Shloka 40

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

पञ्चतत्त्वसमायुक्तं ध्यायोद्विष्णुं नरो हृदि / विसर्जयत्तता देवमिति पूजा प्रकीर्तिता

Transliteration

pañcatattvasamāyuktaṃ dhyāyodviṣṇuṃ naro hṛdi / visarjayattatā devamiti pūjā prakīrtitā

Translation

മനുഷ്യൻ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ പഞ്ചതത്ത്വസമന്വിതനായ വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം; തുടർന്ന് ദേവനെ വിസർജ്ജിക്കണം—ഇതെയാണ് പൂജ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്.

Word by Word

• पञ्चतत्त्वसमायुक्तम्: endowed with the five tattvas
• पञ्चतत्त्वसमायुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्+आ+√युज् (धातु) → समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तृतीया/सह-तत्पुरुषार्थः (पञ्चतत्त्वैः समायुक्तम् = endowed with five principles) विशेषणम् (विष्णुम्)

• ध्याय: having meditated
• ध्याय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु) → ध्याय (क्त्वा-लोप/आदेश; here as absolutive base)
• Form: अव्ययभावः; क्त्वर्थक-रूपम् (gerund sense) — ‘having meditated’

• उद्विष्णुम्: Vishnu (uplifted/exalted)
• उद्विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद् (उपसर्ग) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-प्रयोगः (उद्- as intensifier/raising)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विसर्जयत्: releases, dismisses
• विसर्जयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; (पाठे ‘विसर्जयत्’—आज्ञा/विधि-प्रयोगे अपि सम्भवः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sequence (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) — ‘is proclaimed’ (passive sense)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pañca-tattva integration and antaryāmin-dhyāna; worship as internalization leading to steadiness and purification.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner controller) contemplation; seeing the cosmos (bhūtas) as pervaded by Vishnu supports non-dual vision-in-practice.

Application: During daily worship, add a brief pañca-bhūta contemplation (earth-water-fire-air-space) and conclude with mindful closure/visarjana rather than abrupt ending.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner shrine / temple setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.38 (illumination in the heart); Garuda Purana 1.32.39 (stuti as practice)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of concluding (visarjana) in Garuda Purana worship instructions?

This verse states that worship is completed by meditating on Viṣṇu within the heart and then formally dismissing the deity’s invoked presence, indicating ritual closure is part of correct pūjā.

How does this verse relate to the path of the soul described in the Garuda Purana?

While not describing after-death travel directly, it emphasizes inner meditation and disciplined ritual action—foundational practices that the Purāṇa links with purification, merit, and spiritual readiness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During pūjā, include a brief internal meditation on Viṣṇu and end with a respectful closure (visarjana/udvāsana), avoiding abrupt endings and treating worship as a complete, mindful process.