Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

कर्तव्यं विधिनानेन इति ते हर कीर्तितम् / ततश्चावाहयेद्देवं हयग्रीवं सुरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

kartavyaṃ vidhinānena iti te hara kīrtitam / tataścāvāhayeddevaṃ hayagrīvaṃ sureśvaram

Translation

„So ist es nach dieser vorgeschriebenen Ordnung zu tun“ — so hat Hara es dir verkündet. Danach soll man den göttlichen Hayagrīva, den Herrn der Götter, durch Āvāhana herabrufen.

Word by Word

• कर्तव्यम्: (it) should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु, तव्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• विधिना: by the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (by this)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ते: to you/of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘तव’ (of you)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कीर्तितम्: has been stated
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/√कृत्? here √कीर्त् ‘to praise/mention’, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle: ‘has been declared’)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

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

• आवाहयेत्: should invoke
• आवाहयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+√वह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हयग्रीवम्: Hayagrīva
• हयग्रीवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय-ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘हयः ग्रीवा यस्य सः’ (one whose neck is that of a horse)

• सुरेश्वरम्: lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘सुराणाम् ईश्वरः’ (lord of gods)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, with reference to Hara/Śiva’s statement)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Follow vidhi (prescribed method) and then perform āvāhana—inviting the deity as a living presence; obedience to instruction enables effective worship.

Vedantic Theme: Guru/śāstra-vākya as pramāṇa for practice; īśvara-sannidhāna arises when mind and method align.

Application: Complete preliminaries without haste; then consciously ‘invite’ the chosen deity (here Hayagrīva) with focused attention, as the main act of worship/meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space at the moment of āvāhana

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.24-26 (preparatory worship and āsana-arcana); Garuda Purana 1.34.28 (visualization and mūla-mantra in āvāhana)

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Hayagriva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Hayagriva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Hayagrīva-āvāhana as the next mandated step after following the prescribed vidhi, emphasizing divine assistance for correct ritual performance and sacred understanding.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it highlights that correct procedure (vidhi) and proper invocation of a deity are treated as essential supports for dharmic practice, which in the Garuda Purana is repeatedly linked to auspicious outcomes beyond death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow a disciplined, scripturally grounded method in worship, and begin important recitations/rites with a clear invocation (āvāhana) seeking clarity, learning, and steadiness of mind.