Shloka 23

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

ॐ ह्री ह्रौ ह्रीं भि(भी) रुण्डायै स्वाहा / कर्णे जप्ता त्वियं विद्या दष्टकस्य विषं हरेत्

Transliteration

oṃ hrī hrau hrīṃ bhi(bhī) ruṇḍāyai svāhā / karṇe japtā tviyaṃ vidyā daṣṭakasya viṣaṃ haret

Translation

“Oṁ hrī hrau hrīṁ bhī—to Ruṇḍā, svāhā.” This mantra, when whispered in japa into the ear, is a sacred vidyā that removes the poison of one who has been bitten.

Word by Word

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-उच्चारण

• ह्री: hrī
• ह्री: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्री (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय (seed syllable)

• ह्रौ: hrau
• ह्रौ: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रौ (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय

• ह्रीं: hrīṃ
• ह्रीं: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीं (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय

• भि: bhi/bhī
• भि: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भि/भी (बीजाक्षर; पाठभेद)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय; variant ‘भि/भी’

• रुण्डायै: to Ruṇḍā (goddess)
• रुण्डायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-समापन-निपात

• कर्णे: in the ear
• कर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• जप्ता: recited
• जप्ता: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘(विद्या) जप्ता’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक निपात

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विद्या: spell/knowledge
• विद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दष्टकस्य: of the bitten person
• दष्टकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दष्टक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bitten person’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हरेत्: should remove/carry away
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific bīja-mantra vidyā, applied through correct mode (ear-whisper), produces immediate remedial effect against poison.

Vedantic Theme: Efficacy of mantra as a functional upāya in vyavahāra; śabda as carrier of transformative power when properly invoked.

Application: In emergencies, apply the mantra with focused karṇa-japa while maintaining calm breath; treat delivery method as essential, not optional.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: bedside/field-emergency ritual spot

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.20 (mantra with water-bathing); Garuda Purana 1.19.21 (nyāsa procedure); Garuda Purana 1.19.22 (lakṣa-japa and poison destruction)

Characters & Entities

• Ruṇḍā

FAQs

What is the importance of mantra-vidyā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents mantra-vidyā as a practical protective science—used ritually (japa) to counteract harm, here specifically poison from a bite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey; instead, it belongs to the Ācāra (practice) domain, emphasizing protective rites that preserve life and health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a textual teaching, it highlights faith in disciplined ritual speech; in modern life, it can be treated as a devotional protection practice alongside (not replacing) immediate medical care for bites/poison.