Shloka 5

Mantra-Nyāsa and Elemental Maṇḍalas: Nāga Invocation and Garuḍa–Bhairava Dhyāna for Protection

Devanagari script

सर्वसिद्धिप्रदस्यान्ते कालवह्निर धो ऽनिलः / षष्ठस्वरसमायुक्तमर्धेन्दुसंयुतं परम्

Transliteration

sarvasiddhipradasyānte kālavahnira dho 'nilaḥ / ṣaṣṭhasvarasamāyuktamardhendusaṃyutaṃ param

Translation

‘ಸರ್ವಸಿದ್ಧಿಪ್ರದ’ ಮಂತ್ರದ ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಕಾಲವಹ್ನಿ’ಯನ್ನು ನ್ಯಾಸಿಸು; ಅದರ ಕೆಳಗೆ ‘ಅನಿಲ’ವನ್ನು ಇಡು. ಅದನ್ನು ಷಷ್ಠ ಸ್ವರದಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿದರೆ ಅದೇ ಪರಮ ಬೀಜರೂಪ.

Word by Word

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदस्य: of the giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वसिद्धिं प्रददाति इति = giver of all attainments)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (at the end)

• कालवह्निः: the fire of time
• कालवह्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कालरूपः वह्निः = time-like fire)

• अधः: below
• अधः: Sambandha (Location adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अनिलः: wind
• अनिलः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• षष्ठस्वरसमायुक्तम्: joined with the sixth tone/vowel
• षष्ठस्वरसमायुक्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठः स्वरः येन समायुक्तम् = joined with the sixth note/vowel)

• अर्धेन्दुसंयुतम्: accompanied by the half-moon
• अर्धेन्दुसंयुतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अर्धेन्दुना संयुतम् = accompanied by a half-moon)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (उत्तम/श्रेष्ठ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, in a mantra-vidhi context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-siddhi depends on precise sequencing of bīja components, elemental placements, and diacritic signs

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as disciplined action (karma) that refines attention; symbol-to-consciousness mapping as a preparatory ladder

Application: If practicing, follow a competent guru’s prayoga for bīja formation; treat phonetics/diacritics (svara, bindu/candra) as essential, not ornamental.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mantric diagram/seed-syllable space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana kavaca/bīja prayogas where ‘ardhendu/bindu’ and elemental bījas are appended (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘sarvasiddhiprada’ in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse treats ‘sarvasiddhiprada’ as a base mantra/term and gives a specific rule for appending and arranging additional phonetic elements to generate a ‘supreme’ mantra-form used for ritual efficacy (siddhi).

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader ritual teachings?

Rather than describing afterlife geography, it presents a technical mantra-construction rule—showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical vidhi (procedural) instructions for sacred sound, used in protective and goal-oriented rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that traditional mantra practice is rule-governed and should be learned from competent teachers/textual lineages; approach ritual sound with discipline, clarity of intention, and ethical restraint rather than treating it as casual experimentation.