Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

छं डं पं यं कौस्तुभः प्रोक्तश्चानन्तो ह्यहमेव च / इत्यङ्गानियथायोगं देवदेवस्य वै दशा

Transliteration

chaṃ ḍaṃ paṃ yaṃ kaustubhaḥ proktaścānanto hyahameva ca / ityaṅgāniyathāyogaṃ devadevasya vai daśā

Translation

Les syllabes « chaṃ », « ḍaṃ », « paṃ » et « yaṃ » sont déclarées comme des désignations sacrées ; « Kaustubha » est aussi proclamé, et « Ananta » n’est en vérité nul autre que Moi-même. Ainsi, selon la juste correspondance, il faut comprendre les dix membres (aspects) du Dieu des dieux.

Word by Word

• छं: the syllable “chaṃ”
• छं: Sambandha (Mantra-syllable/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: छम् (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजाक्षर-रूपम् (mystic syllable), अव्यय

• डं: the syllable “ḍaṃ”
• डं: Sambandha (Mantra-syllable/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: डम् (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजाक्षर-रूपम्, अव्यय

• पं: the syllable “paṃ”
• पं: Sambandha (Mantra-syllable/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पम् (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजाक्षर-रूपम्, अव्यय

• यं: the syllable “yaṃ”
• यं: Sambandha (Mantra-syllable/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यम् (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजाक्षर-रूपम्, अव्यय

• कौस्तुभः: Kaustubha (the jewel)
• कौस्तुभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: is said/declared
• प्रोक्तः: Karma (Predicate complement/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• अनन्तः: Ananta (Śeṣa)
• अनन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-सूचक; प्रथमा, एकवचन (common-gender usage)

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकार/अनुरूपता

• योगम्: appropriateness/fitness
• योगम्: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘यथायोगम्’ (as appropriate)

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवस्य देवः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण; (प्रायः) नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘अङ्गानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantric designations and divine epithets correspond to the Lord’s ‘aṅgas’ (aspects/limbs), enabling meditative worship and identification of the Supreme with His symbols.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman upāsanā leading toward inner steadiness (śānta) and recognition of the one Self behind names and forms.

Application: Use the stated syllables/names in japa and mentally place them on the corresponding divine ‘limbs’ (aṅga-nyāsa) during pūjā or dhyāna.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.41-44 (iconographic elaboration and pūjā procedure)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kaustubha
• Ananta (Shesha)

FAQs

What is the importance of sacred syllables (bīja) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific seed-syllables with divine identifiers and attributes, showing how sound-symbols are used to contemplate and map the deity’s aspects in a structured (tenfold) way.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct contemplative alignment (yathā-yogam) of divine aspects, it supports devotional focus and inner orientation—foundational themes that the text later connects to dharma and liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use mantra and remembrance of Vishnu’s attributes (Kaustubha, Ananta) as a disciplined contemplation practice—keeping mind and conduct aligned with dharma.