Shloka 8
Chandas-Nirṇaya: Āpīḍa to Gāthā—Pāda, Gaṇa, and Special Substitutions
आर्षभं तजराः पादे तृतीये ऽन्यच्च पूर्ववत् / पूर्ववत्प्रथमं शेषे तज्राः शुद्धविराड्भवेत्
ārṣabhaṃ tajarāḥ pāde tṛtīye 'nyacca pūrvavat / pūrvavatprathamaṃ śeṣe tajrāḥ śuddhavirāḍbhavet
第三パーダには「ārṣabha」と「tajarāḥ」を置き、その他はすべて前と同様に行う。前説のとおり最初の部分を配し、残りにおいて「tajrāḥ」は清浄なるヴィラート（宇宙的形相）となる。
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Placement of specific gaṇas (‘ārṣabha’, ‘tajarāḥ/tajrāḥ’) in the third pāda; symbolic linkage to ‘śuddha-virāṭ’ (pure cosmic form) as an organizing totality.
Vedantic Theme: Virāṭ as the macrocosmic manifestation (saguṇa-brahman’s cosmic body) and the idea that order (chandas) mirrors cosmic order (ṛta).
Application: Apply the third-pāda gaṇa prescription; optionally use ‘virāṭ’ as a contemplative cue—recitation as aligning speech with cosmic rhythm.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.211.6-7 (pāda/viśeṣa context); Garuda Purana 1.211.9 (section closure)
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that the third pāda has a specific placement of technical terms, and that the rest must follow the previously taught sequence—highlighting precision in ritual/mantric procedure.
It links correct mantric arrangement with realizing/establishing the ‘pure Virāṭ’—the universal cosmic form—showing that ritual structure is mapped to cosmic principles.
If you chant or study Garuda Purana passages, follow an authentic tradition’s sequencing and pronunciation; the takeaway is disciplined, careful practice rather than improvisation.