Shloka 12

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

शुभकृच्छोभनः क्रोधी विश्वावमुपराभवौ / प्लवङ्गः कीलकः सौम्यः साधारणविरोधकृत्

Transliteration

śubhakṛcchobhanaḥ krodhī viśvāvamuparābhavau / plavaṅgaḥ kīlakaḥ saumyaḥ sādhāraṇavirodhakṛt

Translation

‘శుభకృత్’, ‘శోభన’, ‘క్రోధీ’, ‘విశ్వావమ’, ‘ఉపరాభవ’; ‘ప్లవంగ’, ‘కీలక’, ‘సౌమ్య’ మరియు ‘సాధారణ-విరోధకృత్’—ఇవి క్రమనామములు।

Word by Word

• शुभकृत्: Śubhakṛt (doer of good)
• शुभकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (√कृ धातु, कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (कृत्-शब्दः)

• शोभनः: Śobhana
• शोभनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• क्रोधी: Krodhī
• क्रोधी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विश्वावम्: Viśvāva (paired name, with Uparābhava)
• विश्वावम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन (द्विवचनान्तं युग्मनाम)

• उपराभवौ: Uparābhava (paired name)
• उपराभवौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपराभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन

• प्लवङ्गः: Plavaṅga
• प्लवङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कीलकः: Kīlaka
• कीलकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• सौम्यः: Saumya
• सौम्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• साधारणविरोधकृत्: Sādhāraṇavirodhakṛt (maker of common opposition)
• साधारणविरोधकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधारण (प्रातिपदिक) + विरोध (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (√कृ धातु, कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Channeling inner anger/conflict (Krodhī, Virodhakṛt) toward auspicious conduct (Śubhakṛt, Śobhana) and gentleness (Saumya) through disciplined remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi: transforming rāga-dveṣa into equanimity; devotion supports ethical refinement.

Application: Use nāma-japa as a pause-practice when anger arises: recite ‘Śubhakṛt, Śobhana, Saumya’ to reorient speech and action before responding.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (name sequence)

FAQs

What is the importance of this list of names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a sequential name-list (nāma-sūcī), preserving specific traditional epithets/names; such lists are used for accurate recitation, indexing, and remembering doctrinal or calendrical/name-based sequences in Purāṇic tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not directly describe the soul’s journey; it records a sequence of names/epithets, which typically appears in sections that catalogue ordered items for ritual or doctrinal reference.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse for precise chanting/archival referencing: keep the sequence intact, learn the basic meanings (auspicious, gentle, wrathful, etc.), and apply the ethical takeaway—cultivate ‘śubha’ (goodness) and ‘saumya’ (gentleness) while avoiding ‘krodha’ (anger).