Shloka 2

Gāyatrī-Kalpa: Sandhyā-Japa, Devī-Namaskāra, and Homa for Dharma, Kāma, and Moksha

Devanagari script

गायत्त्रीकल्पमाख्यास्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं च तत् / अष्टोत्तरं सहस्रं वा अथवाष्टशतं जपेत्

Transliteration

gāyattrīkalpamākhyāsye bhuktimuktipradaṃ ca tat / aṣṭottaraṃ sahasraṃ vā athavāṣṭaśataṃ japet

Translation

Aku akan menjelaskan kalpa (tata cara) Gāyatrī yang menganugerahkan bhukti dan mukti. Hendaknya dijapa 1.008 kali, atau 108 kali.

Word by Word

• गायत्त्रीकल्पम्: the Gāyatrī procedure/rite
• गायत्त्रीकल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री/गायत्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म—‘गायत्त्र्याः कल्पम्’ (procedure/rite of Gāyatrī)

• आख्यास्ये: I shall explain
• आख्यास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ख्या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) से ‘प्रद’ = giving)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of tat)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; कर्म (object of ākhyāsye)

• अष्टोत्तरम्: eight more (i.e., 108)
• अष्टोत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण—‘अष्ट अधिकम्’ (=108) (qualifying sahasram/ japa-count)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (count)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or else)

• अष्टशतम्: eight hundred
• अष्टशतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (800)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A defined practice (kalpa) of Gāyatrī-japa—either 1008 or 108 repetitions—yields bhukti and mukti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana as a means to citta-śuddhi and eventual liberation; disciplined repetition (abhyāsa) supporting higher realization.

Application: Choose a sustainable daily count (108) and a periodic intensive count (1008); keep time, posture, and attention consistent; track practice with a mālā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-practice instruction

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.37.1 (Gāyatrī grants bhukti/mukti; sin-destruction); Garuda Purana 1.36.17 (sandhyā discipline as prerequisite context)

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri

FAQs

What is the importance of the Gayatri Kalpa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Gayatri Kalpa as a disciplined method of practice that grants both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), highlighting its dual spiritual and practical value.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing after-death geography, the verse points to a living practice—Gayatri japa—as a means to purify the mind and support liberation (mukti), implying inner transformation as the route to the soul’s freedom.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a consistent daily Gayatri japa routine—commonly 108 repetitions (or 1008 on special days)—as a focused discipline for clarity, ethical steadiness, and spiritual progress.