Shloka 10

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

रं विद्युतां च पूर्वादौ रा (रं) मध्ये सर्वतोमुखीम् / अर्कासनं सूर्यमूर्तें ह्रां ह्रूं (ह्रीं) सः सूर्यमर्चयेत्

Transliteration

raṃ vidyutāṃ ca pūrvādau rā (raṃ) madhye sarvatomukhīm / arkāsanaṃ sūryamūrteṃ hrāṃ hrūṃ (hrīṃ) saḥ sūryamarcayet

Translation

بوضع المقطع «raṃ» في البدء من جهة الشرق، ووضع «rā/raṃ» في الوسط—لتتكوّن هيئة السَّرفَتومُخِي (ذات الوجوه إلى كل الجهات)—يتأمل المرء هيئة سوريَا جالسًا على العرش الشمسي (أركاسَنَ)، ثم يعبده بمانترات: «hrāṃ، hrūṃ (hrīṃ)، saḥ».

Word by Word

• रं: raṃ
• रं: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• विद्युताम्: lightning (form)
• विद्युताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular; object/visualized form)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पूर्वादौ: at the beginning/in the east etc.
• पूर्वादौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्यय (in the beginning/at the eastern side etc.)

• रा: rā (bīja)
• रा: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रा (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (variant reading alongside raṃ)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (locative singular)

• सर्वतोमुखीम्: all-facing (in every direction)
• सर्वतोमुखीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतः + मुखिन्/मुखी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular); अव्यय-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वतः मुखं यस्याः (facing all directions)

• अर्कासनम्: Arka-seat (seat of the Sun)
• अर्कासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क + आसन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—अर्कस्य आसनम् (sun-seat/lotus-seat)

• सूर्यमूर्तिम्: the Sun-form (image)
• सूर्यमूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular); (पाठे 'सूर्यमूर्तें' इति; अभिप्रेतं सूर्यमूर्तिम्)

• ह्रां: hrāṃ
• ह्रां: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रां (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• ह्रूं: hrūṃ
• ह्रूं: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रूं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (variant reading with hrīṃ)

• ह्रीं: hrīṃ
• ह्रीं: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (पाठभेदः)

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta/Deictic (कर्ता/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सः (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (nominative singular; mantra particle)

• सूर्यम्: the Sun
• सूर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should worship)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pratīka-upāsanā: the Sun as seat of divine consciousness; disciplined visualization and mantra as means to steadiness and illumination.

Vedantic Theme: From form (mūrti) to formless light: meditation on the visible Sun as a support for realizing the inner self-luminosity (cit-prakāśa).

Application: At sunrise, orient to east, visualize a solar throne and a radiant Sūrya within the heart/sky; recite hrāṃ/hrīṃ/hrūṃ with steady breath and attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/meditation space with directional orientation

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23.7 (solar mantras and sūryopasthāna); Garuda Purana 1.23.9 (bīja-based śakti worship; continuity of bīja practice)

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Sun-god)

FAQs

What is the importance of Surya worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific Surya-upāsanā procedure using bīja mantras and a directional/yantric arrangement, indicating Surya worship as a disciplined ritual practice for spiritual and ritual purification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it teaches mantra-based devotion and inner alignment (nyāsa/visualization), which the Garuda Purana treats as supportive disciplines that strengthen dharma and spiritual preparedness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

A practitioner may adopt a simple Surya practice—reverent sunrise prayer with focused mantra recitation (as per one’s tradition)—emphasizing steadiness, purity, and mindful worship.