Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

ॐ सैं क्षैं शिरसे नमः इति प्रणवसंयुतः / अयं नवाक्षरोमन्त्रः सर्वविद्याप्रदायकः

Transliteration

oṃ saiṃ kṣaiṃ śirase namaḥ iti praṇavasaṃyutaḥ / ayaṃ navākṣaromantraḥ sarvavidyāpradāyakaḥ

Translation

「オーム saiṃ kṣaiṃ――頭頂に礼拝」：このように聖音プラナヴァたるオームと結び合う。これは九音節の真言であり、あらゆる知を授ける。

Word by Word

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation/मङ्गलाचरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• सैं: saiṃ (seed syllable)
• सैं: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सैं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (mantric seed syllable)

• क्षैं: kṣaiṃ (seed syllable)
• क्षैं: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षैं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (mantric seed syllable)

• शिरसे: to the head
• शिरसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object of salutation/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/closing particle)

• प्रणवसंयुतः: joined with the praṇava (Om)
• प्रणवसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणव + संयुत (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नवाक्षरः: nine-syllabled
• नवाक्षरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वविद्याप्रदायकः: bestower of all knowledge
• सर्वविद्याप्रदायकः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विद्या + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + ण्वुल्/क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (giver of all knowledges)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in discourse to Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Praṇava-yukta navākṣara-mantra as a means to vidyā-prāpti (attainment of knowledge) through mantra-sādhana.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda as upāya: sacred sound (praṇava/bīja) as a purifier and concentrator of buddhi leading toward higher knowledge.

Application: Japa with correct praṇava-nyāsa and disciplined practice; treat mantra as a contemplative tool, not mere recitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.5-7 (aṅga-nyāsa: hṛdaya/śiras/śikhā/kavaca/netra/astrā); Garuda Purana 1.34.8 (pūjā-vidhi preliminaries)

FAQs

What is the importance of the navākṣara mantra in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse presents a nine-syllabled mantra joined with Oṃ and states its fruit as sarvavidyā-pradāyaka—supportive of acquiring and refining knowledge when practiced with discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes mantra as a tool of inner purification and clarity of intellect, which the Garuḍa Purāṇa treats as supportive for dharma and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use mantra-japa with ethical living and study: steady repetition (with Oṃ) is framed here as a means to cultivate learning, focus, and spiritual steadiness.