Shloka 6
Chandas-Lakṣaṇa: Upacitraka, Vegavatī, Bhadravirāṭ, Viparītākhyānaka, Vaitālīya
Aparavaktra
पादे ऽथ विषमे चैव पुष्पिताग्रा ननौ रयौ / समे नजौ जरौ गश्च वैतालीयं वदन्ति हि / वृत्तञ्चापरवक्त्राख्यमौपच्छन्दसिकं परम्
pāde 'tha viṣame caiva puṣpitāgrā nanau rayau / same najau jarau gaśca vaitālīyaṃ vadanti hi / vṛttañcāparavaktrākhyamaupacchandasikaṃ param
Sa mga pāda na di-pantay, kapag ang mga gaṇa ay Puṣpitāgrā, Na, Na, at Ra; at sa mga pāda na pantay, kapag ang mga gaṇa ay Na, Ja, Ra, at Ga—ang metrong ito ay tunay na tinatawag na Vaitālīya. Ang anyong vṛtta na ito’y kilala rin bilang Aparavaktra, at itinuturing na pinakadakila sa aupacchandasika (uri na kaugnay ng karaniwang chandas).
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in a didactic section on chandas)
Concept: Definition of Vaitālīya metre via odd/even pāda gaṇa sets; synonym Aparavaktra; categorized as aupacchandasika (allied prosody).
Vedantic Theme: Multiplicity of forms within an underlying order; nāma-rūpa classification as a cognitive tool (vyavahāra) grounded in rule.
Application: Identify Vaitālīya by checking odd pāda gaṇas (including Puṣpitāgrā) and even pāda sequence ending with ga; use synonym Aparavaktra in cataloging/teaching.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.210.4-1.210.5 (neighboring vṛtta definitions); Garuda Purana 1.211.1 (general lakṣaṇa statement that follows)
FAQs
This verse defines Vaitālīya precisely by its gaṇa arrangement across odd and even pādas, helping correct chanting, preservation of the text, and accurate identification of metrical forms within the Purana.
It explains that metre is determined pāda-wise (quarter-wise) and that odd and even pādas can follow different gaṇa sequences; here those sequences define the Vaitālīya/Aparavaktra vṛtta.
Use the stated gaṇa patterns to verify metre while learning or digitizing recitations—improving pronunciation, rhythm, and confidence that a transmitted verse matches its intended chandas.