Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कुन्दगोक्षीरधवलो हरिर्ध्येयो मुमुक्षुभिः / विशालेन सुसौम्येन शङ्खेन च समन्वितः

Transliteration

kundagokṣīradhavalo harirdhyeyo mumukṣubhiḥ / viśālena susaumyena śaṅkhena ca samanvitaḥ

Translation

కుందపుష్పం, గోక్షీరంలా ధవళమైన హరిని మోక్షార్థులు ధ్యానించవలెను. ఆయన విశాలమైన, అత్యంత సౌమ్యమైన (మంగళకరమైన) శంఖముతో యుక్తుడు.

Word by Word

• कुन्दगोक्षीरधवलः: white like jasmine and cow’s milk
• कुन्दगोक्षीरधवलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + गोक्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + धवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (हरिः)

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

• ध्येयः: to be meditated upon
• ध्येयः: Predicate (Vidhi/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; यत् (Gerundive/भाव्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• मुमुक्षुभिः: by seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षुभिः: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विशालेन: large
• विशालेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (शङ्खेन)

• सुसौम्येन: very gentle/pleasant
• सुसौम्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (शङ्खेन)

• शङ्खेन: with a conch
• शङ्खेन: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• समन्वितः: endowed/associated
• समन्वितः: Predicate (State/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + इ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (हरिः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, typical dialogue frame of the Garuda Purana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mumukṣu-centered instruction: meditate on Hari’s pure, white, sattvic form; the conch signifies auspiciousness and dharma-proclamation.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi as support for jñāna; devotion to saguna form as a ladder toward liberation.

Application: Use a ‘cool-white’ visualization to pacify agitation; pair dhyāna with śaṅkha symbolism—begin practice with a brief inward ‘conch-sound’ recollection (oṃ-like resonance) to gather attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.92.5-6 (cakra, gadā, padma, kirīṭa)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shankha (conch)

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Hari for moksha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse directly states that liberation-seekers (mumukṣus) should meditate on Hari, presenting dhyāna as a primary means for purification and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death travel, it emphasizes the preventative spiritual discipline: steady meditation on Vishnu as an auspicious support for liberation and right destiny of the soul.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily Vishnu-dhyāna practice—visualizing Hari’s serene, radiant form and the conch—using it to cultivate steadiness, purity, and moksha-oriented living.