Shloka 2

Gāyatrī-Kalpa: Sandhyā-Japa, Devī-Namaskāra, and Homa for Dharma, Kāma, and Moksha

Devanagari script

गायत्त्रीकल्पमाख्यास्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं च तत् / अष्टोत्तरं सहस्रं वा अथवाष्टशतं जपेत्

Transliteration

gāyattrīkalpamākhyāsye bhuktimuktipradaṃ ca tat / aṣṭottaraṃ sahasraṃ vā athavāṣṭaśataṃ japet

Translation

Aku akan menerangkan kalpa, iaitu tatacara Gāyatrī yang menganugerahkan bhukti dan mukti. Hendaklah dijapa sama ada 1,008 kali, atau jika tidak, 108 kali.

Word by Word

• गायत्त्रीकल्पम्: the Gāyatrī procedure/rite
• गायत्त्रीकल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री/गायत्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म—‘गायत्त्र्याः कल्पम्’ (procedure/rite of Gāyatrī)

• आख्यास्ये: I shall explain
• आख्यास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ख्या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) से ‘प्रद’ = giving)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of tat)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; कर्म (object of ākhyāsye)

• अष्टोत्तरम्: eight more (i.e., 108)
• अष्टोत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण—‘अष्ट अधिकम्’ (=108) (qualifying sahasram/ japa-count)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (count)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or else)

• अष्टशतम्: eight hundred
• अष्टशतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (800)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A defined practice (kalpa) of Gāyatrī-japa—either 1008 or 108 repetitions—yields bhukti and mukti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana as a means to citta-śuddhi and eventual liberation; disciplined repetition (abhyāsa) supporting higher realization.

Application: Choose a sustainable daily count (108) and a periodic intensive count (1008); keep time, posture, and attention consistent; track practice with a mālā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-practice instruction

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.37.1 (Gāyatrī grants bhukti/mukti; sin-destruction); Garuda Purana 1.36.17 (sandhyā discipline as prerequisite context)

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri

FAQs

What is the importance of the Gayatri Kalpa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Gayatri Kalpa as a disciplined method of practice that grants both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), highlighting its dual spiritual and practical value.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing after-death geography, the verse points to a living practice—Gayatri japa—as a means to purify the mind and support liberation (mukti), implying inner transformation as the route to the soul’s freedom.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a consistent daily Gayatri japa routine—commonly 108 repetitions (or 1008 on special days)—as a focused discipline for clarity, ethical steadiness, and spiritual progress.