Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

न्यासं कृत्वा च तत्रस्थं चिन्तयेत्परमेश्वरम् / हयग्रीवं महादेवं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्

Transliteration

nyāsaṃ kṛtvā ca tatrasthaṃ cintayetparameśvaram / hayagrīvaṃ mahādevaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam

Translation

Nachdem man das Nyāsa vollzogen hat, soll man sogleich dort den Höchsten Herrn vergegenwärtigen: Hayagrīva, den großen Gott, dem sowohl Devas als auch Asuras ehrerbietig huldigen.

Word by Word

• न्यासम्: nyāsa
• न्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा-प्रत्यय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) = ‘having done’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्रस्थम्: situated there
• तत्रस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘तत्र स्थितम्’

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘परमः ईश्वरः’

• हयग्रीवम्: Hayagrīva
• हयग्रीवम्: Apposition (Same object/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ‘हयस्य ग्रीवा यस्य’ (one with a horse-neck)

• महादेवम्: the great god
• महादेवम्: Apposition (Same object/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘महान् देवः’

• सुरासुर-नमस्कृतम्: saluted by gods and demons
• सुरासुर-नमस्कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व) + नमस्कृत (√कृ + नमस्; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय ‘नमस्कृत’ = ‘saluted’; तत्पुरुष ‘सुरासुरैः नमस्कृतम्’ (instrumental sense)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda / Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: After nyāsa, dhyāna on Parameśvara—Hayagrīva—integrates ritual action with inner absorption.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā: the Supreme approached through a specific divine form revered by all beings.

Application: Let outer ritual culminate in sustained meditation; choose a clear iṣṭa-devatā form (here Hayagrīva) and hold it steadily in mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: altar/mandala locus of meditation

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.29 (nyāsa prerequisite); Garuda Purana 1.34.31 (attendants and mudrās)

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Hayagrīva
• Devas (Suras)
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents nyāsa as a preparatory consecration that steadies the practitioner and makes the subsequent meditation on the Supreme Lord effective and properly oriented.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes inner purification through disciplined ritual and focused contemplation of the Supreme—foundational practices that support dharma and spiritual progress toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before mantra-japa or prayer, do a brief centering/consecration (nyāsa or a simplified equivalent) and then meditate on the chosen divine form with steady attention rather than rushing into recitation.