Shloka 9

Gāyatrī-Kalpa: Sandhyā-Japa, Devī-Namaskāra, and Homa for Dharma, Kāma, and Moksha

Devanagari script

उत्तरे शिखरे जाता भूम्यां पर्वत वासिनी / ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञाता गच्छ देवि यथासुखम्

Transliteration

uttare śikhare jātā bhūmyāṃ parvata vāsinī / brahmaṇā samanujñātā gaccha devi yathāsukham

Translation

Auf dem nördlichen Gipfel geboren, auf Erden als Bergbewohnerin weilend; nachdem Brahmā dir die Erlaubnis erteilt hat, geh, o Göttin, wie es dir beliebt und in Wohlergehen.

Word by Word

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (शिखरे)

• शिखरे: peak, summit
• शिखरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• जाता: born, arisen
• जाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूम्याम्: on the earth/ground
• भूम्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पर्वत: O mountain
• पर्वत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• वासिनी: dwelling (female resident)
• वासिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √vas (वस् धातु) + inī (णिनि/इनी)
• Form: कृदन्त; णिनि/इनी-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• समनुज्ञाता: permitted, duly authorized
• समनुज्ञाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + anu + √jñā (ज्ञा धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• यथा-सुखम्: as you please, comfortably
• यथा-सुखम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial) ‘यथा सुखम्’ = यथासुखम्; अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Uncertain (needs surrounding dialogue; likely a divine authority figure addressing a देवी)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine missions proceed with proper authorization (anujñā) and alignment with cosmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-saṅkalpa and loka-saṅgraha: actions harmonized with the sustaining order rather than personal impulse.

Application: Before undertaking major vows/rituals/initiations, seek proper guidance/permission (guru, elders, tradition) and proceed without agitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain peak

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Devī-stuti/Devī-vidhi context around 1.37–1.38

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devī

FAQs

What is the importance of divine permission (anujñā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that even powerful beings act within cosmic authorization—Brahmā’s consent legitimizes movement and residence, reinforcing dharmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; rather, it reflects a broader Garuda Purana theme that events unfold under higher cosmic governance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Act with rightful sanction and ethical clarity—seek proper guidance, follow dharma, and proceed in a way that brings peace rather than disorder.