Shloka 23

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

ॐ ह्री ह्रौ ह्रीं भि(भी) रुण्डायै स्वाहा / कर्णे जप्ता त्वियं विद्या दष्टकस्य विषं हरेत्

Transliteration

oṃ hrī hrau hrīṃ bhi(bhī) ruṇḍāyai svāhā / karṇe japtā tviyaṃ vidyā daṣṭakasya viṣaṃ haret

Translation

“Oṁ hrī hrau hrīṁ bhī—Ruṇḍāyai svāhā.” Mantra ini, apabila dijapa secara berbisik ke dalam telinga, ialah vidyā suci yang menghilangkan bisa bagi orang yang digigit.

Word by Word

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-उच्चारण

• ह्री: hrī
• ह्री: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्री (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय (seed syllable)

• ह्रौ: hrau
• ह्रौ: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रौ (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय

• ह्रीं: hrīṃ
• ह्रीं: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीं (बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय

• भि: bhi/bhī
• भि: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भि/भी (बीजाक्षर; पाठभेद)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय; variant ‘भि/भी’

• रुण्डायै: to Ruṇḍā (goddess)
• रुण्डायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra (Incantation/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-समापन-निपात

• कर्णे: in the ear
• कर्णे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• जप्ता: recited
• जप्ता: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘(विद्या) जप्ता’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक निपात

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विद्या: spell/knowledge
• विद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दष्टकस्य: of the bitten person
• दष्टकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दष्टक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bitten person’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हरेत्: should remove/carry away
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific bīja-mantra vidyā, applied through correct mode (ear-whisper), produces immediate remedial effect against poison.

Vedantic Theme: Efficacy of mantra as a functional upāya in vyavahāra; śabda as carrier of transformative power when properly invoked.

Application: In emergencies, apply the mantra with focused karṇa-japa while maintaining calm breath; treat delivery method as essential, not optional.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: bedside/field-emergency ritual spot

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.20 (mantra with water-bathing); Garuda Purana 1.19.21 (nyāsa procedure); Garuda Purana 1.19.22 (lakṣa-japa and poison destruction)

Characters & Entities

• Ruṇḍā

FAQs

What is the importance of mantra-vidyā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents mantra-vidyā as a practical protective science—used ritually (japa) to counteract harm, here specifically poison from a bite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey; instead, it belongs to the Ācāra (practice) domain, emphasizing protective rites that preserve life and health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a textual teaching, it highlights faith in disciplined ritual speech; in modern life, it can be treated as a devotional protection practice alongside (not replacing) immediate medical care for bites/poison.