Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

त्रिचक्रो ऽसावच्युतः स्याच्चतुश्चक्रश्चतुर्भुजः / वासुदेवश्च प्रद्युम्नस्ततः सङ्कर्षणः स्मृतः

Transliteration

tricakro 'sāvacyutaḥ syāccatuścakraścaturbhujaḥ / vāsudevaśca pradyumnastataḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

持三轮者当知为阿周陀；具四轮四臂者名为婆苏提婆。亦示现普拉丢姆那，继而依此次第忆念桑迦尔沙那。

Word by Word

• त्रिचक्रः: having three discs
• त्रिचक्रः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of असौ/अच्युतः)

• असौ: this/that one
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अच्युतः: Acyuta
• अच्युतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चतुःचक्रः: having four discs
• चतुःचक्रः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied subject)

• चतुःभुजः: four-armed
• चतुःभुजः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रद्युम्नः: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; 'then/thereafter')

• सङ्कर्षणः: Saṅkarṣaṇa
• सङ्कर्षणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्कर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (is remembered/called)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Iconographic lakṣaṇas (cakra number, arms) indicate specific divine names/forms—Acyuta, Vāsudeva, Pradyumna, Saṅkarṣaṇa—guiding focused devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana as a support for steadiness of mind; nāma-rūpa as devotional gateways to the Supreme.

Application: In worship and meditation, contemplate a chosen Viṣṇu form with correct attributes; use the name aligned to the form to deepen ekāgratā (one-pointedness).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: shrine/mandira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: continuation of strī-nara-lakṣaṇa chapter with Śālagrāma/Viṣṇu-form identifications; Garuda Purana: Sudarśana and Viṣṇu-nāma praise passages (where present)

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta
• Vasudeva
• Pradyumna
• Sankarshana

FAQs

What is the importance of Vyūha forms (Vāsudeva, Pradyumna, Saṅkarṣaṇa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies specific divine manifestations by their distinguishing marks, reinforcing that Vishnu is approached through recognized forms (vyūhas) remembered in tradition for worship and contemplation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by clarifying Vishnu’s recognized forms, it supports devotional orientation toward the Lord—an aid for spiritual focus that the Garuda Purana often connects with liberation and protection.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a guide for accurate Vishnu-upāsanā: remembering and meditating on Vishnu’s forms (Acyuta/Vāsudeva and the vyūhas) with clarity and reverence.