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Shloka 3

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

पुरुषोत्तमश्चाष्टमः स्यान्नव्यूहो दशात्मकः / एकादशो ऽनिरुद्धः स्याद्द्वादशो द्वादशात्मकः

Transliteration

puruṣottamaścāṣṭamaḥ syānnavyūho daśātmakaḥ / ekādaśo 'niruddhaḥ syāddvādaśo dvādaśātmakaḥ

Translation

Bậc thứ tám là Puruṣottama. Bậc thứ chín là vyūha mới gồm mười phương diện. Bậc thứ mười một là Aniruddha. Bậc thứ mười hai là hình thái mười hai phần, cấu thành bởi mười hai phương diện.

Word by Word
पुरुषोत्तमःPuruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
पुरुषोत्तमः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (पुरुषः + उत्तमः)
चand
च:
Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)
अष्टमःeighth
अष्टमः:
Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)
स्यात्would be / should be
स्यात्:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
नव्यूहःthe ninefold formation (navavyūha)
नव्यूहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनव + व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (नवः व्यूहः = ninefold array)
दशात्मकःtenfold / consisting of ten
दशात्मकः:
Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootदश + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दश-आत्मकः = consisting of ten)
एकादशःeleventh / eleven
एकादशः:
Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootएकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (cardinal used adjectivally)
अनिरुद्धःAniruddha
अनिरुद्धः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम
स्यात्would be / should be
स्यात्:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
द्वादशःtwelfth / twelve
द्वादशः:
Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण
द्वादशात्मकःtwelvefold / consisting of twelve
द्वादशात्मकः:
Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्वादश-आत्मकः = consisting of twelve)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is approached through ordered forms (vyūhas) and multi-aspect manifestations for upāsanā.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman upāsanā as a support leading toward śānta-citta and higher realization.

Application: Use the enumerated forms as a japa/dhyāna sequence or as a mental nyāsa while performing pūjā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (vyūha/yantra-disc arrangement context)

Characters & Entities
P
Puruṣottama
A
Aniruddha
V
Vyūha

FAQs

This verse presents a structured enumeration of divine forms—linking names like Puruṣottama and Aniruddha to specific numbered manifestations—showing how Viṣṇu is contemplated through ordered emanational aspects (vyūhas).

Indirectly: rather than describing preta-journey or Yama’s realm, it frames theological contemplation of Viṣṇu’s forms, which in the broader Purāṇic context supports devotion and remembrance as aids toward liberation.

Use the verse as a devotional mapping: meditate on Viṣṇu’s named forms (especially Puruṣottama and Aniruddha) and cultivate disciplined remembrance (smaraṇa) as part of daily worship.

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