteration

hariruvāca / arcanaṃ viṣṇudevasya vakṣyāmi vṛṣabhadhvaja / tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham

Translation

హరి పలికెను—ఓ వృషభధ్వజా! విష్ణుదేవుని అర్చనను నేను వివరిస్తాను. ఓ మహాభాగ్యవంతుడా! వినుము; ఇది శుభకరం, భోగముక్తులను ప్రసాదించేది।

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अर्चनम्: worship, adoration
• अर्चनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विष्णुदेवस्य: of Lord Viṣṇu
• विष्णुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुदेव (प्रातिपदिक: विष्णु + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will explain
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• वृषभध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘वृषभः ध्वजः यस्य सः’ (epithet of Śiva)

• तत्: that (teaching)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश (that/it)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘महान् भागः यस्य’

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—अर्चनम्; अर्थः—भुक्तिं च मुक्तिं च प्रददाति

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—अर्चनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu-arcana is śubha and grants both bhukti (legitimate prosperity/joy) and mukti (liberation).

Vedantic Theme: Integration of puruṣārthas under devotion; worship as purifying karma that culminates in mokṣa through grace.

Application: Adopt Viṣṇu worship as a steady discipline; align desires with dharma (bhukti) while keeping mokṣa as the highest aim.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.31.3 (preparatory purity steps for worship); Garuda Purana 1.30.19–20 (devotion/recitation leading to supreme abode)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu arcana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu worship (arcana) as an auspicious practice that grants both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), making it central to the text’s practical spirituality.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By presenting devotion and worship of Vishnu as mukti-prada (liberation-giving), it points to bhakti-centered practice as a direct means toward freedom from bondage and the cycle of suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt consistent Vishnu worship—daily prayer, mantra, offerings, and ethical living aligned with devotion—aiming for both inner purification and spiritual liberation.