Shloka 55

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

त्रिवारतीर्थग्रहणस्य काले कृष्णं रामं व्यासदेवं क्रमेण / शङ्खोदकस्योद्धरणे चैव काले मुकुन्दरूपं संस्मरेत्सर्वदैव

Transliteration

trivāratīrthagrahaṇasya kāle kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ vyāsadevaṃ krameṇa / śaṅkhodakasyoddharaṇe caiva kāle mukundarūpaṃ saṃsmaretsarvadaiva

Translation

เมื่อรับน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์สามครั้ง (ตฤวารตีรถคฺรหณะ) พึงระลึกตามลำดับถึงกฤษณะ รามะ และวยาสเทวะ และเมื่อช้อนน้ำจากสังข์ พึงภาวนาถึงรูปมุกุนทะอยู่เสมอ

Word by Word

• त्रिवारतीर्थग्रहणस्य: of the act of taking tīrtha three times
• त्रिवारतीर्थग्रहणस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवार-तीर्थ-ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—त्रिवार (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: thrice) + तीर्थग्रहण (तत्पुरुष)

• काले: at the time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• व्यासदेवम्: Vyāsadeva
• व्यासदेवम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—व्यासः देवः (the divine Vyāsa)

• क्रमेण: in sequence
• क्रमेण: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (instrumental used adverbially: in order)

• शङ्खोदकस्य: of the conch-water
• शङ्खोदकस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख-उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—शङ्खस्य उदकम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• उद्धरणे: at the drawing out
• उद्धरणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भाववाचक (ल्युट्/अन्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘उद्धरण’ = drawing out/lifting

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थ-अव्यय (particle)

• काले: at the time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• मुकुन्दरूपम्: the form of Mukunda
• मुकुन्दरूपम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—मुकुन्दस्य रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• संस्मरेत्: should remember
• संस्मरेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थ-अव्यय (particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A structured remembrance during triple bath—Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Vyāsadeva—followed by constant meditation on Mukunda while drawing conch-water.

Vedantic Theme: Guru-avatāra continuum: Vyāsa as śāstra-pravartaka; devotion integrates līlā (Kṛṣṇa/Rāma) with jñāna-transmission (Vyāsa).

Application: During threefold bath, mentally recite/remember Kṛṣṇa, then Rāma, then Vyāsa; when lifting water from the conch for sprinkling/ācamana/abhisheka, hold Mukunda’s form steadily in mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river/pond/ghāṭa; then pūjā space with śaṅkha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29 (tīrtha-grahaṇa, śaṅkhodaka, and continuous smṛti instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Rama
• Vyasa
• Mukunda (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Krishna, Rama, and Vyasa during tīrtha-grahaṇa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes a specific remembrance-sequence to sanctify the rite: the mind is anchored in avatāric and scriptural authority (Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Vyāsa), making the act of tīrtha-grahaṇa spiritually efficacious.

How does this verse connect ritual action (conch-water) with liberation in the Garuda Purana?

By instructing meditation on Mukunda precisely when lifting conch-water, the text links an outer ritual step to inner contemplation of Vishnu as the liberator, emphasizing that remembrance (smaraṇa) empowers the rite.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

While performing any purification act (bath, ācamana, or sacred-water offering), keep a deliberate sequence of divine remembrance and focus on Mukunda—using the ritual as a cue for steady, disciplined mindfulness.