Shloka 8

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

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

जुहुयादयुतं यस्तु शुचिः प्रयतमानसः / दृष्टिमात्रे सदा तस्य वश्यमायान्ति योषितः

Transliteration

juhuyādayutaṃ yastu śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ / dṛṣṭimātre sadā tasya vaśyamāyānti yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Wer, rein und mit gezügeltem Geist, zehntausend Feueropfer (Homa) darbringt, dem werden die Frauen allein durch seinen Blick gefügig und kommen unter seinen Einfluss.

Word by Word

• जुहुयात्: should offer
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should offer (into fire)’

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times/measure)
• अयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; संख्या—‘ten thousand’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• प्रयत-मानसः: with a disciplined mind
• प्रयत-मानसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रयतं मानसं यस्य’ (disciplined mind)

• दृष्टि-मात्रे: at a mere glance
• दृष्टि-मात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in mere sight/at a glance’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वश्यम्: into subjection
• वश्यम्: Karma-Pravachaniya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘under control’ (आयान्ति इति क्रियायाः परिणामः)

• आयान्ति: come
• आयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• योषितः: women
• योषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (homa) combined with purity and mental discipline is asserted to yield vaśīkaraṇa-siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa efficacy framed as siddhi; highlights the Purāṇic tension between ritual power and higher aims (mokṣa).

Application: If read ethically: discipline and purity amplify outcomes; redirect ‘influence’ toward self-mastery and benevolent speech/leadership rather than coercion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.7-11 (vaśīkaraṇa sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of performing many oblations (homa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents homa done with purity and mental restraint as producing tangible results (a siddhi), illustrating the Purana’s view that disciplined ritual action can yield specific worldly effects.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like karma and ritual efficacy?

It frames ritual performance (ten thousand offerings) combined with inner purity as a karmic cause that leads to a corresponding effect—here described as influence achieved even through a mere glance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a reminder that outer practice (ritual, repetition, discipline) is meant to be supported by inner purity and self-control; prioritize ethical restraint and intention rather than seeking power over others.