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Shloka 30

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

स्वाहाकारो मन्त्ररूपाभिमानी स्वाहेति संज्ञामाप सदैव वीन्द्र / अग्नेर्भार्यातो बुद्धिमान् संबभूव ब्रह्माभिमानी चन्द्रपुत्रो बुधश्च

Transliteration

svāhākāro mantrarūpābhimānī svāheti saṃjñāmāpa sadaiva vīndra / agnerbhāryāto buddhimān saṃbabhūva brahmābhimānī candraputro budhaśca

Translation

Hỡi Indra, chính tiếng xướng ‘svāhā’, vị chủ trì hình thái thần chú, mãi mãi được biết với danh Svāhā. Từ Svāhā, hiền thê của Agni, sinh ra Budha bậc trí—con của Mặt Trăng—được đồng nhất với nguyên lý Brahmā, tức trí tuệ sáng tạo.

Word by Word
स्वाहा-कारःthe utterance/form ‘svāhā’
स्वाहा-कारः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक) + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्वाहा’ इति-शब्दस्य कारः/उच्चारणः (utterance/form)
मन्त्र-रूप-अभिमानीpresiding over the mantra-form
मन्त्र-रूप-अभिमानी:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मन्त्ररूपे अभिमानी’ (presiding over the mantra-form)
स्वाहाSvāhā
स्वाहा:
Pratijñā (संज्ञा)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)
इतिthus
इति:
Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरणार्थक अव्यय
संज्ञाम्the name
संज्ञाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसंज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
आपobtained
आप:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआप् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सदाalways
सदा:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय
एवindeed
एव:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय
वीन्द्रO Vīndra (vocative)
वीन्द्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootवीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (vocative; reading uncertain—possibly ‘खगेन्द्र/वीरेंद्र’)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भार्यातःfrom the wife
भार्यातः:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative), एकवचन; ‘from (his) wife’
बुद्धिमान्intelligent
बुद्धिमान्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
संबभूवwas born/came to be
संबभूव:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + भू (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘came into being/was born’
ब्रह्म-अभिमानीpresiding over Brahmā/creation
ब्रह्म-अभिमानी:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्मणि अभिमानी’ (presiding over Brahmā/creation)
चन्द्र-पुत्रःson of the Moon
चन्द्र-पुत्रः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘चन्द्रस्य पुत्रः’
बुधःBudha (Mercury)
बुधः:
Apposition/Karta (समानाधिकरण/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)
चand
च:
Sambandha (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya, with an address ‘O Indra’ occurring within the cited tradition)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra is not mere sound: it has an abhimānī-devatā; ritual utterance (svāhā) embodies offering and connects to cosmic intelligence (Budha).

Vedantic Theme: Vāk-śakti as a bridge between subtle (mantra) and gross (ritual act); devatā-abhimāna as a pedagogic model for how consciousness ‘presides’ over functions.

Application: In ritual or daily practice, speak sacred formulas with attention and purity of intent; treat speech as consequential and sanctifying.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space + celestial sphere

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.29 (Svāhā praised as not deficient)

Characters & Entities
I
Indra
S
Svaha
A
Agni
C
Chandra
B
Budha
B
Brahma

FAQs

This verse treats ‘Svāhā’ as a mantra-power/personification that presides over offerings; it is not merely a word but a sacred formula linked to Agni and the efficacy of yajña.

By grounding ritual speech (‘svāhā’) in a divine principle and lineage, the verse reinforces that correct mantra-utterance and fire-offering are spiritually potent acts, a foundation for many Purāṇic rites (including śrāddha contexts).

Treat mantra and ritual formulas with attentiveness and correctness—especially in homa or śrāddha-related observances—recognizing them as carriers of intent and sacred order rather than casual speech.

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