Shloka 25

Prāsāda-Lakṣaṇa: Temple Proportions, Śikhara Ratios, Liṅga–Pīṭha Measures, and Auspicious Ground-Plans

Devanagari script

भद्रकः सर्वता भद्रो रुचको नन्दनस्तथा / नन्दिवर्धनसंज्ञश्च श्रीवत्सश्च नवेत्यमी

Transliteration

bhadrakaḥ sarvatā bhadro rucako nandanastathā / nandivardhanasaṃjñaśca śrīvatsaśca navetyamī

Translation

ఇవి తొమ్మిది పేర్లుగా ప్రసిద్ధం—భద్రక, సర్వతాభద్ర, రుచక, నందన, నందివర్ధన, శ్రీవత్స మొదలైనవి; ఇలా మొత్తం తొమ్మిది.

Word by Word

• भद्रकः: Bhadraka (name)
• भद्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वता: in every way
• सर्वता: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in every way)

• भद्रः: auspicious/good
• भद्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रुचकः: Rucaka (name)
• रुचकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नन्दनः: Nandana (name)
• नन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• नन्दिवर्धनसंज्ञः: named Nandivardhana
• नन्दिवर्धनसंज्ञः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्दि-वर्धन-संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; नन्दि + वर्धन + संज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नन्दिवर्धनसंज्ञ = having the name 'Nandivardhana')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• श्रीवत्सः: Śrīvatsa (name)
• श्रीवत्सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक; संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (contextual: nine)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• अमी: these (those)
• अमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Power of nāma (designation) to encode function/auspicious quality within a systematic typology.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as a pedagogical handle for grasping structured manifestation.

Application: When studying ritual/architectural or cosmological systems, learn the canonical names as mnemonic anchors; attend to auspicious semantics (bhadra/śrī) in design and intention-setting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.47.24–28 (continuation of ninefold and other sets)

FAQs

What is the importance of listing these nine names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional ninefold set of auspicious proper names (navan), used as a canonical list within the chapter’s enumeration.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it functions as a naming/enumaration shloka within the chapter’s catalog.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reference for accurate recitation and study—especially when compiling or chanting traditional name-lists from the Garuda Purana.