Shloka 10

Vāstu-pūjā, Vāstu-maṇḍala Deities, Site Computations, and Doorway/Tree Prescriptions

Devanagari script

अर्यमा सविता चैव विवस्वान्विबुधाधिपः / मित्रो ऽथ राजयक्ष्मा च तथा पृथ्वीधरः क्रमात्

Transliteration

aryamā savitā caiva vivasvānvibudhādhipaḥ / mitro 'tha rājayakṣmā ca tathā pṛthvīdharaḥ kramāt

Translation

In due order come Aryamā, Savitṛ, Vivasvān—the lord of the gods—then Mitra, then Rājayakṣmā, and likewise Pṛthvīdhara, sequentially.

Word by Word

• अर्यमा: Aryamā
• अर्यमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सविता: Savitā (Sun)
• सविता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

• विवस्वान्: Vivasvān
• विवस्वान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• विबुधाधिपः: lord of the gods
• विबुधाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vibudhānām adhipaḥ)

• मित्रः: Mitra
• मित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (particle)

• राजयक्ष्मा: Rājayakṣmā
• राजयक्ष्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + यक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘kingly consumption’ (a name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)

• पृथ्वीधरः: Pṛthvīdhara (earth-bearer)
• पृथ्वीधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी + धर (धृ √धृ धातु, अच्-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘earth-holder’

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb) ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic governance through named powers (Aryamā, Savitṛ, Vivasvān, Mitra etc.); dharma as ordered sequence and sustaining force.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvic illumination (sūrya-tattva) as a metaphor for knowledge and right order.

Application: Invoke ‘illumination and integrity’ before decisions: remember Savitṛ/Vivasvān (clarity), Mitra (friendship/contract), Aryamā (social order), Pṛthvīdhara (steadfastness).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: directional sequence in mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.46.9 (context: eight near Brahmā); Garuda Purana 1.46.11 (remaining placements around Brahmā)

Characters & Entities

• Aryama
• Savitr
• Vivasvan
• Mitra
• Rajayakshma
• Prithvidhara

FAQs

What is the importance of listing deities like Aryamā and Mitra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a dharmic/cosmic ordering of divine powers, helping readers situate ritual, ethics, and cosmology within an understood hierarchy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by naming divine regulators in sequence, it frames the afterlife and cosmic governance as structured and law-bound rather than random.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of order (krama) in practice—regularity in duties, disciplined ritual observance, and ethical living aligned with dharma.