Shloka 7

Gāyatrī-nyāsa, Pāda-bheda, and Purificatory Power in Sādhana

Devanagari script

स्तनयोर्हृदि कण्ठौष्ठमुखे तालुनि चांसयोः / नेत्रे भुवार्ललाटे च पूर्वस्यां दक्षिणोत्तरे

Transliteration

stanayorhṛdi kaṇṭhauṣṭhamukhe tāluni cāṃsayoḥ / netre bhuvārlalāṭe ca pūrvasyāṃ dakṣiṇottare

Translation

Pada kedua-dua payudara, pada jantung, pada tekak, bibir dan mulut, pada lelangit serta kedua-dua bahu; pada mata, kening dan dahi—hendaklah disusun/ditandai mengikut arah timur, dan juga pada sisi selatan serta utara.

Word by Word

• स्तनयोः: of the two breasts
• स्तनयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• कण्ठ: in the throat
• कण्ठ: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (समाहार/सूची-प्रयोग)

• ओष्ठ: on the lips
• ओष्ठ: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (समाहार/सूची-प्रयोग)

• मुखे: in the mouth
• मुखे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तालुनि: on the palate
• तालुनि: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अंसयोः: of the two shoulders
• अंसयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• नेत्रे: in the eye(s)
• नेत्रे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (समाहार/सूची-प्रयोग)

• भुवि: on the eyebrow
• भुवि: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अर्ललाटे: on the forehead-region (reading uncertain)
• अर्ललाटे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप (uncertain lexeme)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पूर्वस्याम्: in the eastern (side)
• पूर्वस्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-विशेषण (directional)

• दक्षिणोत्तरे: in the south and north (regions)
• दक्षिणोत्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; दिशाद्वन्द्व (south-and-north)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya, typical dialogue framework of Garuda Purana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha as adhikara for mantra-nyasa; sanctifying perception and action by installing sacred sound in bodily loci.

Vedantic Theme: Body-mind as upadhi made fit (adhikara) for mantra-japa and devata-smarana; inner yajna through mantra.

Application: Perform nyasa with clear locus-and-direction awareness before japa/puja; treat touch and sight as consecrated acts after mantra-installation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: directional mandala (east/south/north)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.35 (nyasa/varna-rupa/color mapping context); Garuda Purana sections praising Gayatri/mantra as purifier (general)

FAQs

What is the importance of listing body parts and directions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a precise ritual-style instruction: it enumerates specific bodily locations and associates them with directional placement, ensuring the procedure is performed in an exact, tradition-consistent way.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse is not describing the soul’s journey; it is a procedural, body-and-direction instruction within a broader ritual/dharmic context found in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the Garuda Purana’s emphasis on precision and discipline in sacred observances—encouraging careful, attentive performance of any ethical or religious duty rather than casual or careless practice.