Shloka 116

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

उत्तरे ह्युल्करूपाय अनन्ताय नमोस्तु ते / ईशान्ये विश्वरूपाय नमस्कुर्यादतन्द्रितः

Transliteration

uttare hyulkarūpāya anantāya namostu te / īśānye viśvarūpāya namaskuryādatandritaḥ

Translation

ในทิศเหนือ ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระอนันตะผู้ปรากฏดุจอุกกาบาตเพลิง; ในทิศอีศานยะ (ตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ) พึงนอบน้อมแด่พระผู้มีรูปเป็นสากล (วิศวรูปะ) โดยไม่ประมาท

Word by Word

• उत्तरे: in the north (direction)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—खलु/नूनम् (indeed)

• उल्करूपाय: to the one of meteor/firebrand-form
• उल्करूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्का + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उल्कायाः रूपम्) / उपपद-तत्पुरुष; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• अनन्ताय: to Ananta (the endless one)
• अनन्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Pradhana/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भाववाचक; क्रियापदस्य (अस्तु) पूरक (predicative)

• अस्तु: let (it) be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे—‘let it be’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• ईशान्ये: in the northeast
• ईशान्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• विश्वरूपाय: to the universal-formed one
• विश्वरूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (विश्वं रूपं यस्य/विश्वं रूपम्); सम्प्रदान (dative)

• नमस्कुर्यात्: should offer salutation
• नमस्कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should salute’

• अतन्द्रितः: unwearied, attentive
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) कर्तृपदस्य (implicit ‘सः/भक्तः’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra the method of salutations in ritual context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The same Lord is both infinite support (Ananta) and the all-formed totality (Viśvarūpa); vigilant remembrance (atandrata) stabilizes the mind toward liberation-oriented vision.

Vedantic Theme: Non-dual intuition through saguna symbols: the infinite (ananta) and the universal form (viśvarūpa) point to brahman as all-pervading reality.

Application: Use contemplation of vastness (sky, stars, infinity) as a meditation aid; pair awe with steadiness to reduce ego-clinging and cultivate surrender.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: directional shrine-points within a ritual mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24 (culminating directional salutations to Ananta and Viśvarūpa)

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Vishnu
• Viśvarūpa (Universal Form)
• Iśānya (north-east direction)

FAQs

What is the importance of directional salutations in the Garuda Purana?

This verse instructs focused, direction-wise obeisance to the Divine (as Ananta and Viśvarūpa), emphasizing vigilance; such salutations function as protective, order-giving elements within ritual discipline connected to preta-rites.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

By prescribing attentive worship and protective remembrance of the all-pervading Lord, it supports the ritual framework meant to steady and safeguard the departed’s transition, aligning the process with dharma rather than negligence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain alertness (atandrita) in prayer and duty—especially during rites for ancestors or the deceased—remembering the Divine as both infinite (Ananta) and all-encompassing (Viśvarūpa).