Shloka 45

Devanagari script

सोममीशानमेवं वै ब्रह्माणं परिपूजयेत् / पूर्वादिकोर्ध्वपर्यन्तं पूजयेद्वृषभध्वज

Transliteration

somamīśānamevaṃ vai brahmāṇaṃ paripūjayet / pūrvādikordhvaparyantaṃ pūjayedvṛṣabhadhvaja

Translation

このようにソーマとイーシャーナを正しく供養し、同じくブラフマーをも供養すべし。東方より始め、諸方を巡り、さらに上方に至るまで—おお牛旗の主よ—礼拝を捧げよ。

Word by Word

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक अव्यय (thus)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/खल्वर्थक निपात (indeed)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिपूजयेत्: should worship
• परिपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्वादिक्: from the eastern direction
• पूर्वादिक्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वा दिक्)

• ऊर्ध्वपर्यन्तम्: up to the upper limit
• ऊर्ध्वपर्यन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अवधिक-तत्पुरुषः (up to above)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वृषभध्वज: O Bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वृषभः ध्वजः यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systematic worship of deities (Soma, Īśāna, Brahmā) across directions culminating in the upward realm.

Vedantic Theme: Many deities approached as functional manifestations within one sacred order; ascent from horizontal directions to vertical transcendence.

Application: In daily worship, maintain a consistent directional sequence to cultivate steadiness, completeness, and attentional discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space mapped to directions

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.44 (lokapālas); Garuda Purana 1.34.46-48 (āyudha-pūjā; Viṣvaksena; Ananta; mūla-mantra)

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Ishana
• Brahma
• Vrishabhadhvaja (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of directional worship (dik-pūjā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames worship as all-encompassing—starting from the East and extending through all directions up to the zenith—signifying completeness and ritual wholeness in upāsanā.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife themes?

It shows the text also preserves practical ritual instruction—invoking specific deities and performing structured worship—alongside its better-known teachings on death rites and the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing pūjā, cultivate ‘totality’—offer reverence with awareness of all directions (space as sacred), and honor the tradition’s orderliness rather than treating worship as casual or fragmented.