Shloka 6

Gāyatrī–Sandhyā Upāsanā: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, and Japa-Viniyoga

Devanagari script

कमण्डलुधरा शान्ता अक्षमालाविधारिणी / आयातु वरदा देवी मध्याह्ने श्वेतरूपिणी

Transliteration

kamaṇḍaludharā śāntā akṣamālāvidhāriṇī / āyātu varadā devī madhyāhne śvetarūpiṇī

Translation

Que venga la Diosa dadora de dones: serena, portando el kamaṇḍalu (vasija de agua) y sosteniendo el akṣamālā (rosario), manifestándose al mediodía en forma blanca.

Word by Word

• कमण्डलुधरा: holding a water-pot
• कमण्डलुधरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमण्डलु + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कमण्डलुं धरति/धारयति)

• शान्ता: peaceful
• शान्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (शम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त

• अक्षमालाविधारिणी: wearing/holding a rosary
• अक्षमालाविधारिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षमाला + विधारिणी (वि-धृ धातु, णिनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अक्षमालां विधारयति)

• आयातु: may (she) come
• आयातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive usage), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मध्यः + अह्नः)

• श्वेतरूपिणी: white-formed
• श्वेतरूपिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्वेतं रूपं यस्याः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, presenting a dhyāna/mantra-style invocation)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Time-specific worship: at midday, invoke the peaceful, white-form Sandhyā/Gāyatrī with kamaṇḍalu and rosary—discipline and purity.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-pradhāna mind as support for contemplation; regulated practice (niyama) refines antaḥkaraṇa.

Application: At midday pause for brief sandhyā/japa; cultivate cooling equanimity; use mālā for measured repetition and kamaṇḍalu/water for ritual and mental cleansing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (midday sandhyā)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: tri-sandhyā observance and descriptions of Sandhyā-devī forms by time

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking the Goddess at midday in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames a madhyāhna (midday) invocation where the Devī is visualized as peaceful and auspicious, indicating a ritual moment for purity, steadiness of mind, and receiving blessings.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices and ritual discipline?

It functions like a dhyāna-śloka: specifying iconographic markers (kamaṇḍalu, akṣamālā, white form) that guide focused worship and mantra-recitation within a structured daily rite.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

At midday, pause for a brief moment of japa or prayer, cultivating calm (śānti) and disciplined remembrance (akṣamālā), and dedicate actions to ethical, blessing-oriented living.