Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

आवाहनं प्रकर्तव्यं देवदेवस्य शङ्खिनः / आवाह्यमण्डले तस्य न्यासं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः

Transliteration

āvāhanaṃ prakartavyaṃ devadevasya śaṅkhinaḥ / āvāhyamaṇḍale tasya nyāsaṃ kuryādatandritaḥ

Translation

ದೇವದೇವನಾದ ಶಂಖಧಾರಿ ಶ್ರೀವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಆವಾಹನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಅವರ ಆವಾಹನಮಂಡಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• आवाहनम्: invocation (act of calling)
• आवाहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् + आ- उपसर्ग, भाववाचक-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; action-noun ‘invocation’

• प्रकर्तव्यम्: should be performed
• प्रकर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunction/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√कृ (धातु) + तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (कृत्य/कर्तव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) = ‘to be done/should be done’

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘देवानां देवः’

• शङ्खिनः: of the conch-bearing (Lord)
• शङ्खिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘one who has a conch’

• आवाह्य-मण्डले: in the invocation-maṇḍala
• आवाह्य-मण्डले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाह्य (√वह् + आ-; ल्यप्/यत्-भाव) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘आवाह्यस्य मण्डले’ = in the invocation-circle

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; pronoun ‘of him/of that’

• न्यासम्: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• न्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक; √न्यस्/√अस् with नि- उपसर्ग, भाववाचक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ritual ‘placing/installation (nyāsa)’

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अतन्द्रितः: attentive, unwearied
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘without laziness/attentive’ (qualifies implied agent)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āvāhana and nyāsa as disciplined means to make the mind and ritual-field fit for Viṣṇu’s presence.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-upāsanā leading to citta-śuddhi (purification of mind) and one-pointedness.

Application: Before worship/meditation, create a clean, bounded space; invoke with clear intention; perform nyāsa attentively rather than mechanically.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual mandala / altar space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.30-33 (subsequent dhyāna, mudrā, upacāras)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of āvāhana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the worship begins with āvāhana—formally invoking Lord Viṣṇu (the conch-bearer)—so the ritual is performed with the deity’s presence established.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it gives a procedural teaching from the Ācāra Kāṇḍa—emphasizing correct worship through invocation and nyāsa as part of dharmic practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing pūjā, begin with a clear invocation and do the required nyāsa or preparatory steps carefully—avoiding haste or negligence (atandritaḥ).