Shloka 6
The Procedure of Worship (Śrīdharapūjā-vidhi)
ॐ धात्रे नमः / ॐ विधात्रे नमः / ॐ गङ्गायै नमः / ॐ यमुनायै नमः / ॐ आधारशक्तयै नमः / ॐ कूर्ंमाय नमः / ॐ अनन्ताय नमः / ॐ पृथिव्यै नमः / ॐ धर्ंमाय नमः / ॐ ज्ञानाय नमः / ॐ वैराग्याय नमः / ॐ ऐश्वर्याय नमः / ॐ अधर्ंमाय नमः / ॐ अज्ञानाय नमः / ॐ अवैराग्याय नमः / ॐ अनैश्वर्याय नमः / ॐ कन्दाय नमः / ॐ नालाय नमः / ॐ पद्माय नमः / ॐ विमलायै नमः / ॐ उत्कर्षिण्यै नमः / ॐ ज्ञानायै नमः / ॐ क्रियायै नमः / ॐ योगायै नमः / ॐ प्रह्व्यै नमः / ॐ सत्यायै नमः / ॐ ईशानायै नमः / ॐ अनुग्रहायै नमः
oṃ dhātre namaḥ / oṃ vidhātre namaḥ / oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ / oṃ yamunāyai namaḥ / oṃ ādhāraśaktayai namaḥ / oṃ kūrṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya namaḥ / oṃ pṛthivyai namaḥ / oṃ dharṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ jñānāya namaḥ / oṃ vairāgyāya namaḥ / oṃ aiśvaryāya namaḥ / oṃ adharṃmāya namaḥ / oṃ ajñānāya namaḥ / oṃ avairāgyāya namaḥ / oṃ anaiśvaryāya namaḥ / oṃ kandāya namaḥ / oṃ nālāya namaḥ / oṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ vimalāyai namaḥ / oṃ utkarṣiṇyai namaḥ / oṃ jñānāyai namaḥ / oṃ kriyāyai namaḥ / oṃ yogāyai namaḥ / oṃ prahvyai namaḥ / oṃ satyāyai namaḥ / oṃ īśānāyai namaḥ / oṃ anugrahāyai namaḥ
唵——礼敬护持者达特利（Dhātṛ）；唵——礼敬制定者毗达特利（Vidhātṛ）；唵——礼敬恒河女神（Gaṅgā）；唵——礼敬亚穆纳河女神（Yamunā）；唵——礼敬承载之力（Ādhāra-śakti）；唵——礼敬龟神库尔玛（Kūrma）；唵——礼敬无尽者阿难陀（Ananta）；唵——礼敬大地（Pṛthivī）；唵——礼敬法（Dharma）；唵——礼敬智（Jñāna）；唵——礼敬离欲（Vairāgya）；唵——礼敬自在神力（Aiśvarya）；唵——礼敬非法（Adharma）；唵——礼敬无明（Ajñāna）；唵——礼敬不离欲（Avairāgya）；唵——礼敬无自在（Anaiśvarya）；唵——礼敬根（Kanda）；唵——礼敬茎（Nāla）；唵——礼敬莲（Padma）；唵——礼敬清净者毗摩拉（Vimalā）；唵——礼敬提升之力乌特迦尔希尼（Utkarṣiṇī）；唵——礼敬智女神（Jñānā）；唵——礼敬圣行（Kriyā）；唵——礼敬瑜伽（Yoga）；唵——礼敬谦恭者（Prahvī）；唵——礼敬真实（Satya）；唵——礼敬伊沙那（Īśāna）；唵——礼敬恩典（Anugraha）。
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra) — hymnic/nyāsa-style salutations within the instructional discourse
Concept: Cosmic and ethical scaffolding of worship: reality is supported by divine powers; dharma-knowledge-dispassion-lordship are to be honored, while their opposites are acknowledged as pitfalls to be transcended; grace (anugraha) crowns practice.
Vedantic Theme: Viveka-vairāgya as prerequisites; recognition of guṇa-based opposites (vidyā/avidyā etc.) and turning toward sattvic supports; īśvara-anugraha as decisive aid.
Application: Use the list as a contemplative nyāsa: mentally place supports beneath your practice (earth, ananta), invoke purity (rivers), affirm virtues (dharma, jñāna, vairāgya), and explicitly renounce their opposites; end with a prayer for anugraha.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: sacred rivers (tīrtha) invoked within ritual space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.30.4-1.30.5 (āsana and āvāhana context); Garuda Purana 1.30.7-1.30.8 (Hari-āvāhana; sin-destroying mantras)
FAQs
They function as a structured devotional invocation—honoring cosmic supports (Kūrma, Ananta, Earth), sacred rivers (Gaṅgā, Yamunā), and inner virtues (dharma, jñāna, vairāgya), aligning the practitioner’s mind for rite and right conduct.
By saluting dharma, knowledge, dispassion, yoga, truth, and grace—and naming their negations (adharma, ignorance, attachment, powerlessness)—the verse frames the ethical-spiritual axis that determines karmic outcomes and upliftment.
Use it as a short daily invocation before pūjā, japa, or any rite: consciously cultivate jñāna, vairāgya, satya, and kriyā (right action), while watching for the pull of ajñāna and attachment in decisions.