Shloka 99

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

स्त्रीरूपेभ्यो नमनं कार्यमेव ईशान कोणस्थदलेषु चैव / ईशाननारायणमाविरिञ्चवायुर्वियच्छेषसुरादिकानाम्

Transliteration

strīrūpebhyo namanaṃ kāryameva īśāna koṇasthadaleṣu caiva / īśānanārāyaṇamāviriñcavāyurviyaccheṣasurādikānām

Translation

应当确然礼敬诸女性形相；亦当礼敬安住于伊沙那(Īśāna，东北方)莲瓣之诸尊：伊沙那、那罗延、毗邻支(Virin̄ci，即梵天)、瓦由、毗耶特(Viyat，天/虚空)、舍沙，以及其余诸天。

Word by Word

• strī-rūpebhyaḥ: to the female forms
• strī-rūpebhyaḥ: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; dative sense with namanaṃ

• namanam: salutation
• namanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāryam: is to be done
• kāryam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘must be done’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• īśāna: Īśāna (northeast)
• īśāna: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; direction-name ‘Īśāna (north-east)’ used attributively

• koṇa-stha-daleṣu: in the corner-situated petals
• koṇa-stha-daleṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘in the corner-situated petals’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• eva: also/indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• īśāna-nārāyaṇam: Īśāna-Nārāyaṇa
• īśāna-nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक) + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘Nārāyaṇa as Īśāna’ (appositional)

• ā-viriñca-vāyuḥ: Viriñca (Brahmā) and Vāyu
• ā-viriñca-vāyuḥ: Samuccita (समुच्चित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + viriñca (प्रातिपदिक) + vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन/द्विवचन? (textual ambiguity); intended as list: ‘Viriñca (Brahmā) and Vāyu’; treat as द्वन्द्व, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• viyat-śeṣa-sura-ādikānām: of those beginning with Viyat, Śeṣa, and the gods
• viyat-śeṣa-sura-ādikānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyat (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sura (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of those beginning with Viyat, Śeṣa, and the gods’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Directional veneration integrates deva-tattvas (Īśāna, Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Vāyu) with elemental/space principle (Viyat), suggesting worship of both personal and cosmic aspects.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman approached through ordered manifestations; space (ākāśa/viyat) as a subtle pervasion pointing to the all-pervading Self.

Application: During japa/pūjā, visualize the north-east petal as luminous; offer namaskāra to Īśāna and the listed principles, cultivating purity and steadiness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mandala/lotus-seat (padma)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.97-98 (other petals); Garuda Purana 3.24.100 (center placement)

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Nārāyaṇa
• Brahmā (Virin̄ci)
• Vāyu
• Viyat (Sky/Space)
• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of offering salutations to the feminine forms in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse instructs that reverence (namana) to śakti/feminine manifestations is obligatory in the ritual sequence, affirming that divine power is honored alongside specific directional deities.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana ritual practice and directional worship?

It maps a ritualized “lotus/mandala” layout by highlighting the Īśāna (north‑east) sector and naming the deities to be invoked there, indicating a structured, direction-based method of honoring divine presences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In daily puja or remembrance, include respectful salutations to śakti (feminine divinity) and maintain a disciplined, ordered invocation—especially honoring the north‑east as a sacred direction for worship and contemplation.