Shloka 25

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

तद्वत्खङ्गं तथा चक्रं न्यसेत्पार्श्वद्वयोर्द्वयम् / ततो ऽन्तर्लोकपालांश्च स्वदिग्भेदेन विन्यसेत्

Transliteration

tadvatkhaṅgaṃ tathā cakraṃ nyasetpārśvadvayordvayam / tato 'ntarlokapālāṃśca svadigbhedena vinyaset

Translation

In the same manner, one should place the sword and the discus, one on each of the two sides. Then, according to the division of one’s own directions, one should install the intermediate guardian-deities of the worlds.

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise, in the same way
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial particle): 'तद्वत्' = 'तथा/तदनुसारम्'

• खङ्गम्: sword
• खङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: also, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'तथा' = 'एवम्/also'

• चक्रम्: discus (chakra)
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पार्श्वद्वयोः: of the two sides
• पार्श्वद्वयोः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पार्श्वयोः द्वयम्)

• द्वयम्: a pair (two)
• द्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; 'pair/twofold set'

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'ततः' = 'तदनन्तरम्/then'

• अन्तः: inside, within
• अन्तः: Sambandha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preverb/adverb): 'अन्तः' = 'अभ्यन्तरे/within'

• लोकपालान्: guardians of the worlds (Lokapālas)
• लोकपालान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय

• स्वदिग्भेदेन: by the division of one’s own directions (according to directions)
• स्वदिग्भेदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + दिक् + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वा दिक् = स्वदिक्; तस्य भेदः)

• विन्यसेत्: should arrange/place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nyāsa and directional guardianship: aligning the microcosm (worship space/body) with the macrocosm (lokapālas) through ordered placement.

Vedantic Theme: Bandhu (correspondence) between individual locus and cosmic order; īśvara-anugraha mediated through disciplined upāsanā.

Application: In pūjā/meditation, consciously orient to directions, invoke protective quarters, and place symbols (weapons) as reminders of vigilance and dharma-protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11 (pūjā-vidhi/mudrā-nyāsa context): subsequent verses on arranging further weapons and showing mudrās (1.11.26–29).

Characters & Entities

• Chakra
• Khaṅga
• Lokapālas

FAQs

What is the importance of placing the sword and discus in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse presents them as protective emblems to be ritually positioned on both sides, forming a guarded sacred space before installing the directional guardian deities.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the broader Garuda Purana framework where correct ritual order and protective arrangements help remove obstacles and maintain sanctity for rites connected with subtle transitions and spiritual protection.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain order and intentionality in worship—set up a clean, directionally oriented prayer space and invoke protection before undertaking serious japa, vrata, or ancestral/ritual observances.