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Shloka 3

Viśvāvasu-Prayoga (Marriage Mantra), Kālarātri/Ṛkṣakarṇī Invocation, and Yantra-Rakṣā at Twilight

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धो रक्तेन संमार्ज्य करौ ताभ्यां प्रगृह्य च / प्रदोषे संजपेल्लिङ्गमामपात्रं च मारयेत् / ॐ नमः सर्वतोयन्त्राण्येतद्यथा जम्भनि मोहनि सर्वशत्रुविदारिणि रक्षरक्ष माममुकं सर्वभयोपद्रवेभ्यः स्वाहा / शुक्रे नष्टे महादेव वक्ष्ये ऽहं द्विजपादिह

Transliteration

kruddho raktena saṃmārjya karau tābhyāṃ pragṛhya ca / pradoṣe saṃjapelliṅgamāmapātraṃ ca mārayet / oṃ namaḥ sarvatoyantrāṇyetadyathā jambhani mohani sarvaśatruvidāriṇi rakṣarakṣa māmamukaṃ sarvabhayopadravebhyaḥ svāhā / śukre naṣṭe mahādeva vakṣye 'haṃ dvijapādiha

Translation

ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಕೈಗಳಿಗೆ ರಕ್ತವನ್ನು ಲೇಪಿಸಿ, ಎರಡೂ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಹಿಡಿದು, ಪ್ರದೋಷಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಿಂಗದ ಮೇಲೆ ಈ ಮಂತ್ರವನ್ನು ಜಪಿಸಿ, ಬೇಯಿಸದ ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಾತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಡೆದು ಕೆಡವಬೇಕು. (ಮಂತ್ರ:) “ಓಂ ನಮಃ—ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಯಂತ್ರಗಳೇ, ಹೀಗೆಯೇ ಆಗಲಿ; ಜಂಭಿನಿ, ಮೋಹಿನಿ, ಸರ್ವಶತ್ರುವಿದಾರಿಣಿ, ನನ್ನನ್ನು—ಅಮೂಕನನ್ನು—ಎಲ್ಲ ಭಯೋಪದ್ರವಗಳಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸು ರಕ್ಷಿಸು, ಸ್ವಾಹಾ.” “ಶುಕ್ರನು ನಷ್ಟವಾದಾಗ, ಓ ಮಹಾದೇವ, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವಿಜನಿಗೆ ನಾನು ಹೇಳುವೆನು.”

Word by Word

क्रुद्धःangry

रक्तेनwith blood

संमार्ज्यhaving wiped/cleansed

करौtwo hands

ताभ्याम्with those two

प्रगृह्यhaving taken/held

चand

प्रदोषेat twilight/evening

संजपेत्should recite

लिङ्गम्liṅga (emblem)

आमपात्रम्a raw/uncooked vessel

चand

मारयेत्should kill/destroy

ॐoṃ

नमःsalutation

सर्वतोयन्त्राणिall yantras/instruments

एतत्this

यथाthus/as

जम्भनिO Jambhanī (stunning one)

मोहनिO Mohanī (deluding one)

सर्वशत्रुविदारिणिO destroyer of all enemies

रक्षprotect!

माम्me

अमुकम्so-and-so (person)

सर्वभयोपद्रवेभ्यःfrom all fears and troubles

स्वाहाsvāhā

शुक्रेwhen Venus/(on Friday)

नष्टेwhen (it is) lost

महादेवO Mahādeva

वक्ष्येI will speak

अहम्I

द्विजपादि(matters) beginning with the twice-born

इहhere

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual protocol: pradoṣa-japa over a liṅga, use of yantra-mantra for protection from fears/calamities; inclusion of graha-doṣa (Śukra affliction) as a trigger for instruction.

Vedantic Theme: Acknowledges the Purāṇic synthesis of mantra, deity-symbol (liṅga), and graha influences within worldly protection (vyavahāra), not ultimate release.

Application: As a cultural-textual takeaway: treat ‘protection from fear’ as the aim; in modern practice, substitute non-harmful protective prayers, pradoṣa worship, and ethical conflict resolution for enemy-destruction intent.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: ritual site (gṛha/śmaśāna/maṇḍala implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.41.2 (preceding fierce devī mantra); Garuda Purana 1.42 (subsequent ritual chapter on pavitra-āropaṇa)

Characters & Entities

Mahadeva (Shiva)

Shukra (Venus/Śukra)

FAQs

What is the importance of this protection mantra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific pradoṣa (twilight) protective invocation—asking a fierce, enemy-destroying power to guard the reciter from fear and harmful disturbances.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader concerns (fear, harm, and unseen forces)?

While much of the Garuda Purana addresses post-death states and suffering, this passage focuses on averting dangers in embodied life through mantra-ritual protection, reflecting the text’s practical ritual dimension.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The ethical takeaway is to seek protection through disciplined prayer and self-restraint; if practicing ritually, follow a qualified tradition/teacher and prioritize non-harm and purity over anger-driven acts.