Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवं ध्यात्वा समभ्यर्च्य योगपीठमनन्तरम् / मनसावाह्य तत्रेशं हरिं शार्ङ्गं न्यसेत्पुनः

Transliteration

evaṃ dhyātvā samabhyarcya yogapīṭhamanantaram / manasāvāhya tatreśaṃ hariṃ śārṅgaṃ nyasetpunaḥ

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man meditiert und den Yogasitz (Yogapīṭha) gebührend verehrt hat, sodann im Geist den dort weilenden Herrn herbeirufen—Hari, den Träger des Śārṅga-Bogens—und Ihn im Ritus erneut fest einsetzen.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• योगपीठम्: the yogic seat/altar
• योगपीठम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yoga-sya pīṭham)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately following/next
• अनन्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying योगपीठम्)

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• आह्य: having invoked
• आह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• ईशम्: the Lord
• ईशम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ईशम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (appositional)

• शार्ङ्गम्: Śārṅga (the bow)
• शार्ङ्गम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; धनुर्वाचक (the bow named Śārṅga)

• न्यसेत्: should place/install
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Manasa-avahana and worship stabilize the presence of Hari; inner visualization is integral to outer rite.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryamin-bhavana (the Lord invoked within the mind) supporting saguna-upasana leading toward inner steadiness.

Application: Before any Vishnu-puja/nyasa, perform brief dhyana, worship the seat/mandala, then mentally invite and re-establish the deity with focused attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Vishnu-arcana/nyasa sections around 1.11.19-1.11.30); Garuda Purana: emphasis on Vishnu-nama and upasana across Purvakhanda devotion passages

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Śārṅga (the divine bow)

FAQs

What is the importance of mental invocation (manasāvāhana) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that worship is not only external—after honoring the yogapīṭha, the devotee should invoke Hari inwardly with the mind, making the rite complete through focused consciousness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it teaches inner discipline: steady meditation and mental invocation train the mind toward the Lord, which the Garuda Purana presents as supportive for spiritual purification and liberation-oriented living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before any prayer or japa, pause to meditate, mentally invite the deity into your worship-space (or heart), and then proceed—treating attention and reverence as the core of the ritual.