Shloka 19

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

ॐ सुवर्णरेखे कुक्कुटविग्रहरूपिणि स्वाहा / एवञ्चाष्टदले पद्म दले वर्णयुगं लिखेत्

Transliteration

oṃ suvarṇarekhe kukkuṭavigraharūpiṇi svāhā / evañcāṣṭadale padma dale varṇayugaṃ likhet

Translation

“ഓം. ഹേ സുവർണരേഖേ, കുക്കുടവിഗ്രഹരൂപിണീ—സ്വാഹാ.” ഇങ്ങനെ അഷ്ടദള പദ്മത്തിന്റെ ഓരോ ദളത്തിലും അക്ഷരങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു ജോഡി വീതം എഴുതണം.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: मन्त्र-प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• सुवर्ण-रेखे: O golden-lined one
• सुवर्ण-रेखे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सुवर्णा रेखा यस्याः/या = golden-lined); here as vocative address

• कुक्कुट-विग्रह-रूपिणि: O one having the form of a cock
• कुक्कुट-विग्रह-रूपिणि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्कुट (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुक्कुटविग्रहस्य रूपिणी = having the form/body of a cock)

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Sambandha (Mantra particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: मन्त्र-निपात (ritual exclamation)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अष्ट-दले: in/on the eight-petalled (lotus)
• अष्ट-दले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्ट दलानि यस्य = eight-petalled)

• पद्म: lotus
• पद्म: Visheshya/Visheshana (Apposition/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used appositionally with implied ‘(पद्मे)’ or as qualifier of ‘दले’

• दले: on a petal
• दले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वर्ण-युगम्: a pair of letters/syllables
• वर्ण-युगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वर्णयोः युगम् = pair of syllables/letters)

• लिखेत्: should write/inscribe
• लिखेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra + maṇḍala/yantra inscription (lekhanā) concretizes śakti into a protective diagram.

Vedantic Theme: Name-form (nāma-rūpa) as operative within ritual reality; sacred geometry as a support (ālambana) for focused intention.

Application: Create an eight-petalled lotus diagram and write the prescribed syllable-pairs on each petal while reciting the mantra; treat it as a protective talisman/installation per tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual diagram (aṣṭadala padma)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.15-18 (praṇava, nyāsa, japa, casting)

Characters & Entities

• Suvarṇarekhā

FAQs

What is the importance of the eight-petalled lotus (aṣṭadala padma) in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse treats the eight-petalled lotus as a ritual diagram (yantra) where specific syllables are inscribed, indicating a structured method of mantra-visualization and worship.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on the soul’s journey after death?

This particular verse is primarily a ritual/diagram instruction rather than a direct description of the afterlife; it reflects the Purana’s broader use of mantras and prescribed rites that are often connected to protection, purification, and merit.

What is a practical application of this instruction today?

For practitioners following traditional rituals, it suggests disciplined mantra practice with a prescribed yantra layout; ethically, it highlights careful, methodical observance of sacred practices rather than casual or improvised worship.