Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

दद्याद्भैरवदेवाय मूलमन्त्रेण शङ्कर / ॐ क्षां हृदयाय नमः अनेन हृदयं यजेत्

Transliteration

dadyādbhairavadevāya mūlamantreṇa śaṅkara / oṃ kṣāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ anena hṛdayaṃ yajet

Translation

Ô Śaṅkara, qu’on fasse l’offrande au Seigneur Bhairava au moyen du mantra racine. Par la formule «Oṁ kṣāṃ, salutations au Cœur», qu’on adore (consacre) le centre du cœur.

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should give/offer’

• भैरवदेवाय: to Bhairava-deva
• भैरवदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन — dative singular; तत्पुरुषः (भैरवः देवः)

• मूलमन्त्रेण: with the root-mantra
• मूलमन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular; तत्पुरुषः (मूलः मन्त्रः)

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative singular

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Mantric particle/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय (मन्त्र-प्रणव)

• क्षां: kṣāṃ (seed syllable)
• क्षां: Mantra (Mantric seed/बीज)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षां (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: अव्यय (बीजमन्त्र-अक्षर)

• हृदयाय: to the heart
• हृदयाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन — dative singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Mantra (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात) — used as ‘salutation’

• अनेन: with this (mantra)
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular ‘by/with this’

• हृदयम्: the heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should worship’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra, within ritual instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-nyāsa internalizes worship: the deity is honored not only externally but installed in the heart as the locus of devotion and protection.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin-bhāva (the Lord within) approached through upāsanā; mantra as a tool for ekāgratā (one-pointedness).

Application: Use a short mantra with clear intention to ‘place’ attention in the heart; let the recitation be synchronized with breath to stabilize emotion and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle_body_center

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34 (nyāsa sequence: hṛdaya, śiras, śikhā, kavaca, netra, astra)

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava
• Shankara

FAQs

What is the importance of the Bhairava mūla-mantra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Bhairava-worship as a structured rite: offering is to be made specifically with the principal (mūla) mantra, indicating that correct mantra-use is essential to the ritual’s efficacy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s broader emphasis that disciplined rites and mantra-practice purify and protect the practitioner—preparing one for auspicious transitions and reducing fear associated with death and the afterlife themes elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights intentional, reverent practice: if performing mantra-japa or pūjā, keep the core mantra central and cultivate inner worship (hṛdaya—heart focus) rather than treating ritual as mere external form.