Shloka 12

Śālagrāma-lakṣaṇa: Viṣṇu Stotra, Vyūha/Avatāra Identification, and Temple-Fruition

Devanagari script

सशङ्कचक्राब्जगदं (जनार्दन) मिहानये / (उपेन्द्रः) सगदः सारिः पद्मशङ्खिन्नमोनमः

Transliteration

saśaṅkacakrābjagadaṃ (janārdana) mihānaye / (upendraḥ) sagadaḥ sāriḥ padmaśaṅkhinnamonamaḥ

Translation

ข้าขอนอบน้อมซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าแด่พระชนารทนะ (อุเปนทระ) ผู้เสด็จมาที่นี่ ทรงสังข์ จักร ดอกบัว และคทา แด่ผู้ทรงคทา ผู้เป็นสารถีนำทาง ผู้ทรงดอกบัวและสังข์ ขอนอบน้อมแล้วนอบน้อมอีก

Word by Word

• सशङ्खचक्राब्जगदम्: having conch, discus, lotus, and mace
• सशङ्खचक्राब्जगदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘स-’ उपपदेन ‘सहित’ अर्थः (शङ्खचक्राब्जगदसहितम्)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) देशवाचक

• आनये: I bring / let me bring
• आनये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (आ + नी → आनय)

• उपेन्द्रः: Upendra
• उपेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सगदः: with a mace
• सगदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गदया सहितः)

• सारिः: with the discus
• सारिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अरिणा/चक्रेण सहितः)

• पद्मशङ्खिन्: bearing lotus and conch
• पद्मशङ्खिन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्खिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पद्मं शङ्खश्च यस्य)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) नमस्कारार्थे

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) पुनरुक्ति-नमस्कारार्थे

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering a salutation/invocation to Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āvāhana-bhāva (inviting presence): repeated namaskāra and remembrance of the Lord as the inner guide (sārathi) and remover of distress (Janārdana).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin and refuge; form-meditation supports one-pointedness (ekāgratā) and surrender.

Application: Use as an opening/closing mantra in daily pūjā; cultivate ‘guided action’—pause, remember the Lord as sārathi before decisions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.45 (series of salutations to Vishnu forms and emblems)

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Upendra
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Vishnu (Janardana/Upendra) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a stuti that centers the teaching in Vishnu’s protective, dharmic authority—invoking the conch, discus, lotus, and mace as symbols of preservation, order, and spiritual guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: by placing Vishnu as the supreme refuge and guide, it frames later teachings on death, afterlife, and dharma as ultimately oriented toward divine protection and liberation rather than fear alone.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily remembrance of dharma: seek clarity (cakra), purity (padma), steadiness (gadā), and devotion (śaṅkha), especially when facing moral difficulty or grief.