Shloka 11

Māheśvara-pūjā-vidhi: Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-āvāhana, Kalā-salutations, and Upacāra Worship

Devanagari script

ॐ हां तृष्णायै नमः / कलाषट्कं ह्यखोरस्य विज्ञेयं भैरवं हर

Transliteration

oṃ hāṃ tṛṣṇāyai namaḥ / kalāṣaṭkaṃ hyakhorasya vijñeyaṃ bhairavaṃ hara

Translation

Om—salutations, with the seed-sound “hāṃ,” to Tṛṣṇā, the craving-thirst. The six kalās of Aghora are to be understood as Bhairava—O Hara (Śiva).

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambodhana/Mantra-pada (invocatory)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (प्रणव/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव-उच्चारण (sacred syllable, indeclinable)

• हां: hāṃ (seed syllable)
• हां: Mantra-pada (invocatory)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हां (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (seed syllable)

• तृष्णायै: to Tṛṣṇā
• तृष्णायै: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/दत्ते), एकवचन (Dative singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Mantra-ending (salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (नमः इति निपातवत्); नमस्कारार्थक (salutation particle)

• कलाषट्कम्: the set of six kalās
• कलाषट्कम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Object/that to be known)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलाः (प्रातिपदिक) + षट् (संख्या/अव्यय) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. singular); द्विगु-समास (sixfold set of kalās)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अखोरस्य: of Aghora
• अखोरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• विज्ञेयम्: to be known
• विज्ञेयम्: Vidheyavisheshana (predicate adjective of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: भविष्यत्कर्तव्यतार्थक-यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• भैरवम्: Bhairava
• भैरवम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृ (धातु) → हर (प्रातिपदिक/नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Craving (tṛṣṇā) is identified and ritually addressed; the six kalās of Aghora are to be understood as Bhairava—unity of energies in the deity.

Vedantic Theme: Non-dual integration of śakti-tattvas into a single devatā-bhāva; recognition (pratyabhijñā-like) rather than mere external worship.

Application: Use the mantra as a contemplative cue: notice craving, name it, offer it into the Bhairava/Hara awareness; meditate on the sixfold kalā-set as one integrated presence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.40.12-15 (continuation of kalā-mantras and ritual procedure)

Characters & Entities

• Tṛṣṇā
• Aghora
• Bhairava
• Hara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of Tṛṣṇā (craving) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats craving (tṛṣṇā) as a power that can be addressed through mantra and right knowledge, implying that mastery over desire is central to spiritual purification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By framing craving as something to be pacified through sacred sound and insight, it points to inner discipline as part of the soul’s progress—reducing attachment that binds one to repeated suffering and rebirth.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder to observe cravings, reduce compulsive desire, and adopt steady spiritual practice (japa, restraint, and reflection) to cultivate detachment and clarity.