Shloka 5
Pādukā-Vandana and the Ananta Padmāsana: Mantra-Body of Śiva-Śakti
ह्रीं श्रीं निवृत्त्यादि कला पृथिव्यादितत्त्व मनन्तादिभुवनमोङ्कारादिवर्णम् / हकारादिनवात्मकपदः सद्योदातादिमन्त्रः ह्रां हृदयाद्यङ्गः / एवं मन्त्रमहेश्वर सिद्धविद्यात्मकः परामृतार्णवः सर्वभूतो दिक्समस्तषडङ्गः सदाशिवार्णवपयः पूर्णोदधिपक्षश्रीमानास्पदात्मकः विद्योमापूर्णज्ञत्वकर्तृत्वलक्षणज्येष्ठाचक्ररुद्रशक्त्यात्मककर्णि कः / नवशक्तिशिवादिभिर्मूलमण्डलत्रयकुजात्मकोत्पन्नापद्मासनपादुकां पूजयामि नमः
hrīṃ śrīṃ nivṛttyādi kalā pṛthivyāditattva manantādibhuvanamoṅkārādivarṇam / hakārādinavātmakapadaḥ sadyodātādimantraḥ hrāṃ hṛdayādyaṅgaḥ / evaṃ mantramaheśvara siddhavidyātmakaḥ parāmṛtārṇavaḥ sarvabhūto diksamastaṣaḍaṅgaḥ sadāśivārṇavapayaḥ pūrṇodadhipakṣaśrīmānāspadātmakaḥ vidyomāpūrṇajñatvakartṛtvalakṣaṇajyeṣṭhācakrarudraśaktyātmakakarṇi kaḥ / navaśaktiśivādibhirmūlamaṇḍalatrayakujātmakotpannāpadmāsanapādukāṃ pūjayāmi namaḥ
Hrīṃ et Śrīṃ : ce mantra renferme les kalā commençant par Nivṛtti, les tattva commençant par la Terre, les mondes commençant par Ananta, et les phonèmes commençant par Oṃ. Il est la formule en neuf aspects débutant par ‘ha’, le mantra débutant par Sadyojāta, et ‘hrāṃ’ comme le cœur et les autres membres (aṅga). Ainsi le Grand Seigneur en tant que mantra—de nature de vidyā accomplie—se manifeste comme l’Océan suprême d’ambroisie, pénétrant tous les êtres, avec six membres s’étendant à toutes les directions ; comme l’océan de l’essence de Sadāśiva, glorieux support de l’immensité de la mer comblée ; comme la karṇikā (centre) faite de Vidyā, de plénitude semblable au ciel, d’omniscience et de puissance d’agir, marquée par le Jyeṣṭhā-cakra avec Rudra-Śakti. Avec les neuf Śakti et les formes commençant par Śiva—nées de la racine et des trois maṇḍala—j’adore, en salutations, le Padmāsana et les pādukā sacrées.
Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa), within a mantra–pūjā/vidhi passage
Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm identity via mantra: phonemes, tattvas, kalās, and deities form one integrated ‘mantra-śarīra’.
Vedantic Theme: Non-dual pervasion (sarva-bhūta-vyāpti) and the unity of knowledge-power (vidyā-śakti) with agency (kartṛtva) under Īśvara; contemplative integration of categories dissolves fragmentation.
Application: Use structured visualization: correlate mantra parts (bīja/varṇa), bodily loci (aṅga/ṣaḍaṅga), and cosmological principles (tattva/kalā) during japa to stabilize attention and deepen meaning.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: subtle-body/mandala
Related Themes: Garuda Purana ritual-vidyā sections describing nyāsa, ṣaḍaṅga, maṇḍala, and mantra-deha (contextual internal linkage)
FAQs
This verse frames hrīṃ and śrīṃ as seed-syllables that encode cosmic principles (kalās, tattvas, worlds, and phonemes), making the mantra a condensed form of the deity and the universe for ritual worship.
It explicitly mentions ‘hrāṃ’ as the heart and other aṅgas, and describes the mantra as having the six limbs extending to all directions—indicating a nyāsa-style ritual mapping of mantra power onto the practitioner and space.
Approach mantra-recitation with clarity of meaning and disciplined method: treat the mantra as a complete sacred system (sound, body-mapping, and intention), and keep the practice ethically grounded (śauca, restraint, and devotion).