Shloka 11
Gāyatrī–Sandhyā Upāsanā: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, and Japa-Viniyoga
महेरणाय चक्षुसे / ॐ यो वः शिवतमो रसः / तस्य भाजयेतेह नः / अशतीरिव मातरः / ॐ तस्मा अरङ्गमाम वो यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ / आपो जन यथा च नः / ॐ सुमित्रिया न आप ओषधयः सन्तु ॐ दुर्मित्रियास्तस्मै सन्तु यो ऽस्मान् द्वेष्टि यञ्च वयं द्विष्मः / ॐ द्रुपदादिवमुमुचानः स्विन्नः स्नातो मलादिव / पूतं पवित्रेणेवाज्यमापः शुन्धन्तु मैनसः / ॐ ऋतं च सत्यं चाभीद्धात्तपसो ऽध्यजायत / ततोरात्र्यजायत / ततः समुद्रोर्ऽणवः समुद्रादर्णवादधिसंवत्सरो अजायत / अहौरात्राणि विदधद्विश्वस्य मिषतो वशी / सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ धाता यथापूर्वमकल्पयत् / दिवं च पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षमथो स्वः
maheraṇāya cakṣuse / oṃ yo vaḥ śivatamo rasaḥ / tasya bhājayeteha naḥ / aśatīriva mātaraḥ / oṃ tasmā araṅgamāma vo yasya kṣayāya jinvatha / āpo jana yathā ca naḥ / oṃ sumitriyā na āpa oṣadhayaḥ santu oṃ durmitriyāstasmai santu yo 'smān dveṣṭi yañca vayaṃ dviṣmaḥ / oṃ drupadādivamumucānaḥ svinnaḥ snāto malādiva / pūtaṃ pavitreṇevājyamāpaḥ śundhantu mainasaḥ / oṃ ṛtaṃ ca satyaṃ cābhīddhāttapaso 'dhyajāyata / tatorātryajāyata / tataḥ samudror'ṇavaḥ samudrādarṇavādadhisaṃvatsaro ajāyata / ahaurātrāṇi vidadhadviśvasya miṣato vaśī / sūryācandramasau dhātā yathāpūrvamakalpayat / divaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣamatho svaḥ
Für das große, vorwärts schreitende Auge (die Sonne). O Wasser—welches auch immer die heiligste, glückverheißendste Essenz in euch ist, gewährt uns hier einen Anteil daran, wie sanfte Mütter. O Wasser, wir nahen euch um Schutz; stärkt uns, damit Wohnstatt und Wohlergehen nicht zugrunde gehen—damit ihr Wasser für die Menschen seid und auch für uns. Mögen Wasser und heilende Kräuter uns freundlich sein; doch mögen sie dem feindlich sein, der uns hasst, und dem, den wir hassen. Wie ein Mensch vom Pfahl befreit, wie einer, der Schweiß und Unrat abgewaschen hat, mögen die Wasser unseren inneren Geist reinigen, wie geklärte Butter durch ein Sieb gereinigt wird. Aus der hitzegeborenen Askese entstanden Ṛta (kosmische Ordnung) und Satya (Wahrheit); daraus entstand die Nacht; daraus entstanden Ozean und Flut; aus Ozean und Flut entstand das Jahr. Der Ordner, der alles Bewegte beherrscht, setzte Tag und Nacht ein; und wie zuvor ordnete der Schöpfer Sonne und Mond, Himmel und Erde, den Zwischenraum und die höhere Welt.
Lord Vishnu (as a ritual/cosmological citation within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue)
Dosha: Pitta
Concept: Purification of mind through waters and alignment with ṛta (cosmic order) and satya (truth); recognition of creation’s ordered unfolding from tapas to cosmic structuring.
Vedantic Theme: From ritual purity to inner purity: mind (manas) is to be cleansed; cosmic order reflects a deeper intelligibility that supports dharma and contemplative insight.
Application: Use these mantras in snāna/ācamana or before major vows; reflect briefly on ṛta-satya—commit to truthful speech and orderly living as extensions of inner purification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic_region
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.217.10 (Āpo hi ṣṭhā)
FAQs
This verse treats water as a purifying, protective power—invoked to cleanse external and mental impurity and to secure auspiciousness during rites (especially bathing, ācamana, and ritual purification connected with śrāddha and other observances).
It links ritual purity to a larger metaphysical frame: Ṛta and Satya arise from tapas, and the ordered cosmos (day/night, sun/moon, worlds) is established by the Creator—implying that purification aligns the practitioner with cosmic order.
Use the teaching as a discipline of cleanliness and intention: perform bathing/ācamana with a prayerful mind, cultivate truthfulness and ethical restraint, and treat purification as inner reform—not merely external washing.