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Shloka 18

Dhyāna of Hari and the Procedure of Āditya/Sūrya Worship

Devanagari script

ॐ भगवन्नपरिमितमयूखमालिन् ! सकलजगत्पते ! सप्ताश्ववाहन ! चतुर्भुज ! परमसिद्धिप्रद ! विस्फुलिङ्गपिङ्गल ! तत एह्येहि इदमर्घ्यं मम शिरसि गतं गृह्णगृह्ण तेजोग्ररूपम् अनग्न ! ज्वलज्वल ठठ नमः

Transliteration

oṃ bhagavannaparimitamayūkhamālin ! sakalajagatpate ! saptāśvavāhana ! caturbhuja ! paramasiddhiprada ! visphuliṅgapiṅgala ! tata ehyehi idamarghyaṃ mama śirasi gataṃ gṛhṇagṛhṇa tejograrūpam anagna ! jvalajvala ṭhaṭha namaḥ

Translation

ॐ भगवन्! अपरिमित किरणमालाधारी, सकल जगत्पते, सप्ताश्व-रथवाहन, चतुर्भुज, परमसिद्धिप्रद, स्फुलिंगांनी झळकणारा पिंगल—ये, ये। माझ्या शिरावर ठेवलेले हे अर्घ्य स्वीकार, स्वीकार। हे उग्र तेजोरूप, हे अनग्न (अग्निविना तरीही प्रज्वलित), ज्वल ज्वल; ठठ। नमः।

Word by Word
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambodhana (Invocation/सम्बोधन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
Formप्रणवः, अव्यय (sacred syllable, indeclinable)
bhagavanO Lord
bhagavan:
Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधित)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (vocative singular)
aparimita-mayūkha-mālinO garlanded with innumerable rays
aparimita-mayūkha-mālin:
Sambodhana (Epithet/सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaparimita (प्रातिपदिक) + mayūkha (प्रातिपदिक) + mālin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अपरिमिताः मयूखाः यस्य सः/मालिन्)
sakala-jagat-pateO lord of the entire world
sakala-jagat-pate:
Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधित)
TypeNoun
Rootsakala (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सकलस्य जगतः पतिः)
sapta-aśva-vāhanaO one whose vehicle is seven horses
sapta-aśva-vāhana:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सप्त अश्वाः वाहनं यस्य)
catur-bhujaO four-armed one
catur-bhuja:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (चत्वारः भुजाः यस्य)
parama-siddhi-pradaO giver of supreme accomplishment
parama-siddhi-prada:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परमां सिद्धिं प्रददाति)
visphuliṅga-piṅgalaO tawny one like sparks
visphuliṅga-piṅgala:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootvisphuliṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + piṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (विस्फुलिङ्गवत् पिङ्गलः)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/thereupon)
ehicome
ehi:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rooti (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—इ (to go/come)
ehicome (again)
ehi:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rooti (धातु)
Formलोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)
idamthis
idam:
Visheshana (Determiner)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (this; nominative/accusative sg)
arghyamoffering (arghya)
arghyam:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootarghya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (genitive singular)
śirasion (my) head
śirasi:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootśiras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
gatamplaced/come (onto)
gatam:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootgam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (arghyam) विशेषणम्
gṛhṇaaccept/take
gṛhṇa:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootgrah (धातु)
Formलोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—ग्रह् (to take)
gṛhṇaaccept (again)
gṛhṇa:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootgrah (धातु)
Formलोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)
tejaḥ-ugra-rūpamof fierce radiant form
tejaḥ-ugra-rūpam:
Visheshana (Qualifier of arghyam)
TypeAdjective
Roottejas (प्रातिपदिक) + ugra (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तेजसः उग्रं रूपं यस्य/यत्)
anagnaO fireless one / O (mystic) Anagna
anagna:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootan-agni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपपद (अग्निरहित/अग्निस्वरूप-विशेष)
jvalablaze
jvala:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootjval (धातु)
Formलोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—ज्वल् (to blaze)
jvalablaze (again)
jvala:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootjval (धातु)
Formलोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति
ṭhaṭhaṭhaṭha (mantric sound)
ṭhaṭha:
Mantra-bija (Ritual utterance)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootṭhaṭha (अव्यय/मन्त्रबीज)
Formबीजाक्षर/मन्त्रध्वनि, अव्यय (mantric syllable)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनमस्-शब्दः अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अव्यय (indeclinable interjection of salutation)
Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing the solar/fire-like deity in mantra form (Surya/Tejas invoked as Bhagavan)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti and āvāhana of the radiant Lord as a direct means to invoke divine tejas and attain siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-tejas as manifest power; devotion as a purifier aligning the individual with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).

Application: Use focused praise, correct epithets, and offering (arghya) with concentrated mind; conclude with namas to seal the rite.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual altar/puja space (arghya offered upon the head)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.16 (Sūryārghya/āhvāna context); Garuda Purana 1.17 (subsequent procedural Sūrya-pūjā instructions)

Characters & Entities
B
Bhagavan
S
Surya (implied by saptāśva-vāhana)
T
Tejas (radiant power)

FAQs

This verse presents arghya as a formal act of honoring divine radiance (tejas), inviting the deity to “accept” the offering—signifying purification, reverence, and the drawing in of auspicious spiritual power.

Although the Garuda Purana is famous for preta/afterlife sections, this shloka is a ritual invocation: it emphasizes devotional address, mantra-syllables, and arghya offering—practices meant to purify the practitioner and align them with cosmic order.

Use it as a reminder to begin actions with reverence and inner cleanliness: offering a simple water-arghya at sunrise (with gratitude and restraint) cultivates discipline, clarity, and dharmic intention.

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