Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सुशङ्खसुगदाब्जारिधृते (प्रद्युम्नमूर्तये) / नमो(ऽनिरुद्धाय) गदाशङ्खाब्जारीविधारिणे

Transliteration

suśaṅkhasugadābjāridhṛte (pradyumnamūrtaye) / namo('niruddhāya) gadāśaṅkhābjārīvidhāriṇe

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่มูรติพระประทยุมน์ ผู้ทรงสังข์อันเป็นมงคล คทาอันประเสริฐ ดอกบัว และจักร. ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระอนิรุทธ ผู้ทรงคทา สังข์ ดอกบัว และจักร.

Word by Word

• su-śaṅkha-su-gadā-abja-ari-dhṛte: to (him) who holds the excellent conch, excellent mace, lotus, and discus
• su-śaṅkha-su-gadā-abja-ari-dhṛte: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय-पूर्वपद ‘सु-’=good) + śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + su (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + abja/padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ari (प्रातिपदिक; अरि=चक्र) + dhṛta (कृदन्त; धृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘धृत’—‘धृ’ (to hold) ; तत्पुरुषसमासः—‘सुशङ्खं सुगदां अब्जं अरिं च धृतवान्/धृतवते’

• pradyumna-mūrtaye: to the form of Pradyumna
• pradyumna-mūrtaye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradyumna (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘प्रद्युम्नस्य मूर्तिः’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojaka/Discourse (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• aniruddhāya: to Aniruddha
• aniruddhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; sandhi: namaḥ + aniruddhāya → namo'niruddhāya

• gadā-śaṅkha-abja-ari-vidhāriṇe: to the bearer of mace, conch, lotus, and discus
• gadā-śaṅkha-abja-ari-vidhāriṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + abja/padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ari (प्रातिपदिक; अरि=चक्र) + vidhārin (प्रातिपदिक; विधारिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘गदाशङ्खाब्जारिं विधारयति’ (one who bears)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (as a stotra-style invocation within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Protective remembrance: the Lord’s ‘auspicious conch’ and weapons symbolize safeguarding of devotees; devotion expressed through precise iconographic recollection.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as protector (rakṣaka) and inner ruler; devotion stabilizes fearlessness and clarity.

Application: Recite during anxiety or before sleep as a protective stotra; pair each ‘namo’ with a breath and visualize the conch’s auspicious resonance dispelling inner turmoil.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.45.6-10 (Vyūha salutation chain; culminates in Purushottama/Adhokṣaja)

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Shankha
• Gada
• Padma
• Chakra

FAQs

What is the importance of Pradyumna and Aniruddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse venerates Vishnu through His Vyuha-forms (Pradyumna and Aniruddha), emphasizing devotion to the divine manifestations that uphold cosmic order and protect devotees.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by centering refuge in Vishnu (identified by His emblems), it reinforces the Garuda Purana’s devotional principle that remembrance and surrender to Narayana support spiritual safety amid fear, death, and transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a short daily Vishnu-invocation: contemplate the four emblems—conch (purity), discus (discernment), mace (strength), lotus (inner detachment)—and align actions with dharma.