Shloka 22

Viṣṇu-pūjāvidhi: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Āsana-devatā Pūjā, Upacāras, and Stotra

Devanagari script

ॐ हां हृदयाय नमः / ॐ हीं शिरसे नमः / ॐ हूं शिखायै नमः / ॐ हैं कवचाय नमः / ॐ हौं नेत्रत्रयाय नमः / ॐ हः अस्त्राय नमः / ॐ श्रियै नमः / ॐ शङ्काय नमः / ॐ पद्माय नमः / ॐ चक्राय नमः / ॐ गदायैनमः / ॐ श्रीवत्साय नमः / ॐ कौस्तुभाय नमः / ॐ वनमालायै नमः / ॐ पीताम्बराय नमः / ॐ खड्गाय नमः / ॐ मुसलाय नमः / ॐ पाशाय नमः / ॐ अङ्कुशाय नमः / शार्ङ्गाय नमः / ॐ शराय नमः / ॐ ब्रह्मणे नमः / ॐ नारादाय नमः / ॐ पूर्वसिद्धेभ्यो नमः / ॐ भागवतेभ्यो नमः / ॐ गुरुभ्यो नमः / ॐ परमगुरुभ्यो नमः / ॐ इन्द्राय सुराधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ अग्नये तेजो ऽधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ यमाय प्रेताधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ निरृतये रक्षो ऽधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ वरुणाय जलाधिपतये सवादनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ वायवे प्राणाधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ सोमाय नक्षत्राधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ ईशानाय विद्याधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ अनन्ताय नागाधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ ब्रह्मणे लोकाधिपतये सवाहनपरिवाराय नमः / ॐ वज्राय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ शक्त्यै हुं फट् नमः / ॐ दण्डाय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ खड्गाय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ पाशाय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ ध्वजाय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ गदायै हुं फट् नमः / ॐ त्रिशूलाय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ चक्राय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ पद्माय हुं फट् नमः / ॐ वैं विष्वक्सेनाय नमः

Transliteration

oṃ hāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ hīṃ śirase namaḥ / oṃ hūṃ śikhāyai namaḥ / oṃ haiṃ kavacāya namaḥ / oṃ hauṃ netratrayāya namaḥ / oṃ haḥ astrāya namaḥ / oṃ śriyai namaḥ / oṃ śaṅkāya namaḥ / oṃ padmāya namaḥ / oṃ cakrāya namaḥ / oṃ gadāyainamaḥ / oṃ śrīvatsāya namaḥ / oṃ kaustubhāya namaḥ / oṃ vanamālāyai namaḥ / oṃ pītāmbarāya namaḥ / oṃ khaḍgāya namaḥ / oṃ musalāya namaḥ / oṃ pāśāya namaḥ / oṃ aṅkuśāya namaḥ / śārṅgāya namaḥ / oṃ śarāya namaḥ / oṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ / oṃ nārādāya namaḥ / oṃ pūrvasiddhebhyo namaḥ / oṃ bhāgavatebhyo namaḥ / oṃ gurubhyo namaḥ / oṃ paramagurubhyo namaḥ / oṃ indrāya surādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ agnaye tejo 'dhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ yamāya pretādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ nirṛtaye rakṣo 'dhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ varuṇāya jalādhipataye savādanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ vāyave prāṇādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ somāya nakṣatrādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ īśānāya vidyādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ anantāya nāgādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ brahmaṇe lokādhipataye savāhanaparivārāya namaḥ / oṃ vajrāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ śaktyai huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ daṇḍāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ khaḍgāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ pāśāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ dhvajāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ gadāyai huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ triśūlāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ cakrāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ padmāya huṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ vaiṃ viṣvaksenāya namaḥ

Translation

أوم هام، تحية للقلب؛ أوم هيم، تحية للرأس؛ أوم هوم، تحية للخصلة؛ أوم هايم، تحية للدرع؛ أوم هاوم، تحية للعيون الثلاثة؛ أوم هاه، تحية للسلاح؛ ... أوم فايم، تحية لفيشفاكسينا.

Word by Word

• om: Om
• om: Mangala/Invocation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: om (अव्यय)
• Form: Sacred Syllable

• hṛdayāya: to the heart
• hṛdayāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Kriya (Action implied)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle governing Dative

• śirase: to the head
• śirase: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• śikhāyai: to the tuft/topknot
• śikhāyai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• kavacāya: to the armor
• kavacāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• netratrayāya: to the three eyes
• netratrayāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netratraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• astrāya: to the weapon
• astrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• indrāya: to Indra
• indrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• surādhipataye: to the lord of gods
• surādhipataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surādhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• savāhanaparivārāya: with vehicle and retinue
• savāhanaparivārāya: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: savāhanaparivāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• agnaye: to Agni (Fire)
• agnaye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• tejo'dhipataye: to the lord of brilliance/light
• tejo'dhipataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejo'dhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• vajrāya: to the thunderbolt
• vajrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• hum: Hum (mystical sound)
• hum: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hum (अव्यय)
• Form: Bija Mantra

• phaṭ: Phat (mystical sound)
• phaṭ: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: phaṭ (अव्यय)
• Form: Mantra Particle

• viṣvaksenāya: to Vishvaksena
• viṣvaksenāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣvaksena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional protection and consecration through mantra: the deity is approached via limbs (anga), attributes (ayudha/abhushana), and cosmic order (dikpala), integrating personal worship with universal governance.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman worship through nama-rupa and shakti of mantra; the many invocations converge on one supreme refuge.

Application: Use anganyasa (heart/head/shikha/kavaca/eyes/astra), then invoke Sri and Vishnu’s symbols and weapons, honor guardians/dikpalas, and conclude with Vishvaksena for obstacle-removal and ritual completion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual mandala (protective circle)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.31.23 (states these mantras are for angadi-puja; Vishnu as Brahman)