Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

हरिरुवाच / हयग्रीवस्य देवस्य पूजनं कथयामि ते / तच्छृणुष्व जगन्नाथो येन विष्णुः प्रतुष्यति

Transliteration

hariruvāca / hayagrīvasya devasya pūjanaṃ kathayāmi te / tacchṛṇuṣva jagannātho yena viṣṇuḥ pratuṣyati

Translation

قال هري: سأقصّ عليك طريقةَ عبادةِ الربّ الإلهي هاياگريفا. فاسمعها—فبهذا يرضى فيشنو، ربُّ الكون، رضًى تامًّا.

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हयग्रीवस्य: of Hayagriva
• हयग्रीवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; हयग्रीवस्य इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कथयामि: I tell/describe
• कथयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; नामधातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शृणुष्व इत्यस्य कर्म

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• जगन्नाथः: the Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; जगतः नाथः)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; (वक्ता-विशेषणरूपेण)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रतुष्यति: is greatly pleased
• प्रतुष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र-

Speaker

Hari (Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper worship (pujana-vidhi) of Hayagriva is a potent upasana that pleases Vishnu; attentive listening is the gateway to correct practice.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana as a means for grace (anugraha) and inner purification; devotion expressed through right method and attention.

Application: Adopt a structured worship routine (simple offerings, mantra, remembrance) with careful listening/learning from authentic sources.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic discourse setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.3 (root-mantra announcement); Garuda Purana 1.34.1 (Rudra’s request to repeat worship teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Hayagrīva
• Jagannātha
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

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

This verse frames Hayagrīva-pūjā as a direct means to please Viṣṇu (Jagannātha), indicating its devotional and spiritually efficacious status within the text.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it points to bhakti and proper worship as a purifying practice that supports spiritual upliftment, even though this specific verse does not describe post-death journeys or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach worship with attentive listening and disciplined practice—treating devotional rites (especially Hayagrīva-focused worship) as a way to cultivate clarity, reverence, and steadiness in dharma.