Shloka 4
(इति पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्) / सजौ सलौ च प्रथमे नसजा गो द्वितीयके / तृतीये भनभा गश्च चतुर्थे सजसा जगौ
(iti padacaturūrdhvaprakaraṇam) / sajau salau ca prathame nasajā go dvitīyake / tṛtīye bhanabhā gaśca caturthe sajasā jagau
(ดังนี้จบหมวดว่าด้วย ‘ปทจตุรูรธวะ’.) แบบที่หนึ่งมี ‘สชาว’ และ ‘สลาว’; แบบที่สองมี ‘นสชา’ และ ‘โค’; แบบที่สามมี ‘ภนภา’ และ ‘คะ/ga’; แบบที่สี่มี ‘สชสา’ และ ‘ชเคา’
Suta (narrator) / Purana compiler voice (instructional metrical note)
Concept: Mnemonic enumeration of gaṇa patterns across four arrangements; knowledge preserved through compact formulae.
Vedantic Theme: Śabda as carrier of knowledge; compression (saṅkṣepa) enabling faithful transmission.
Application: Use the listed gaṇa pairs per case as a mnemonic key when scanning or teaching the ‘pada-caturūrdhva’ arrangements.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.211.1-3 (definitions leading to this summary); Garuda Purana 1.211.5 (additional patterns ‘Saurabhaka’, ‘Lalita’)
FAQs
This verse functions as a technical summary (colophon-style) listing mnemonic pattern-names used to classify verse-structure; it helps preserve correct recitation and textual transmission.
It does not describe afterlife doctrine directly; it is a prosodic/structural note about how the text’s verses are organized or recited.
Use it as a guide for accurate chanting and study—maintaining correct meter and pronunciation supports faithful learning, recitation, and archiving of Garuda Purana passages.