Shloka 5

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

अस्याङ्गानि महादेव ताञ्छृणुष्व वृषध्वज / ॐ क्षां हृदयाय नमः / ॐ क्षीं शिरसे स्वाहाशिरः प्रोक्तं क्षूं वषट् तथा

Transliteration

asyāṅgāni mahādeva tāñchṛṇuṣva vṛṣadhvaja / oṃ kṣāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ kṣīṃ śirase svāhāśiraḥ proktaṃ kṣūṃ vaṣaṭ tathā

Translation

Oh Mahādeva, oh Señor del estandarte del toro (Vṛṣadhvaja, Śiva), escucha los miembros (aṅga) de este rito-mantra. «Oṃ kṣāṃ—salutación al corazón». «Oṃ kṣīṃ—svāhā a la cabeza»; y asimismo «kṣūṃ» se proclama con la exclamación «vaṣaṭ».

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शृणुष्व: hear
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वृषध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (he whose banner is the bull)

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation/मन्त्रारम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव

• क्षां: kṣāṃ (seed syllable)
• क्षां: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षां (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• हृदयाय: to the heart
• हृदयाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object of salutation/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation/मन्त्रारम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव

• क्षीं: kṣīṃ (seed syllable)
• क्षीं: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षीं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• शिरसे: to the head
• शिरसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Sambandha (Ritual exclamation/यज्ञाङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; होम-सम्बन्धि-उच्चारण (oblation exclamation)

• शिरः: the head (portion)
• शिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: is declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (said/declared)

• क्षूं: kṣūṃ (seed syllable)
• क्षूं: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षूं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• वषट्: vaṣaṭ
• वषट्: Sambandha (Ritual exclamation/यज्ञाङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वषट् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यज्ञीय-निगद (vaṣaṭ exclamation)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Narratorial/ritual-instruction voice (mantra-vidhi section; addressed to Śiva as Mahādeva/Vṛṣadhvaja)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aṅga-nyāsa aligns body and mantra: heart/head formulas (namas/svāhā/vaṣaṭ) establish devotion and ritual efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Body as instrument (karaṇa) sanctified by śabda; disciplined upāsanā transforms the embodied self toward sattva and clarity.

Application: Perform nyāsa with correct viniyoga: touch heart/head with attention; keep pronunciation of bīja and endings (namaḥ/svāhā/vaṣaṭ) exact; maintain purity and focus.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.4 (navākṣara mantra); Garuda Purana 1.34.6-7 (śikhā/kavaca/netra/astrā nyāsa); Garuda Purana 1.34.8 (pūjā-vidhi)

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of aṅga-nyāsa (mantra limb-placement) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames specific bīja-syllables as being placed on key limbs (heart and head), indicating that correct nyāsa is part of the mantra’s effective ritual application.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is not about the soul’s journey; it belongs to a ritual/mantra instruction segment, emphasizing correct recitation and placement of mantras rather than afterlife geography.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you practice japa/ritual recitation, use the verse as a reminder to follow traditional procedure—placing attention on heart and head with the prescribed bīja and closing formulas (namaḥ/svāhā/vaṣaṭ) with clarity and discipline.