Shloka 6

Śiva-taught Mantra-Weapons, Mudrās, and Rakṣā-Rites

Removal of Kīlaka; Protection from Nāga, Viṣa, Graha, and Storms

Devanagari script

धूमारक्ते करं मध्ये ध्यात्वा खे चिन्तयेन्नरः / दुष्टा नागा ग्रहा मेघा विनश्यन्ति च राक्षसाः

Transliteration

dhūmārakte karaṃ madhye dhyātvā khe cintayennaraḥ / duṣṭā nāgā grahā meghā vinaśyanti ca rākṣasāḥ

Translation

हाताच्या मध्यभागी धुरकट-रक्त किरणाचे ध्यान करून आणि त्याचे आकाशात चिंतन केल्यास, दुष्ट नाग, ग्रहदोष, मेघ व राक्षसही नष्ट होतात।

Word by Word

• धूमारक्ते: in the smoke-red (hue/state)
• धूमारक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूम-रक्त (प्रातिपदिक; धूम + रक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative: "in the smoke-red [place/state]")

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीयाविभक्तिः (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालः (having meditated)

• खे: in the sky/space
• खे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• दुष्टाः: wicked
• दुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• नागाः: serpents
• नागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• ग्रहाः: seizers/evil spirits (grahas)
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• मेघाः: clouds
• मेघाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• विनश्यन्ति: perish/are destroyed
• विनश्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• राक्षसाः: demons (rakshasas)
• राक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-dhyāna as a means to avert upadravas (serpents, grahas, storms, rākṣasas) by directing tejas through visualization.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāropa of protective śakti upon nāma-rūpa; mastery of mind (saṅkalpa) as an instrument within vyavahāra.

Application: Protective meditation: visualize a smoke-red ray at the palm-center, project it into the sky, and employ it as rakṣā against venomous beings, astral afflictions, and weather calamities.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: body-mandala / sky-visualization

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.20.7 (mantra-protection of triloka); Garuda Purana 1.20.8-1.20.9 (khadira kīlaka field-protection rite); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa (general doctrine of graha/upadrava as papa-phala in some contexts)

Characters & Entities

• Nagas
• Grahās
• Meghas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the importance of this protective visualization in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a meditative remedy: focusing on a smoke-red radiance and projecting it into space is said to neutralize multiple classes of harm—serpents, graha-afflictions, destructive weather, and hostile beings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife themes?

Indirectly: it reflects the Garuda Purana’s broader concern with unseen influences (grahas/bhūtas) that disturb human life; such protections support dharmic living and ritual stability rather than describing the post-death journey here.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a disciplined visualization practice for steadiness and fear-reduction—especially when feeling ‘seized’ by anxiety or negativity—while pairing it with ethical conduct and, if relevant, traditional graha-śānti observances.