Shloka 89

Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures

Devanagari script

मूर्धाभव तथा मूर्ध्नि आलग्नाद्धोममाचरेत् / उत्था पयेत्ततो देवमुत्तिष्ठब्रह्मणस्पते !

Transliteration

mūrdhābhava tathā mūrdhni ālagnāddhomamācaret / utthā payettato devamuttiṣṭhabrahmaṇaspate !

Translation

Having placed (the nyāsa) upon the crown of the head, and when it is fixed there, one should perform the fire-offering (homa). Then one should rouse the deity with the invocation: “Arise, O Lord of Brahman (Bṛhaspati)!”

Word by Word

• मूर्धा: the head/crown
• मूर्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अभव: became / be (as invoked)
• अभव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लुङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (आज्ञार्थे/विध्यर्थे पाठ-प्रयोगः सम्भवः)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• आलग्नात्: from what is attached/affixed
• आलग्नात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + लग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √लग्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन; (नपुंसक/पुं-रूप)

• होमम्: homa (oblatory rite)
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्था (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• पयेत्: should drink
• पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अपादानार्थक

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्तिष्ठ: arise!
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मणस्पते: O Lord of prayer (Bṛhaspati)
• ब्रह्मणस्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मणस् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः पतिः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā sequence: crown-nyāsa followed by homa, then āvāhana/utthāpana—rousing the deity through mantra.

Vedantic Theme: Kriyā as mind-purifier: disciplined ritual action (homa) supports inner awakening and steadiness (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi).

Application: Complete nyāsa before homa; keep the invocation crisp; treat the ‘utthiṣṭha’ call as a transition from preparation to active worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48.90-91 (circumambulation, piṇḍikā, dikpāla arrangement, installation)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaṇaspati (Bṛhaspati)
• Deva

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking 'Uttiṣṭha Brahmaṇaspate' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the invocation as a ritual ‘awakening’ of the deity connected with sacred prayer/speech, marking the homa as properly commenced and empowered by mantra.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes correct ritual performance (homa and mantra) as part of dharmic observance, which the Garuda Purana links to auspicious outcomes and spiritual support in transitional states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing Vedic-style rites, prioritize precise mantra recitation and orderly procedure; more broadly, treat prayer and disciplined practice as the ‘ignition’ that makes spiritual actions effective.