Shloka 7

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

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

सुसमाहितचित्तेन विन्यस्य प्रमदालये / सोत्कामां कामिनीं कुर्यान्नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

susamāhitacittena vinyasya pramadālaye / sotkāmāṃ kāminīṃ kuryānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Mit wohl gesammeltem und festem Geist, sie in die Gemächer der Frauen setzend, mache man die von Begierde entflammte Frau zur Gefährtin im Kāma; hier bedarf es keiner weiteren Erwägung.

Word by Word

• सु-समाहित-चित्तेन: with a well-composed mind
• सु-समाहित-चित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + समाहित (सम्+आ+धा, क्त/कृदन्त) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (चित्तेन = with a well-composed mind)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+नि+अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed/arranged’

• प्रमदा-आलये: in the women’s quarters
• प्रमदा-आलये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमदा (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘प्रमदानाम् आलयः’ (women’s abode)

• स-उत्कामाम्: desirous, eager
• स-उत्कामाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थक) + उत्कामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; कामिनीम् विशेषयति

• कामिनीम्: a woman
• कामिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष? (अत्र कर्ता अनुक्तः—सः/यः), एकवचन; ‘should make/do’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातोः यत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/necessary’ (विचारणा इति शब्दं विशेषयति)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mind-control used to pursue desire; the verse normalizes decisive indulgence rather than deliberative ethics.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-saṃyama is invoked instrumentally; illustrates how mental steadiness can be misapplied when driven by kāma (contrast to vairāgya).

Application: Cultivate steadiness of mind, but apply it with discernment (viveka) and consent-based restraint; avoid coercive intent.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: domestic-inner-chamber

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185 (vaśīkaraṇa/tilaka/oblation cluster)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of mental steadiness (samāhita-citta) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse emphasizes that desire-related actions should be approached with a composed, steady mind, implying restraint and intentionality rather than impulsiveness.

How does this verse fit into Garuda Purana’s broader moral instruction?

It presents a directive about handling passion within a controlled setting, reflecting the text’s wider concern with disciplined conduct and the management of impulses.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice self-control: make decisions involving desire only when calm and clear-minded, avoiding impulsive choices that can lead to harm or ethical compromise.