Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

पञ्च मन्त्राः समाख्याता देवानां वाचकास्तव / सर्वपापहराः पुण्याः सर्वरोगविनाशनाः

Transliteration

pañca mantrāḥ samākhyātā devānāṃ vācakāstava / sarvapāpaharāḥ puṇyāḥ sarvarogavināśanāḥ

Translation

അഞ്ച് മന്ത്രങ്ങൾ പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു—അവ ദേവന്മാരെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ആവാഹനങ്ങളാണ്. അവ പുണ്യകരം, സർവ്വപാപഹരം, സർവ്വരോഗവിനാശകം.

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्/अविकारी रूप; विशेषण to मन्त्राः

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• समाख्याता: have been declared/expounded
• समाख्याता: Kriya (Predicative action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वाचकाः: designators
• वाचकाः: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; मन्त्राः इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate nominative)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• सर्वपापहराः: removing all sins
• सर्वपापहराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां पापानां हराः (removers of all sins)

• पुण्याः: holy, meritorious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण to मन्त्राः

• सर्वरोगविनाशनाः: destroying all diseases
• सर्वरोगविनाशनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रोग + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां रोगाणां विनाशनाः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-japa and devotion mitigate pāpa and support well-being; sacred sound as a purifier of karmic obscurations.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as citta-śuddhi (purification of mind) enabling higher knowledge; grace mediated through nāma.

Application: Regular japa with niyama (discipline), especially during illness, fear, or after moral lapses; combine with ethical restraint for sustained effect.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.7 (the five mantras listed); Garuda Purana 1.32.9-11 (ritual method that frames their use)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of the ‘five mantras’ in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as Deva-invoking formulas that generate merit (puṇya) and are praised for removing sins and afflictions.

How does this verse explain purification in the Garuda Purana framework?

It links mantra-recitation with inner cleansing—describing these mantras as ‘sarva-pāpa-hara’ (removers of all sin), indicating a purificatory role alongside ritual and ethical discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined japa (regular mantra repetition) with ethical living and devotional intent, treating mantra as a tool for self-purification and steadiness during illness or distress.