Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

शालग्रामशिला यत्र देवो द्वारवतीभवः / उभयोः संगमो यत्र तत्र मुक्तिर्न संशयः

Transliteration

śālagrāmaśilā yatra devo dvāravatībhavaḥ / ubhayoḥ saṃgamo yatra tatra muktirna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Nơi nào có thánh thạch Śālagrāma, và nơi nào có Đức Chúa ngự tại Dvārakā—nơi nào có sự hội tụ của cả hai—nơi ấy có giải thoát (mukti); điều này không còn nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• शालग्रामशिला: the Śālagrāma stone
• शालग्रामशिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालग्राम + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शालग्रामस्य शिला)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)

• देवः: the Lord / deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्वारवतीभवः: (the deity) of/connected with Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीभवः: Pradhana-predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (द्वारवत्याः भवः = originating/connected with Dvāravatī)

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• संगमः: meeting / confluence
• संगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (where)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (there)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not / no
• न: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Liberation is assured where Viṣṇu’s tangible sacred presence (Śālagrāma) and His abode-form (Dvārakā) are jointly honored.

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) mediated through saguna symbols; tīrtha and arcā as supports that turn the mind toward Brahman.

Application: Keep Śālagrāma worship with purity and devotion; undertake Dvārakā-yātrā or mentally unite both through daily pūjā and remembrance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66 (tīrtha and Viṣṇu-devotion sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Shalagrama
• Dvaraka (Dvaravati)
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Śālagrāma in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats Śālagrāma as a direct emblem of Viṣṇu whose presence, especially when linked with the Lord of Dvārakā, is said to be a sure cause of mokṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of liberation (moksha)?

It frames mokṣa as attainable through Viṣṇu-sambandha—devotional connection to the Lord—symbolized by the meeting of Śālagrāma (aniconic Viṣṇu) and Dvārakā’s Lord, indicating concentrated Viṣṇu-bhakti and sacred association.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate Viṣṇu-bhakti through reverent Śālagrāma worship (where traditionally appropriate), remembrance of Dvārakā/Kṛṣṇa, and pilgrimage or mental contemplation of such tirthas—using these practices to orient life toward liberation.