Shloka 34

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

जप्त्वा सप्ताष्टसाहस्रं गरुत्मानिव सर्वगः / कविः स्याच्छ्रुतिधरी च वश्याः स्त्रीश्चायुराप्नुयात् / विषहृत्स्यात्कथा तद्वन्मणिर्व्यासः स्मृतो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

japtvā saptāṣṭasāhasraṃ garutmāniva sarvagaḥ / kaviḥ syācchrutidharī ca vaśyāḥ strīścāyurāpnuyāt / viṣahṛtsyātkathā tadvanmaṇirvyāsaḥ smṛto dhruvam

Translation

これを七千、あるいは八千回ジャパして唱えれば、ガルダ（Garuḍa）のごとく遍く行き渡る者となるという。詩人となり、シュルティ（śruti）の聖なる学を保持する者ともなる。女たちは従順となり、寿命を得る。さらに毒を除く者ともなる—かく語り伝えられる。この修法は確かに「マニ・ヴィヤーサ（Maṇi-vyāsa）」として記憶されている。

Word by Word

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having recited'

• sapta-aṣṭa-sāhasram: seven or eight thousand (times)
• sapta-aṣṭa-sāhasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (संख्या) + aṣṭa (संख्या) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (सप्ताष्टसहस्र-संख्यकं)

• garutmān: Garutmān (Garuḍa)
• garutmān: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garutmān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upama (Comparison marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• sarvagaḥ: all-going/omnipresent
• sarvagaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• kaviḥ: poet/sage
• kaviḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• syāt: would become / should be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śruti-dharī: one who retains what is heard (learned/memory-strong)
• śruti-dharī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + dharī (कृदन्त; धृ धातु, णिनि/इन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (कविः इति समन्वयात्), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतिं धरति)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vaśyāḥ: submissive/enchanted
• vaśyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• āpnuyāt: should obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• viṣa-hṛt: poison-remover
• viṣa-hṛt: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛt (कृदन्त; हृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kathā: account/story/statement
• kathā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: तद्वत्-प्रकारक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

• maṇiḥ: gem
• maṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered/said to be
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; 'is remembered/called'

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Nishchaya (Certainty/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: certainly)

Speaker

Likely Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue instructing Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Japa-saṅkhyā and sustained practice are said to yield siddhis (kavitva, śrutidhāraṇā, āyuḥ, viṣa-hara).

Vedantic Theme: Siddhis as byproducts within saṃsāra; power is not identical with liberation, yet discipline (abhyāsa) shapes mind and capacity.

Application: Perform japa 7000–8000 times; results are enumerated (Garuḍa-like pervasiveness, poetic skill, retention of śruti, longevity, viṣa-hara). The practice is named ‘Maṇi-vyāsa’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.32 on viṣa-hara mantra efficacy; Garuda Purana Garuḍa-related viṣa-hara motifs elsewhere in the text (Garuḍa as serpent-venom antidote archetype)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the importance of repeating a mantra thousands of times in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that sustained japa (seven or eight thousand repetitions) yields both spiritual and practical fruits—mobility/efficacy likened to Garuḍa, poetic inspiration, strong scriptural retention, longevity, and protective power.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the post-death journey; instead, it belongs to the conduct/rite-oriented teaching that emphasizes japa as a means to build merit, protection, and inner capability, which support dharmic living and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined daily japa with a fixed count and ethical restraint, aiming for clarity of speech and memory, steadiness of life, and protective steadiness of mind—rather than treating the promised results as mere magical claims.