Shloka 32

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

तेजो वायुर्व्योम गन्धो रसरूपे च शब्दकः / स्पर्शो वाक् पाणि पादं च पायूपस्थं श्रुतित्वचम्

Transliteration

tejo vāyurvyoma gandho rasarūpe ca śabdakaḥ / sparśo vāk pāṇi pādaṃ ca pāyūpasthaṃ śrutitvacam

Translation

Feuer, Wind und Äther; Geruch, Geschmack und Gestalt sowie der Klang; Berührung; Rede; Hände und Füße; After und Geschlechtsorgane; Gehör und Haut—dies sind die konstituierenden Kräfte und Organe, die im verkörperten Dasein wirken.

Word by Word

• तेजः: fire/energy (tejas)
• तेजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• व्योम: space/ether
• व्योम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• गन्धः: smell
• गन्धः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• रसः: taste
• रसः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• रूपे: (two) forms/appearances
• रूपे: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन (रूपे)

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

• शब्दकः: sound (as a principle)
• शब्दकः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्पर्शः: touch
• स्पर्शः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पाणि: hand
• पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पादम्: foot
• पादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

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

• पायू: anus
• पायू: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• उपस्थम्: genitals
• उपस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• श्रुति: hearing (ear)
• श्रुति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• त्वचम्: skin
• त्वचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tattva/indriya mapping: mahābhūtas, tanmātras (sound/touch/form/taste/smell), karmendriyas and jñānendriyas as constituent powers of embodiment.

Vedantic Theme: Discrimination (viveka) between the seer and the seen by cataloging the seen—body, senses, and functions—as objects of knowledge.

Application: Use the list for meditative self-inquiry: observe each sense and action faculty as a function arising in prakṛti; reduce identification and cultivate witness-consciousness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner-body (adhyātma) mapping

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmology/adhyātma passages: pañcabhūta and indriya enumerations used to teach detachment

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of listing elements and organs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse summarizes the building blocks of embodied life—elements, sense-objects, and organs—used in the Purana’s broader teaching on how the jiva experiences the world through a body.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

By defining the functional organs and sensory powers tied to embodiment, it sets up later discussions on what is carried as subtle faculties and what is left behind when the gross body falls away.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for self-discipline: recognizing that perception and action arise through these organs encourages restraint, ethical conduct, and mindful speech and behavior.