Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

ॐ अमृतेश्वर ॐ भैरवाय नमः / एवं ॐ जुं हंसः सूर्याय नमः

Transliteration

oṃ amṛteśvara oṃ bhairavāya namaḥ / evaṃ oṃ juṃ haṃsaḥ sūryāya namaḥ

Translation

“Oṁ—salutations to Amṛteśvara; Oṁ—salutations to Bhairava. Likewise: Oṁ ‘juṁ’—Haṁsa; salutations to Sūrya (the Sun).”

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-नाद (sacred syllable)

• अमृतेश्वर: O Lord of nectar (Amṛteśvara)
• अमृतेश्वर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अमृतस्य ईश्वरः)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-नाद (sacred syllable)

• भैरवाय: to Bhairava
• भैरवाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (indeclinable interjection used with dative: salutation)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-नाद (sacred syllable)

• जुं: juṃ (seed syllable)
• जुं: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जुं (बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर (bīja-mantra syllable)

• हंसः: Haṃsa (mystic swan/name)
• हंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सूर्याय: to the Sun (Sūrya)
• सूर्याय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (indeclinable interjection used with dative: salutation)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-salutation (namaḥ) and bīja usage focus the mind and invoke specific divine functions: immortality/nectar (amṛta), protection (Bhairava), inner breath-awareness (haṁsa), and illumination (Sūrya).

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-mantra as upāya: sound-form (śabda) as a support for concentration; inner haṁsa hints at prāṇa-linked contemplation.

Application: Chant with correct pronunciation and intention; use as protective preliminaries before worship/meditation; pair Sūrya-namaḥ with morning practice and ethical resolve.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: mantra-recitation locus (shrine/threshold/ritual seat)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.18.18 (Mahākāla/Bhairava-adjacent protective context); Garuda Purana 1.18.15-17 (pūjā-krama culminating in mantras)

Characters & Entities

• Amṛteśvara
• Bhairava
• Haṁsa
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the importance of these mantras in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents salutatory mantras invoking Amṛteśvara, Bhairava, Haṁsa, and Sūrya—used as protective and purificatory recitations within the Preta-kāṇḍa ritual-knowledge framework.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death?

In the Preta Kanda context, such invocations are understood as spiritual safeguards—calling divine forces associated with vitality, inner prāṇa (Haṁsa), and illumination (Sūrya)—supporting rites meant to steady and purify the subtle condition of the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

These can be recited as short daily salutations for mental clarity and spiritual protection, and traditionally may be included with faith during prayer or ancestral/śrāddha-related observances under proper guidance.