Shloka 13
Māheśvara-pūjā-vidhi: Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-āvāhana, Kalā-salutations, and Upacāra Worship
ॐ हां शिवपरिवारेभ्यो नमः / ॐ हां इन्द्राय सुराधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां अग्नये तेजो ऽधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां यमाय प्रेताधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां निरृतये रक्षो ऽधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां वरुणाय जलाधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां वायवे प्राणाधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां सोमाय नेत्राधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां ईशानाय सर्वविद्याधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां अनन्ताय नागाधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां ब्रह्मणे सर्वलोकाधिपतये नमः / ॐ हां धूलिचण्डेश्वराय नमः
oṃ hāṃ śivaparivārebhyo namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ indrāya surādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ agnaye tejo 'dhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ yamāya pretādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ nirṛtaye rakṣo 'dhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ varuṇāya jalādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ vāyave prāṇādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ somāya netrādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ īśānāya sarvavidyādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ anantāya nāgādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ brahmaṇe sarvalokādhipataye namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ dhūlicaṇḍeśvarāya namaḥ
ॐ—‘ഹാം’ സഹിതം ശിവപരിവാരങ്ങൾക്ക് നമസ്കാരം; ഇന്ദ്രൻ, സുരാധിപതിക്ക്; അഗ്നി, തേജോധിപതിക്ക്; യമൻ, പ്രേതാധിപതിക്ക്; നിരൃതി, രക്ഷോധിപതിക്ക്; വരുണൻ, ജലാധിപതിക്ക്; വായു, പ്രാണാധിപതിക്ക്; സോമൻ, നേത്രാധിപതിക്ക്; ഈശാനൻ, സർവ്വവിദ്യാധിപതിക്ക്; അനന്തൻ, നാഗാധിപതിക്ക്; ബ്രഹ്മാവ്, സർവ്വലോകാധിപതിക്ക്; കൂടാതെ ധൂലി-ചണ്ഡേശ്വരനു നമസ്കാരം।
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra), presenting an invocation/mantra sequence
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Sarva-devatā-samarpaṇa: honoring multiple adhidevatās as functional powers within a single sacred order; acknowledging Yama as lord of pretas within cosmic governance.
Vedantic Theme: Eka-tattva seen through many offices (adhikāras); īśvara’s order (ṛta/dharma) expressed as cosmic administration.
Application: In practice, treat life-domains (fire, water, breath, knowledge) as sacred trusts; cultivate humility by acknowledging forces beyond personal control; use the litany for protective circumambulation (dik-bandhana) before worship.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic-mandala
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa sections on Yama and preta governance (general thematic link); Garuda Purana 1.40.14-15 (ritual procedure after invocations)
FAQs
This verse functions as a comprehensive protective and harmonizing invocation—acknowledging cosmic authorities (fire, water, breath, knowledge, worlds) and especially Yama as lord of pretas—so the rite aligns with dharma and the subtle journey is unobstructed.
By explicitly saluting Yama as pretādhipati and other directional/cosmic powers, the recitation frames the post-death passage as governed by lawful divine jurisdictions, seeking order, protection, and clarity for the preta condition.
It may be used as a respectful invocation before śrāddha, pinda-dāna, or memorial prayers—cultivating remembrance of cosmic accountability (Yama/dharma) and encouraging ethical living aligned with truthfulness, restraint, and duty.