Shloka 15

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

ततश्चावाहयेद्रुद्र देवता आसनस्य याः / ॐ हयग्रीवासनस्य आगच्छत च देवताः

Transliteration

tataścāvāhayedrudra devatā āsanasya yāḥ / oṃ hayagrīvāsanasya āgacchata ca devatāḥ

Translation

പിന്നീട് ആസനാധിഷ്ഠാതൃ രുദ്രദേവതകളെ ആവാഹനം ചെയ്യണം. (ഇങ്ങനെ:) ‘ഓം—ഹയഗ്രീവാസനത്തിലെ ദേവതകളേ, വരിക.’

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): thereafter

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक): and

• आवाहयेत्: should invoke
• आवाहयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vāh (वाह्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग-आ (आ+वाह्): to invoke/call

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• आसनस्य: of the seat (āsana)
• आसनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• याः: who/which (fem. pl.)
• याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (देवताः)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Mantric particle/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (मन्त्र-प्रणव)

• हयग्रीवासनस्य: of Hayagrīva’s seat
• हयग्रीवासनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hayagrīva + āsana (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'हयग्रीव-आसन' = Hayagrīva’s seat/āsana

• आगच्छत: come (you all)
• आगच्छत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग-आ (आ+गम्): come

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक): and

• देवताः: O deities
• देवताः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, ritual/upanāsa guidance context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual invocation (āvāhana) acknowledges divine immanence and invites ordered presence into the worship structure.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-upāsanā: the Infinite approached through name, form, and prescribed loci to steady devotion.

Application: Before main arcana, verbally invite the presiding deities of the seat with oṁ-prefaced āvāhana, maintaining humility and clarity of intention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual seat/altar locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.15–16 (āvāhana of āsana-devatā followed by maṇḍala-pūjā)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra-deities
• Devatās
• Hayagrīva (as āsana association)

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking āsana-devatās in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that worship begins by sanctifying the practitioner’s seat—invoking its presiding deities—so the rite proceeds in a ritually protected and properly established space.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it belongs to the Purāṇa’s ritual layer, emphasizing correct upāsanā steps that support dharma and spiritual discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before japa or pūjā, pause to mentally “invite” the divine presence and treat your practice space as sacred—this builds focus, reverence, and consistency in sādhanā.