Shloka 9

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

मनः शिलापत्रकञ्च सगोरोचनकुङ्कुमम् / कृत एभिश्च तिलके वश्यमायान्ति योषितः

Transliteration

manaḥ śilāpatrakañca sagorocanakuṅkumam / kṛta ebhiśca tilake vaśyamāyānti yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Using manah-śilā, śilā-patraka, and kuṅkuma mixed with gorocanā, when a tilaka is made upon the forehead with these, women are said to become submissive and come under one’s influence.

Word by Word

• मनः: mind (as an ingredient)
• मनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र सूचीकरणे द्वितीया (कर्म) इव—‘(take/use) manaḥ’

• शिला-पत्रकम्: śilāpatraka (a substance)
• शिला-पत्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘stone-leaf/stone tablet (a substance)’

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

• स-गोरोचना-कुङ्कुमम्: saffron mixed with gorocanā
• स-गोरोचना-कुङ्कुमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सह-अर्थक) + गोरोचना (प्रातिपदिक) + कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘गोरोचनया सह कुङ्कुमम्’ (saffron with gorocanā)

• कृतः: made/prepared
• कृतः: Kriya (Participial predicate/कृदन्त-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अत्र ‘(तिलकः) कृतः’—‘when made’

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘with these’

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

• तिलके: in the tilaka mark
• तिलके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in/with the tilaka’

• वश्यम्: into subjection
• वश्यम्: Karma-Pravachaniya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिणामावस्था

• आयान्ति: come
• आयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• योषितः: women
• योषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material substances (manah-śilā, śilā-patraka, gorocanā, kuṅkuma) are prescribed as a ritual-cosmetic technology to produce influence.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-pradhāna material causality is foregrounded; contrasts with Vedāntic emphasis on inner purity over external means.

Application: Historically: illustrates tantra/atharvanic material culture; ethically: treat sacred marks as symbols of devotion/virtue, not tools of coercion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: body-as-ritual-site (forehead/tilaka)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.10-11 (herbal/animal-substance tilaka vaśīkaraṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Yoshitah (women)

FAQs

What is the purpose of the tilaka mixture described in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse describes a specific tilaka made from mineral pigments and gorocanā-kuṅkuma, said to produce “vaśya” (influence/submissiveness) in women—an attraction or control-oriented rite.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or Yama’s realm in the Garuda Purana?

No. This particular shloka is about a worldly ritual application (tilaka and substances) aimed at influence, not about preta-rites, pinda-dāna, or the soul’s journey through Yama’s domain.

What is a practical ethical takeaway from this verse today?

It highlights that some passages record influence-seeking rites; a modern dharmic application would emphasize consent, self-restraint, and using ritual marks like tilaka for devotion and identity rather than manipulation.