Shloka 19
Nāmāṣṭottara-dviśata: Gaṇa–Chandas–Yati Catalogue and Mnemonic Coding
नौ ततौ गः क्षमावृत्तं तुरगैश्च रसैर्यतिः / प्रहर्षिणी मनौ ज्रौ गा वह्निभिर्दशभिर्यतिः
nau tatau gaḥ kṣamāvṛttaṃ turagaiśca rasairyatiḥ / praharṣiṇī manau jrau gā vahnibhirdaśabhiryatiḥ
‘نَौ’، ‘تَتَौ’، ‘گः’؛ ‘کْشَماوِرتّ’؛ گھوڑوں اور (چھ) رسوں کے ساتھ ‘یَتی’؛ ‘پْرہَرشِنی’؛ ‘مَنَौ’؛ ‘جْرَौ’؛ ‘گا’؛ اور پھر دس آگوں کے ساتھ ‘یَتی’—یہی بیان کردہ رمزی نام ہیں۔
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra, continuing the instructional narration)
Concept: Mnemonic catalog of prosodic/gaṇa designations using symbolic numerology (horses, six tastes, ten fires) to encode metrical markers.
Vedantic Theme: Number-symbolism as upāya (method) for retaining śabda-knowledge; disciplined memory (smṛti) supporting sacred learning.
Application: Use the numeric images as memory pegs: ‘horses’ for a count/beat, ‘six tastes’ for ṣaḍrasa grouping, ‘ten fires’ for daśāgni count—apply while scanning or teaching the listed metres/gaṇas.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.209.15-18 (preceding metre definitions and yati markers)
FAQs
This verse lists technical markers used in ritual/mantric instruction; they function as mnemonic or coded designations within a larger rite-description rather than as a straightforward narrative sentence.
In the Garuda Purana, practical dharma and ritual sections often employ compact coded vocabulary; such lists typically support correct recitation/identification of components (e.g., fires, tastes, symbolic sets) used in prescribed observances.
If using the Garuda Purana for ritual guidance, rely on a traditional commentary or qualified priestly instruction, since verses like this encode technical identifiers (e.g., ‘ten fires’, ‘six tastes’) that must be applied accurately in context.