Shloka 8

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

पञ्च मन्त्राः समाख्याता देवानां वाचकास्तव / सर्वपापहराः पुण्याः सर्वरोगविनाशनाः

Transliteration

pañca mantrāḥ samākhyātā devānāṃ vācakāstava / sarvapāpaharāḥ puṇyāḥ sarvarogavināśanāḥ

Translation

पाँच मंत्र घोषित किए गए हैं—ये देवताओं के वाचक आह्वान हैं। ये पवित्र हैं, समस्त पापों का हरण करते हैं और सभी रोगों का नाश करते हैं।

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्/अविकारी रूप; विशेषण to मन्त्राः

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• समाख्याता: have been declared/expounded
• समाख्याता: Kriya (Predicative action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वाचकाः: designators
• वाचकाः: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मन्त्राः इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate nominative)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• सर्वपापहराः: removing all sins
• सर्वपापहराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां पापानां हराः (removers of all sins)

• पुण्याः: holy, meritorious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण to मन्त्राः

• सर्वरोगविनाशनाः: destroying all diseases
• सर्वरोगविनाशनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रोग + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां रोगाणां विनाशनाः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-japa and devotion mitigate pāpa and support well-being; sacred sound as a purifier of karmic obscurations.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as citta-śuddhi (purification of mind) enabling higher knowledge; grace mediated through nāma.

Application: Regular japa with niyama (discipline), especially during illness, fear, or after moral lapses; combine with ethical restraint for sustained effect.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.7 (the five mantras listed); Garuda Purana 1.32.9-11 (ritual method that frames their use)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of the ‘five mantras’ in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as Deva-invoking formulas that generate merit (puṇya) and are praised for removing sins and afflictions.

How does this verse explain purification in the Garuda Purana framework?

It links mantra-recitation with inner cleansing—describing these mantras as ‘sarva-pāpa-hara’ (removers of all sin), indicating a purificatory role alongside ritual and ethical discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined japa (regular mantra repetition) with ethical living and devotional intent, treating mantra as a tool for self-purification and steadiness during illness or distress.