Shloka 145
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
पुनीहि गात्रं सर्वदा मूढबुद्धे मन्त्राष्टकैर्जन्मतीर्थे पवित्रे / हृदि स्थितांमारैर्व्यमुद्रां विहाय कृत्वाभूषां विष्णुमुद्राभिरग्र्याम्
punīhi gātraṃ sarvadā mūḍhabuddhe mantrāṣṭakairjanmatīrthe pavitre / hṛdi sthitāṃmārairvyamudrāṃ vihāya kṛtvābhūṣāṃ viṣṇumudrābhiragryām
Hỡi kẻ trí độn, hãy luôn thanh tịnh thân mình tại thánh địa tắm gội nơi quê sinh của ngươi, nhờ tám bài thần chú. Hãy bỏ Yama-mudrā giữ trong tim, và thay vào đó trang nghiêm bằng những Viṣṇu-mudrā tối thượng.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as part of the Garuda Purana dialogue)
Concept: Śuddhi (purification) through mantra and tīrtha is to be oriented toward Viṣṇu; abandon Yama-associated marks and adopt Viṣṇu-mudrā as a sign of allegiance and protection.
Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi leading toward higher realization; shifting identification from fear/death (Yama) to refuge/grace (Viṣṇu).
Application: Maintain regular purification disciplines (snāna, mantra-japa); adopt Vaiṣṇava devotional markers/mudrās per one’s tradition; cultivate remembrance of Viṣṇu rather than fear-based religiosity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: sections on mantra, tīrtha, and Vaiṣṇava marks; thematic continuity with 3.28.141–143 emphasizing Viṣṇu-refuge
FAQs
This verse frames bodily and inner purification through an eightfold mantra-practice as a protective, dharmic discipline that aligns one with auspicious forces rather than death-associated influences.
By contrasting “Yama-mudrā” with “Viṣṇu-mudrās,” the verse symbolically urges a shift from fear/entanglement with Yama’s domain toward refuge in Viṣṇu, a recurring Preta Kanda theme for safe passage and spiritual protection.
Maintain regular purification disciplines—clean living, sacred recitation, and devotional gestures/intent—so one’s habits and mind incline toward Viṣṇu-centered dharma rather than anxiety and harmful tendencies.