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Shloka 46

Mantra-Nyāsa and Elemental Maṇḍalas: Nāga Invocation and Garuḍa–Bhairava Dhyāna for Protection

Devanagari script

आत्मानं चिन्तयेन्नित्यं कामरूपं मनोहरम् / प्लावयन्तं जगत्सर्वं सृष्टिसंहारकारकम्

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ cintayennityaṃ kāmarūpaṃ manoharam / plāvayantaṃ jagatsarvaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakam

Translation

ينبغي للمرء أن يتأمّل الذات على الدوام—جميلةً قادرةً على اتخاذ الصور كيف شاءت—تغمر الكون كلَّه وتحيط به، وهي عينُ سبب الخلق والفناء.

Word by Word
आत्मानम्the Self (as object of meditation)
आत्मानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; accusative singular masculine
चिन्तयेत्should contemplate/meditate
चिन्तयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; parasmaipada; 3rd person singular optative
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)
कामरूपम्of desired form; shape-shifting
कामरूपम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (कर्मणि विशेषणम्) accusative singular neuter
मनोहरम्charming, delightful
मनोहरम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (कर्मणि विशेषणम्) accusative singular neuter
प्लावयन्तम्flooding, inundating
प्लावयन्तम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्लु (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; accusative singular masculine participle
जगत्the world
जगत्:
Karma (Object of participle/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; accusative singular neuter
सर्वम्entire, all
सर्वम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; जगत्-विशेषणम्; accusative singular neuter
सृष्टिसंहारकारकम्the cause/agent of creation and dissolution
सृष्टिसंहारकारकम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसृष्टि + संहार + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (कर्मणि विशेषणम्) accusative singular neuter; समासः: सृष्टेः संहारस्य च कारकः
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a dharma-teaching context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-dhyāna on the Self as kāmarūpa (freely manifesting), manohara, sarva-vyāpaka, and as the causal principle of creation and dissolution.

Vedantic Theme: Ātman/Brahman non-duality and īśvara as upādāna–nimitta-kāraṇa; contemplation dissolves bheda-buddhi and stabilizes śānti.

Application: Daily meditation: begin with internal recollection of the witnessing Self, then expand awareness to all-pervasion; end by offering sṛṣṭi–sthiti–saṃhāra to the same Reality (japa/dhyāna/īśvara-smaraṇa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda) dhyāna/viśvarūpa passages around 1.197 (context: protective and contemplative visualizations)

Characters & Entities
A
Atman
J
Jagat (Universe)

FAQs

This verse frames steady contemplation of the Supreme Self as a core sādhanā: remembering the Self as all-pervading and as the source of creation and dissolution steadies the mind and turns it away from fear, attachment, and delusion.

By emphasizing the all-pervading Self as the ultimate cause behind worldly change, the verse points the listener beyond temporary states (including post-death transitions) toward moksha-oriented knowledge and devotion.

Adopt a daily practice of remembrance—japa, dhyāna, or mindful reflection—centering on the Self as the sustaining reality behind life’s changes, which supports ethical living and reduces anxiety about outcomes.

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