Shloka 46

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

विस्तीर्णं च समुत्सेधं रुद्रतत्त्वं विचिन्तयेत् / ललाटे वै तत्पुरुषः शान्तिर्यः शाद्वलं बुधाः (वृषा)

Transliteration

vistīrṇaṃ ca samutsedhaṃ rudratattvaṃ vicintayet / lalāṭe vai tatpuruṣaḥ śāntiryaḥ śādvalaṃ budhāḥ (vṛṣā)

Translation

Debe contemplarse el principio de Rudra, vasto y elevado. En la frente, en verdad, está Tatpuruṣa; y aquello que es paz—conocido por los sabios como Śādvala—ha de ser meditado.

Word by Word

• विस्तीर्णम्: expanded, extensive
• विस्तीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तीर्ण (√स्तॄ/स्तृ, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समुत्सेधम्: height, elevation
• समुत्सेधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुत्सेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्रतत्त्वम्: the Rudra-principle
• रुद्रतत्त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य तत्त्वम्)

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ललाटे: on the forehead
• ललाटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तत्पुरुषः: Tatpuruṣa (a form/aspect)
• तत्पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य पुरुषः)

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who/which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• शाद्वलम्: green turf; verdure
• शाद्वलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाद्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बुधाः: the wise (people)
• बुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वृषा: bull; (reading note)
• वृषा: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठान्तर/उपपाठ (as given in parentheses)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Contemplation of Rudra-tattva as vast and elevated; identification of a specific inner seat (forehead) for Tatpuruṣa leading to śānti.

Vedantic Theme: Antar-yajña (inner sacrifice) and upāsanā as a means to quiet the mind; tattva-vicāra culminating in śānti.

Application: Use forehead-focused meditation (ājñā-dhyāna) with the Tatpuruṣa-bhāva; cultivate steadiness and calm by visualizing expansive, uplifted Rudra principle.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body locus (forehead/ājñā region)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (tattva/nyāsa/dhyāna sequence around vāyu, nāḍī, and Śiva-tattvas)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Tatpuruṣa

FAQs

What is the importance of Rudra-tattva contemplation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Rudra-tattva as a meditation object—vast and uplifting—indicating that contemplating Rudra’s essence is a means to inner purification and the cultivation of śānti (peace).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By prescribing dhyāna on a deity-principle (Rudra) and locating Tatpuruṣa at the forehead, it points to inner discipline and subtle-body orientation (mind and prāṇa gathered upward), which supports spiritual steadiness on the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use a short daily practice: sit calmly, focus attention at the forehead (between the brows/forehead region), and contemplate Rudra as the principle of purification and peace, cultivating non-reactivity and ethical clarity.