Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

रूपक्पेन चैकाहजपो जाप्यसमर्पणम् / स्तुतिर्नतिर्हृदाद्यैश्च ज्ञेयं नामाङ्ग पूजनम्

Transliteration

rūpakpena caikāhajapo jāpyasamarpaṇam / stutirnatirhṛdādyaiśca jñeyaṃ nāmāṅga pūjanam

Translation

اعلم أن العبادة بأعضاء الاسم الإلهي تُعرَف بأنها: «روپَكَ» أي التمثيل الرمزي، و«جَپا» تكرار الذكر ليومٍ واحد، وتقديم ما تُليَ قربانًا (samarpaṇa)؛ وكذلك التسبيح والمدح (stuti)، والسجود/الانحناء (nati)، وخشوع القلب وبهاكتيه، وما يتصل بذلك من أعمال باطنية.

Word by Word

• रूपकेन: by/with a form (icon/representation)
• रूपकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

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

• एकाहजपः: one-day recitation (japa)
• एकाहजपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + अह (प्रातिपदिक) + जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (एकाहे जपः = one-day japa)

• जाप्यसमर्पणम्: offering/dedication of the recitation
• जाप्यसमर्पणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जप् से) + समर्पण (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-√अर्प्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जाप्यस्य समर्पणम्)

• स्तुतिः: praise (hymn)
• स्तुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• नतिः: bowing, salutation
• नतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हृदाद्यैः: with the heart and the like (i.e., with inner faculties)
• हृदाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; आदि-समास (हृदादि = heart etc.), करण

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

• ज्ञेयम्: is to be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भविष्यत्/विधेयार्थक-तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययार्थः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय (to be known)

• नामाङ्गपूजनम्: worship of the name and its limbs (ancillaries)
• नामाङ्गपूजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाम्नोऽङ्गस्य पूजनम् / नामाङ्ग-पूजनम्)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-bhakti: japa, offering of the japa’s fruit, stuti, namaskāra, and heartfelt inner acts constitute complete worship.

Vedantic Theme: Name-and-Named non-difference in devotional praxis; surrender (śaraṇāgati) and remembrance (smaraṇa) as mind-purifying disciplines.

Application: Adopt a daily nāma practice: choose a name/mantra, do focused japa, consciously offer the merit to the deity, add brief stuti and prostration, and cultivate inner reverence beyond mere counting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner altar (hṛdaya) and ritual seat

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-nāma and devotion praised in multiple sections (general thematic continuity)

FAQs

What is the importance of nāmāṅga-pūjanam (worship through the limbs of the Divine Name) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Name-worship as a complete practice: not only repeating the Name, but also offering the japa, praising, bowing, and engaging the heart—making devotion both outer and inner.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

By emphasizing inner devotion (hṛd-ādi) along with disciplined japa and dedication, it points to purification of mind and conduct—foundational for a righteous life that supports favorable post-death outcomes described elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do daily nāma-japa, conclude by mentally offering the practice to the deity, add a short stuti, and perform a sincere namaskāra—ensuring the heart is engaged, not only the voice.