Shloka 2

Pūjā-Anukrama: Bīja-Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Homa, Vyūha-Nyāsa, and Dvārakā Cakra Rakṣā

Devanagari script

यं रं वं लमिति कायशुद्धिः / ॐ नम इति चतुर्भुजात्मनिर्माणम्

Transliteration

yaṃ raṃ vaṃ lamiti kāyaśuddhiḥ / oṃ nama iti caturbhujātmanirmāṇam

Translation

By the seed-syllables “yaṃ, raṃ, vaṃ, lam” the body is purified; and by the mantra “oṃ namaḥ” the formation and visualization of one’s own four-armed divine form is accomplished.

Word by Word

• यम्: (seed syllable) yaṃ
• यम्: Mantra-pada
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यम् (बीजाक्षर/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: बीजाक्षर (mantric syllable), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• रम्: raṃ
• रम्: Mantra-pada
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रम् (बीजाक्षर/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• वम्: vaṃ
• वम्: Mantra-pada
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वम् (बीजाक्षर/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• लम्: laṃ
• लम्: Mantra-pada
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: लम् (बीजाक्षर/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• कायशुद्धिः: purification of the body
• कायशुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: कायस्य शुद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Invocation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya-bhava
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक-प्रयोग

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• चतुर्भुजात्मनिर्माणम्: formation/visualization of the four-armed form
• चतुर्भुजात्मनिर्माणम्: Karta/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्-भुज-आत्मन्-निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: चतुर्भुजस्य आत्मनः निर्माणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; बहुपद-समास)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-bīja purification prepares the body-mind for Viṣṇu-form contemplation; identity is ritually aligned with the divine form.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā transforming antaḥkaraṇa; approaching sāyujya-like intimacy through bhāvanā while maintaining devotion.

Application: Use bīja-mantras for internal cleansing, then visualize oneself as four-armed, embodying steadiness, protection, and compassion in practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana pūjā/nyāsa sections describing body as mantra-mandala (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Om (Praṇava)
• Bīja-mantras (yaṃ, raṃ, vaṃ, lam)

FAQs

What is the importance of kāyaśuddhi (body purification) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents mantra-based purification as a prerequisite for higher worship—cleansing the practitioner’s embodied state before undertaking divine contemplation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing purification and divine-form meditation, it points to inner preparation—aligning body and mind with a sacred form—supporting spiritual readiness that Garuda Purana links with auspicious progress after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use mantra with ethical discipline: begin prayer/meditation with a brief purification intention, then focus devotionally on a compassionate, protective divine form (e.g., four-armed Vishnu) to steady the mind.