Shloka 6

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

वासुदेवस्य भार्या तु माया नाम्नी प्रकीर्तिता / संकर्षणस्य भार्या तु जयेति परिकीर्तिता

Transliteration

vāsudevasya bhāryā tu māyā nāmnī prakīrtitā / saṃkarṣaṇasya bhāryā tu jayeti parikīrtitā

Translation

واسودیو کی زوجہ ‘مایا’ کے نام سے مشہور و مذکور ہے؛ اور سنکرشن کی زوجہ ‘جیا’ کے نام سے بھی پرکیर्तित ہے۔

Word by Word

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• माया: Māyā
• माया: Viśeṣya/Abheda (विधेय/अभेद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम्नी: by name
• नाम्नी: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by name’ (instrumental of specification)

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed/called
• प्रकीर्तिता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः ‘is proclaimed’

• संकर्षणस्य: of Saṅkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणस्य: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• जया: Jayā
• जया: Viśeṣya/Abheda (विधेय/अभेद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Vākyārtha (वाक्यार्थ-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (quotative particle)

• परिकीर्तिता: is also proclaimed
• परिकीर्तिता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine consorts (śakti) are named and linked to specific vyūhas, indicating inseparability of Bhagavān and His power.

Vedantic Theme: Śakti-śaktimat-abheda (non-separation of the Lord and His power) within a theistic Vedānta frame.

Application: Use the correct nāma-pairs in stotra, pūjā, and contemplation of the caturvyūha; cultivate reverence for the Lord’s śakti as integral to devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.7; Garuda Purana 3.16.8; Garuda Purana 3.16.9; Garuda Purana 3.16.10

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Māyā
• Saṅkarṣaṇa
• Jaya

FAQs

What is the importance of naming Māyā and Jaya in this Garuda Purana verse?

It identifies the specific śaktis (consort-powers) associated with the vyūha forms Vāsudeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa, clarifying theological mapping of divine forms and their energies.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue flow?

Within the instructional discourse, Vishnu enumerates divine forms and attributes; this verse continues that catalog by stating the consorts linked to two principal forms, Vāsudeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

For devotees, it supports accurate nāma-smaraṇa (name-remembrance) and informed worship by associating each form of Vishnu with its corresponding śakti in prayer and ritual.