Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

इत्येवं संस्तवं कृत्वा देवदेवं विचिन्तयेत् / हृत्पद्मे विमले रुद्र शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्

Transliteration

ityevaṃ saṃstavaṃ kṛtvā devadevaṃ vicintayet / hṛtpadme vimale rudra śaṅkhacakragadādharam

Translation

وهكذا، بعد أن يقدّم المرء هذا النشيد من الثناء، فليتأمّل إلهَ الآلهة؛ وفي لوتس القلب الطاهر ليتدبّر الربَّ حاملَ الصدفة (شَنْخا) والقرص (تشاكرا) والهراوة (غَدَا).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• संस्तवम्: hymn of praise
• संस्तवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/recited
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातुः कृ (करणे)

• देवदेवम्: the god of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक) = देव + देव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (देवानां देवः)

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातुः चिन्त् (चिन्तने) उपसर्गः वि

• हृत्पद्मे: in the heart-lotus
• हृत्पद्मे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) = हृत् + पद्म
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (हृदि पद्मम्)

• विमले: pure
• विमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हृत्पद्मे)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्: the bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खचक्रगदाधर (प्रातिपदिक) = शङ्ख + चक्र + गदा + धर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शङ्खं चक्रं गदां च धरति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: After praise, one should perform dhyāna on the Deva-deva in the purified heart-lotus, visualizing the conch-disc-mace-bearing Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (indwelling Lord) approached through upāsanā; purification (viśuddhi) as prerequisite for stable meditation.

Application: Use as a meditation instruction: recite stuti, then visualize Viṣṇu with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā in the heart; cultivate mental purity and one-pointedness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: inner sacred space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.54 (stuti); Garuda Purana 1.34.56 (Hayagrīva dhyāna); Garuda Purana 1.34.57 (phalaśruti)

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Supreme Lord/Vishnu)
• Rudra (addressed)

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Devadeva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents praise (saṃstava) followed by inner contemplation as a direct spiritual method—turning devotion into focused meditation on the Supreme Lord seated in the purified heart.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing heart-centered remembrance of Vishnu (with His identifying emblems), it points to inner purification and God-consciousness as the stabilizing support for liberation-oriented life, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as the highest refuge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

After reciting a Vishnu-stotra, sit briefly in silence and visualize Vishnu in the heart-lotus—pure, steady, and clearly identified—cultivating calm, ethical restraint, and devotion in daily conduct.