Shloka 26

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

वज्रादीन्यायुधान्येव तथैव विनिवेशयेत् / ऊर्घ्वं ब्रिह्म तथानन्तमधश्च परिचिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

vajrādīnyāyudhānyeva tathaiva viniveśayet / ūrghvaṃ brihma tathānantamadhaśca paricintayet

Translation

Asimismo, dispónganse las armas como el Vajra (rayo) y las demás. Y medítese en Brahmā arriba, en Ananta —la Serpiente Infinita— también, y en lo que está abajo.

Word by Word

• वज्रादीनि: (weapons) beginning with the vajra
• वज्रादीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वज्रः आदिः येषाम्)

• आयुधानि: weapons
• आयुधानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): अवधारण/निश्चय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'likewise'

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

• विनिवेशयेत्: should arrange/place
• विनिवेशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि√विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense 'to cause to be placed/arrange' (विनिवेशयति)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: above, upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Sambandha (Direction/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): 'above/upwards'

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā / Brahman (here: Brahmā)
• ब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'also'

• अनन्तम्: Ananta (Śeṣa)
• अनन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अधः: below, downwards
• अधः: Sambandha (Direction/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'below/downwards'

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

• परिचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• परिचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa, Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic mapping in meditation: integrating weapons (śakti) with the cosmic hierarchy—Brahmā (creation principle) above and Ananta (support/infinity) below.

Vedantic Theme: Adhiṣṭhāna (support) and vyavahāra-cosmos as a contemplative aid; the Infinite (Ananta) as symbol of the boundless ground of manifestation.

Application: In meditation, add a vertical awareness: uplifted clarity (ūrdhva) and grounded stability (adhaḥ); contemplate support beneath actions and higher purpose above them.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic_axis/ritual_visualization

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.25–29: sequence of āyudha-nyāsa and mudrā instruction within pūjā-vidhi.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Ananta (Śeṣa)
• Vajra

FAQs

What is the importance of āyudha-vinyāsa (placing divine weapons) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents āyudha-vinyāsa as a structured ritual act—placing sacred weapons like the vajra—to establish protection and sacred order before contemplation.

How does this verse explain the spiritual orientation of worship?

It directs the practitioner’s contemplation vertically—Brahmā ‘above’ and Ananta ‘below’—linking ritual space to a cosmic framework rather than treating worship as merely external.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Create intentionality in practice: arrange your worship space thoughtfully and pair it with mindful contemplation of higher principles (order/creation) and foundational support (stability/infinity).