Shloka 24

Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures

Devanagari script

आलोकनेन द्रव्याणि शुद्धिं यान्ति न संशयः / त्दृदयादीनि चाङ्गानि व्याहृतिप्रणवेन च

Transliteration

ālokanena dravyāṇi śuddhiṃ yānti na saṃśayaḥ / tdṛdayādīni cāṅgāni vyāhṛtipraṇavena ca

Translation

وبمجرد أن تقع عليها نظرةٌ مُطهِّرة تُصبح الموادّ طاهرة—لا ريب في ذلك. وكذلك يُطهَّر القلب وسائر الأعضاء بإنشاد الـVyāhṛti وبالـPraṇava (Oṁ).

Word by Word

• आलोकनेन: by (ritual) looking/inspection
• आलोकनेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलोकन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• द्रव्याणि: materials; substances
• द्रव्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• शुद्धिम्: purity; purification
• शुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यान्ति: attain; go to
• यान्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधबोधक अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हृदयादीनि: the heart and other (parts)
• हृदयादीनि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समाहार/आदि-समास (hṛdaya-ādi = heart etc.)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अङ्गानि: limbs; parts
• अङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• व्याहृतिप्रणवेन: by the vyāhṛtis and the praṇava (Om)
• व्याहृतिप्रणवेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याहृति + प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (vyāhṛtiś ca praṇavaś ca)

• च: also
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Consciousness and mantra (Praṇava, Vyāhṛtis) have purificatory potency; inner organs are refined through sacred sound and intention.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-brahman and antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi: purification of mind/heart as prerequisite for higher realization.

Application: Use brief Oṁ + Vyāhṛti recitation (bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ) with mindful attention to calm and ‘clean’ the mind before prayer, study, or meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual interior (body and altar-space)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48 (śuddhi, nyāsa, mantra-prayoga)

FAQs

What is the importance of mantra-based purification in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that purity can be effected both externally (ritual substances) and internally (heart and limbs) through sanctifying means—especially the Vyāhṛtis and Oṁ—highlighting mantra as a direct purifier in ritual discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it emphasizes inner purification of the heart, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as foundational for dharma, proper rites, and a favorable post-mortem course.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before prayers or ancestral rites, consciously purify intent: recite Oṁ (and, if known, the Vyāhṛtis) to steady the mind and treat offerings and actions as sacred, reducing ritual negligence and improving ethical focus.