Shloka 16

Mṛtyuñjaya/Amṛteśvara Upāsanā: Three-Syllable Mantra, Kavaca, Japa-Phala, and Pūjā-Aṅgas

Devanagari script

सान्निध्यकरणं देवे परिवारस्य पूजनम् / अङ्गषट्कस्य पूजा वै कर्तव्या च विपश्चितैः

Transliteration

sānnidhyakaraṇaṃ deve parivārasya pūjanam / aṅgaṣaṭkasya pūjā vai kartavyā ca vipaścitaiḥ

Translation

The wise should perform the rite of invoking the Lord’s presence, worship His attendant retinue, and indeed offer worship to the sixfold limbs (aṅga-ṣaṭka) as well.

Word by Word

• सान्निध्यकरणम्: the act of producing presence (inviting/establishing proximity)
• सान्निध्यकरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सान्निध्यस्य करणम्)

• देवे: in/for the deity
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• परिवारस्य: of the retinue/attendants
• परिवारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अङ्गषट्कस्य: of the six limbs (sixfold set)
• अङ्गषट्कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग + षट्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अङ्गानां षट्कम्)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/certainly)

• कर्तव्या: to be done; should be performed
• कर्तव्या: Vidhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (qualifying पूजा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• विपश्चितैः: by the wise (learned persons)
• विपश्चितैः: Kartr-karana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sānnidhya-karaṇa (making the deity ‘present’ to the worshipper), honoring the divine entourage, and worship of the six limbs (aṅga-ṣaṭka) are essential for a complete, efficacious pūjā.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as mind-training: structured worship integrates attention (ekāgratā) and reverence for the divine order (parivāra).

Application: Before main offerings, explicitly perform āvāhana/sānnidhya, then worship parivāra-devatās, then aṅga-ṣaṭka with appropriate mantras/nyāsa as per one’s tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space before the deity (arcana-maṇḍala/shrine)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.18.15 (āhvāna and dvāra-pūjā); Garuda Purana 1.18.17 (expanded parivāra list and fruits)

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Parivara (attendant deities)

FAQs

What is the importance of sānnidhyakaraṇa (invoking presence) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats sānnidhyakaraṇa as a required preparatory act—worship becomes complete when the deity’s presence is ritually invoked rather than assumed.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes correct dharmic ritual procedure and completeness in worship, which the Garuda Purana links to auspicious outcomes and spiritual merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before any pūjā, consciously begin with an invocation, honor the associated attendants/tradition, and follow a complete, orderly method rather than a hurried or partial ritual.