Shloka 4

Māheśvara-pūjā-vidhi: Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-āvāhana, Kalā-salutations, and Upacāra Worship

Devanagari script

ॐ हां शिवासनदेवता आगच्छतेति / अनेनावाहयेद्रुद्र देवता आसनस्य याः

Transliteration

oṃ hāṃ śivāsanadevatā āgacchateti / anenāvāhayedrudra devatā āsanasya yāḥ

Translation

“Om hāṃ—‘Wahai para dewa yang menaungi āsana Śiva, datanglah!’” Dengan mantra ini, hendaklah diundang para dewa berkaitan Rudra yang memerintah tempat duduk upacara.

Word by Word

• oṃ: Oṃ
• oṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• hāṃ: hāṃ (seed syllable)
• hāṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hāṃ (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (bīja-mantra syllable)

• śiva-āsana-devatā: the deity of Śiva’s seat
• śiva-āsana-devatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध: ‘शिवस्य आसनस्य देवता’)

• āgacchate: comes/approaches
• āgacchate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (ā-√gam)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इति-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• anena: by/with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āvāhayet: should invoke
• āvāhayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vāh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आ-उपसर्ग (ā-√vāh ‘to invoke/bring near’)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• devatāḥ: deities
• devatāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• āsanasya: of the seat
• āsanasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• yāḥ: which (deities)
• yāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-āhvāna: invoking presiding deities of the seat to stabilize and sanctify the rite.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual order mirrors inner order: establishing a ‘seat’ for awareness; sanctifying the base supports steadiness (sthiti) of mind.

Application: Begin any practice by ‘setting the seat’: create a stable, clean, intentional base (physical and mental) before deeper invocation or meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-seat (āsana)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: following list of āvaraṇa/auxiliary devatā mantras beginning with Gaṇapati etc. (next verse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Asana-devatas

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking the āsana-devatās in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the ritual seat as a sanctified locus with presiding powers; invoking them formally establishes sacred space and readiness for Rudra/Śiva-oriented worship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It is not a preta/afterlife verse; it belongs to ritual instruction, emphasizing correct preparatory rites (ācāra) rather than the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before any pūjā or japa, treat the worship space and seat as sacred—begin with a brief invocation/sankalpa so the practice is orderly, attentive, and tradition-aligned.