Shloka 12

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

गोरोचना महादेव ! धातुशोणितभाविता / एतैर्वैतिलकं कृत्वा सा नरं यं निरीक्षते / तत्क्षणात्तं वशे कुर्या न्नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

gorocanā mahādeva ! dhātuśoṇitabhāvitā / etairvaitilakaṃ kṛtvā sā naraṃ yaṃ nirīkṣate / tatkṣaṇāttaṃ vaśe kuryā nnātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

O Mahadeva! Wenn Gorochana mit körperlichen Mineralien und Blut vermischt wird und daraus ein Tilaka gemacht wird – welchen Mann auch immer sie anblickt, nachdem sie es aufgetragen hat, kann sie ihn sofort unter ihre Kontrolle bringen; es bedarf keiner weiteren Überlegung darüber.

Word by Word

• gorocanā: gorocanā (yellow pigment)
• gorocanā: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gorocanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नामनिर्देशः

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; महा + देव (कर्मधारय)

• dhātuśoṇitabhāvitā: impregnated with mineral and blood
• dhātuśoṇitabhāvitā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) + dhātu + śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक) (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘भावित’ + टाप्; धातु-शोणितेन भाविता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• etaiḥ: with these
• etaiḥ: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• tilakaṃ: tilaka mark
• tilakaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tilaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• naraṃ: a man
• naraṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yaṃ: whom
• yaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• nirīkṣate: looks at
• nirīkṣate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tatkṣaṇāt: from that very moment
• tatkṣaṇāt: Apadana (Ablative/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tatkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत् + क्षण (तत्पुरुष)

• taṃ: him
• taṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vaśe: under control
• vaśe: Adhikarana (Location/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kuryāt: should bring/make
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• vicāraṇā: consideration/deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use of ritual substances (dravya) for vashīkaraṇa; efficacy is asserted as immediate when correctly prepared.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-driven desire (kāma) and the binding power of guṇas when pursued as ends in themselves.

Application: If studied as text-history: treat as a record of medieval ritual-technology; ethically, reflect on consent and restraint rather than imitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.13-16 (vashīkaraṇa-dravya and dhūpa/lepana procedures)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• gorocana
• tilaka

FAQs

What is the purpose of the gorocanā tilaka described in this verse?

The verse presents it as a ritual tilaka believed to produce immediate influence (vaśīkaraṇa) over the person one looks at after applying it.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

It reflects a strand of ritual-technical material (prayoga) found in parts of the text, alongside its better-known teachings on dharma, karma, and afterlife descriptions.

What is a practical ethical takeaway from this verse today?

Use discernment with ritual claims and prioritize dharmic conduct—self-control, truthful speech, and non-harm—over attempts to dominate others.