Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नाम पञ्चचत्वारिंशो ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / वास्तुं संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये गृहादौ विघ्ननाशनम् / ईसानकोणादारभ्य ह्येकाशीतिपदे यजेत्

Transliteration

nāma pañcacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / vāstuṃ saṃkṣepato vakṣye gṛhādau vighnanāśanam / īsānakoṇādārabhya hyekāśītipade yajet

Translation

ພຣະຫຣິກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຮົາຈະອະທິບາຍວາສຕຸໂດຍຫຍໍ້ ເພື່ອທຳລາຍອຸປະສັກໃນເຮືອນ ແລະອາຄານອື່ນໆ. ເລີ່ມຈາກມຸມອີສານ (ທິດຕາເວັນອອກເໜືອ) ຄວນບູຊາຕາມຕຳແໜ່ງ 81 (ປະດ)»

Word by Word

• नाम: named/entitled
• नाम: Sambandha (Labeling/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; 'called/namely')

• पञ्चचत्वारिंशः: forty-fifth
• पञ्चचत्वारिंशः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + चत्वारिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक/संख्यावाचक विशेषण (45th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वास्तुम्: Vāstu (site/architectural rite)
• वास्तुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संक्षेपतः: briefly
• संक्षेपतः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेपतः (अव्यय; from संक्षेप)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वक्ष्ये: I will explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गृहादौ: in a house etc. (in buildings, etc.)
• गृहादौ: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणार्थ (locative)

• विघ्ननाशनम्: removal of obstacles
• विघ्ननाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईसानकोणात्: from the Īśāna corner (northeast)
• ईसानकोणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• आरभ्य: beginning from
• आरभ्य: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+रभ् (धातु) → आरभ्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कृदन्त-अव्यय (gerund/ल्यप्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• एकाशीतिपदे: at the eighty-first position/step
• एकाशीतिपदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाशीति (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship/sacrifice
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vastu as dharmic ordering of space: ritual worship of the mandala positions harmonizes forces and removes obstacles in domestic/architectural life.

Vedantic Theme: Rta/order reflected in lived environment: aligning microcosm (home) with macrocosm (cosmic directions/mandala) supports sattva and steadiness of mind.

Application: For new construction/renovation or moving in, begin sanctification from the northeast; perform a simplified vastu-puja/mandala worship (as per tradition/competent priest) to reduce conflict, instability, and practical hindrances.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: architectural-space/mandala-grid

Cross References

Related Themes: This verse inaugurates the Vastu chapter (panchachatvarimsho ’dhyayah), linking back to 1.45.34’s vastu-pujita prasada; later verses in the chapter typically detail padadevata and offerings (implied).

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Īśāna (directional deity concept)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāstu (household space-order) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames vāstu as a practical dharmic method for vighna-nāśana—removing impediments affecting a home and related structures—through ordered worship tied to the vāstu-maṇḍala.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s post-death journey here; instead, it shifts to household ritual order, showing that the Purana also teaches conduct and remedial rites alongside afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing a traditional vāstu-śānti or gṛha-śānti, begin the worship sequence from the north-east (Īśāna) and follow a structured maṇḍala-based approach rather than random offerings.