Shloka 17

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

समस्तपरिवाराय अच्युताय नम इति / अस्य मध्येर्ऽचनं कार्यं द्वारे गङ्गाञ्च पूजयेत्

Transliteration

samastaparivārāya acyutāya nama iti / asya madhyer'canaṃ kāryaṃ dvāre gaṅgāñca pūjayet

Translation

«السجودُ لأَچْيُوتا مع جميع حاشيته»—هكذا يُتلى. وفي الوسط (بحسب الترتيب المرسوم) تُقام الأَرْچَنا والعبادة؛ وعند الباب تُعبَد أيضًا الأم غَنْغا.

Word by Word

• समस्तपरिवाराय: to (him) with all attendants
• समस्तपरिवाराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta + parivāra (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; 'समस्त-परिवार' = entire retinue (as dative epithet)

• अच्युताय: to Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• अच्युताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• नमः: obeisance
• नमः: Prayojana (Salutation/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक निपात): obeisance; सामान्यतः चतुर्थी-योग्य

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/समाप्तिबोधक): thus

• अस्य: of this/its
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अर्चनम्: worship/adoration
• अर्चनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/भाव), एकवचन

• कार्यम्: to be done
• कार्यम्: Vidhana (Obligation/विधान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृ-धातु से) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'to be done' (अर्चनम्)

• द्वारे: at the doorway
• द्वारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• गङ्गाम्: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Salutation to Acyuta ‘with all attendants’ affirms the completeness of divine presence; Gaṅgā worship emphasizes purity as a gateway to devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Approach to Īśvara through śaraṇāgati and śuddhi—purity of approach supports steadiness of mind.

Application: Begin with a comprehensive namaskāra to Viṣṇu including His parivāra; keep the central focus in worship; incorporate a purification step (Gaṅgā/holy water) at entry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: altar center and threshold

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.17–18 (Acyuta-parivāra, Gaṅgā at doorway, Yamunā and guardians)

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu)
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking ‘samasta-parivārāya acyutāya namaḥ’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames worship as honoring Viṣṇu (Acyuta) together with His divine attendants, emphasizing completeness and auspicious protection within the rite.

Why does the verse specify worship in the middle and Gaṅgā at the doorway?

It indicates a ritual layout: the central space is reserved for the main arcanā, while the threshold is sanctified by honoring Gaṅgā, a purifier who guards transitions and removes impurity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In daily pūjā or family rites, keep the main worship focused at a clean central altar and treat entrances as sacred—maintaining purity, offering a brief salutation to Gaṅgā (or sacred water) before beginning.