Shloka 10

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

अण्डमुत्पाद्य च ततः ॐ कारेणैव भेदयेत् / अण्डमध्ये हयग्रीवमात्मानं परिचिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

aṇḍamutpādya ca tataḥ oṃ kāreṇaiva bhedayet / aṇḍamadhye hayagrīvamātmānaṃ paricintayet

Translation

Nachdem man zuerst das kosmische Ei hervorgebracht hat, soll man es sodann durch die Silbe «Oṁ» spalten; und innerhalb dieses Eies über sich selbst als Hayagrīva meditieren.

Word by Word

• अण्डम्: an egg (cosmic egg)
• अण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्पाद्य: having produced
• उत्पाद्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), causative sense 'having produced/created'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'thereafter'

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (प्रणव-अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणव (sacred syllable), अव्यय

• कारेण: by the syllable/utterance
• कारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; 'by means of the utterance/syllable'

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• भेदयेत्: should split/open
• भेदयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhid (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; causative sense 'should split/open'

• अण्डमध्ये: in the middle of the egg
• अण्डमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇḍa + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अण्डस्य मध्ये)

• हयग्रीवम्: Hayagrīva
• हयग्रीवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya + grīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हयस्य ग्रीवा यस्य/नाम)

• आत्मानम्: the Self; oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• परिचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• परिचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√cint (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी — 'should contemplate/visualize'

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Meditative cosmogony culminates in recognizing the divine form within—Hayagrīva as the inner Lord and source of knowledge—accessed through Oṁ.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and pratibimba: the divine is realized within the ‘egg’ of experience; Oṁ as pointer to Brahman beyond names/forms.

Application: Use a structured visualization: imagine a luminous egg (field of awareness), intone Oṁ to ‘open’ it, then contemplate Hayagrīva in the heart-space as the source of clarity and learning.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic interior (dhyana-space)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.11-12 (Hayagriva/Vishnu form description); Garuda Purana 1.34.13 (nyasa with limb and root mantras)

Characters & Entities

• Hayagriva
• Om (Pranava)

FAQs

What is the importance of Oṁ (Praṇava) in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse presents Oṁ as the transformative sound by which the “cosmic egg” is opened—symbolizing that realization unfolds through Praṇava-centered contemplation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death travel, it points to an inner path: by mantra (Oṁ) and visualization, one recognizes the Self as divine (Hayagrīva), implying liberation through knowledge and meditation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use Oṁ japa with steady visualization: contemplate the inner source of awareness and invoke Hayagrīva as the principle of awakened knowledge before study, worship, or meditation.