Shloka 68

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

प्रणवे नित्ययुक्तस्य व्याहृतीषु च सप्तसु / त्रिपदायां च सावित्र्यां न भयं विद्यते क्वचित्

Transliteration

praṇave nityayuktasya vyāhṛtīṣu ca saptasu / tripadāyāṃ ca sāvitryāṃ na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit

Translation

Für den, der stets dem heiligen Laut Oṃ, den sieben Vyāhṛtis und der dreifüßigen Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) hingegeben ist, entsteht nirgends irgendeine Furcht.

Word by Word

• प्रणवे: in/with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नित्ययुक्तस्य: of one always devoted
• नित्ययुक्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, युज्)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (नित्येन युक्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of one who is always engaged)

• व्याहृतीषु: in the vyāhṛtis
• व्याहृतीषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याहृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सप्तसु: in the seven
• सप्तसु: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (व्याहृतीषु)

• त्रिपदायाम्: in the three-footed (Sāvitrī)
• त्रिपदायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (त्रीणि पदानि यस्याम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सावित्र्याम्: in the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)
• सावित्र्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विद्यते: exists, is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) [विद्=to be/occur, आत्मनेपद प्रयोगः]
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• क्वचित्: anywhere, ever
• क्वचित्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (देश/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक अनिश्चित (indefinite adverb)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Continuous devotion to Praṇava and Vedic mantras yields inner fearlessness—symptom of purified mind and alignment with Brahman/Savitṛ.

Vedantic Theme: Abhaya as mark of brahma-niṣṭhā (fearlessness arises when the self is known as non-separate); mantra as support (ālambana) for steadiness.

Application: Maintain daily japa with consistency (nitya-yoga); use Oṃ and vyāhṛtis as grounding during anxiety; recite Gāyatrī with meaning (dhīmahi) to cultivate clarity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: inner contemplative space (mantra-japa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213 (Gayatri praise and protective effects); Garuda Purana themes of mantra-raksha and purification (general)

Characters & Entities

• Om (Pranava)
• Vyahritis
• Savitri (Gayatri)

FAQs

What is the importance of Pranava, the Vyahritis, and Savitri in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as a protective spiritual discipline: steady devotion to Oṁ, the seven vyāhṛtis, and the Sāvitrī mantra leads to fearlessness, implying inner purity and divine safeguarding.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

By emphasizing mantra-devotion as a source of fearlessness, it supports the Purāṇic theme that spiritual practice and dharmic discipline protect the jīva from anxiety and peril in liminal states, including death-related transitions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain regular japa/recitation of Oṁ and Gāyatrī (with reverence and discipline), aligning daily conduct with dharma; the takeaway is cultivating steadiness that reduces fear and strengthens ethical living.