Shloka 2

Sūrya-pūjā-vidhi: Gateway Deities, Lotus-Mandala, Nyāsa, Navagrahas, and Arghya

Devanagari script

वासुदेव उवाच / शृणु सूर्यस्य रुद्र त्वं पुनर्वक्ष्यामि पूजनम् / ॐ उच्चैः श्रवसे नमः ॐ अरुणाय नमः / ॐ दण्डिने नमः / ॐ पिङ्गलाय नमः / एते द्वारे प्रपूज्या वै एपिर्मन्त्रैर्वृषध्वज

Transliteration

vāsudeva uvāca / śṛṇu sūryasya rudra tvaṃ punarvakṣyāmi pūjanam / oṃ uccaiḥ śravase namaḥ oṃ aruṇāya namaḥ / oṃ daṇḍine namaḥ / oṃ piṅgalāya namaḥ / ete dvāre prapūjyā vai epirmantrairvṛṣadhvaja

Translation

Vāsudeva sprach: „O Rudra, höre. Ich werde erneut die Verehrung der Sonne darlegen. (Bringe Ehrerbietung dar:) ‘Om, Ehrerbietung Uccaiḥśravas; Om, Ehrerbietung Aruṇa; Om, Ehrerbietung Daṇḍin; Om, Ehrerbietung Piṅgala.’ Diese sind am Tor mit diesen Mantras zu verehren, o Träger des Stierbanners (Vṛṣadhvaja).“

Word by Word

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Requested action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• वक्ष्यामि: I will explain/tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणव-निपात (sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• उच्चैः: aloud/on high
• उच्चैः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘aloud/high’)

• श्रवसे: for fame/glory
• श्रवसे: Sampradana (Recipient/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (श्रवसे = ‘for fame/glory’)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपातवत् अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणव-निपात (sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• अरुणाय: to Aruṇa
• अरुणाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपातवत् अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणव-निपात (sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• दण्डिने: to the staff-bearer (Daṇḍin)
• दण्डिने: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपातवत् अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणव-निपात (sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• पिङ्गलाय: to Piṅgala
• पिङ्गलाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: निपातवत् अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• द्वारे: at the two gates
• द्वारे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन; (द्वारे = ‘at the two gates/doors’)

• प्रपूज्याः: to be worshipped first
• प्रपूज्याः: Vidhaya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रपूज्य (कृदन्त; प्र+√पूज् धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/य-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive participle of necessity), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (एते)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• एभिः: by/with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वृषध्वज: O bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य = ‘whose banner is the bull’)

Speaker

Vāsudeva (Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual sequence and honoring attendants (Uccaiḥśravas, Aruṇa, Daṇḍin, Piṅgala) supports proper approach to Sūrya/Viṣṇu worship.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā with niyama (order/discipline) purifies mind (citta-śuddhi) and prepares for higher realization.

Application: Before major undertakings, begin with orderly preliminaries—invocation, honoring supports/guardians, and mindful entry into practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual threshold

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: deva-pūjā procedural passages (dvāra-pūjā, aṅga-pūjā) in the same instructional run (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Uccaiḥśravas
• Aruṇa
• Daṇḍin
• Piṅgala

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping the Sun’s attendants at the gateway in Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes honoring specific guardians/attendants (Aruṇa, etc.) at the entrance as a preparatory rite, establishing auspiciousness and proper order (vidhi) before the main Sūrya worship.

How does this verse explain the correct sequence of Surya worship?

It indicates a structured approach: first listen/learn the vidhi, then offer mantra-salutations to named beings at the doorway (dvāra), and only thereafter proceed with the fuller worship of Sūrya.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin any devotional practice with an orderly, mindful opening—recite the given salutations (or an equivalent respectful invocation), cultivate discipline (daṇḍa) and clarity (aruṇa/dawn symbolism), and then perform the main prayer.