Shloka 13

The Ninefold Rite (Navavidhi): Worship of Sudarśana-Cakra and the Disease-Destroying Hymn

Devanagari script

ग्रहातिग्रहरूपाय ग्रहाणां पतेय नमः / कालाय मृत्यवे चैव भीमाय च नमोनमः

Transliteration

grahātigraharūpāya grahāṇāṃ pateya namaḥ / kālāya mṛtyave caiva bhīmāya ca namonamaḥ

Translation

ഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ അതിക്രമിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രഹസ്വരൂപനേ, ഗ്രഹങ്ങളുടെ അധിപനേ—നമസ്കാരം; കാലത്തെയും, മരണത്തെയും, ഭീമസ്വരൂപത്തെയും വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• ग्रहातिग्रहरूपाय: to the one whose form overpowers the planets/seizers
• ग्रहातिग्रहरूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + अति (अव्यय/पूर्वपद) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ग्रहान् अतिग्रहः यस्य रूपम् / ग्रहातिग्रहस्य रूपः)

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets/seizers
• ग्रहाणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• पतेय: to the lord
• पतेय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; रूपम्—पते (चतुर्थी एकवचन) इत्यर्थे वैदिक/पाठभेदरूपं 'पतेय'

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: None (Exclamation/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• कालाय: to Time
• कालाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• मृत्यवे: to Death
• मृत्यवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: None (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• भीमाय: to the terrible one
• भीमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• च: and
• च: None (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: None (Exclamation/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: None (Exclamation/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात); पुनरुक्ति

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord overrules graha-influences and stands as Time and Death themselves; ultimate causality is divine, not merely planetary determinism.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as a power of Īśvara; transcendence of secondary causes (grahas) by taking refuge in the primary cause (Brahman/Īśvara).

Application: Reduce fatalism: perform prayer and ethical action rather than anxiety about omens; remember mortality to prioritize dharma and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-domain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana discussions where karma outweighs omens; and where Time/Death are described as divine instruments

Characters & Entities

• Kala
• Mrityu
• Grahas

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Kala and Mrityu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Time and Death as divine powers to be revered, suggesting that fear is transformed through surrender to the cosmic order governing life and death.

How does this verse relate to planetary influences (grahas) and fate?

By saluting the One who is 'beyond the grahas' and also their Lord, the verse implies that planetary afflictions are subordinate to a higher divine governance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a daily remembrance that time is limited and death is certain—live ethically, reduce anxiety about astrological fear, and cultivate devotion and discipline.