Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ॐ हां वामदेवाय नमः / ॐ हां रजसे नमः / ॐ हां रक्षायै नमः / ॐ हां रत्यै नमः / ॐ हां कन्यायै नमः / ॐ हां कामायै नमः / ॐ हां जनन्यै नमः / ॐ हां क्रियायै नमः / ॐ हां वृद्ध्यै नमः / ॐ हां कार्यायै नमः / ॐ रा(धा) त्र्यै नमः / ॐ हां भ्रामण्यै नमः / ॐ हां मोहिन्यै नमः / ॐ हां क्ष(त्व)रायै नमः / वामदेवकला ज्ञेयास्त्रयो दश वृषध्वज

Transliteration

oṃ hāṃ vāmadevāya namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ rajase namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ rakṣāyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ ratyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ kanyāyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ kāmāyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ jananyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ kriyāyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ vṛddhyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ kāryāyai namaḥ / oṃ rā(dhā) tryai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ bhrāmaṇyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ mohinyai namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ kṣa(tva)rāyai namaḥ / vāmadevakalā jñeyāstrayo daśa vṛṣadhvaja

Translation

'Om Hāṃ, salam kepada Vāmadeva. Om Hāṃ, salam kepada Rajas. Om Hāṃ, salam kepada Perlindungan. Om Hāṃ, salam kepada Kegembiraan... Ini dikenali sebagai tiga belas 'Vāmadeva-kalā', wahai Pembawa panji lembu jantan.'

Word by Word

• vāmadevāya: To Vamadeva
• vāmadevāya: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmadeva (वामदेव)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• rajase: To Rajas (Passion/Activity)
• rajase: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (रजस्)
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• rakṣāyai: To Protection
• rakṣāyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (रक्षा)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• ratyai: To Pleasure/Enjoyment
• ratyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (रति)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• kanyāyai: To the Maiden
• kanyāyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (कन्या)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• kāmāyai: To Desire (Shakti)
• kāmāyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmā (कामा)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• jananyai: To the Mother/Progenitor
• jananyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jananī (जननी)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• kriyāyai: To Action
• kriyāyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (क्रिया)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• vṛddhyai: To Growth/Increase
• vṛddhyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddhi (वृद्धि)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• kāryāyai: To the Effect/Work
• kāryāyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāryā (कार्या)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• dhātryai: To the Supporter/Nurse
• dhātryai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātrī (धात्री)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular (Reconstructed from text)

• bhrāmaṇyai: To the Causer of Wandering/Rotation
• bhrāmaṇyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrāmaṇī (भ्रामणी)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• mohinyai: To the Deluder/Enchantress
• mohinyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (मोहिनी)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• kṣarāyai: To the Perishable/Flowing
• kṣarāyai: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣarā (क्षरा)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular (Reconstructed)

• vāmadevakalāḥ: The Kalas of Vamadeva
• vāmadevakalāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmadevakalā (वामदेवकला)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• jñeyāḥ: To be known
• jñeyāḥ: Viseshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा)
• Form: Gerundive, Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• trayaḥ: Three
• trayaḥ: Viseshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (त्रि)
• Form: Numeral, Masculine/Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• daśa: Ten
• daśa: Viseshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (दशन्)
• Form: Numeral, Nominative, Plural

• vṛṣadhvaja: O Bull-bannered one (Shiva)
• vṛṣadhvaja: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣadhvaja (वृषध्वज)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in a mantra-upāsanā context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kalās as operative energies: rajas (activity), rakṣā (protection), rati/kāma (desire), jananī (generativity), kriyā (sacred action), vṛddhi/kārya (growth and accomplishment), rātri (cyclic concealment), bhrāmaṇī/mohinī (movement and enchantment).

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-dynamics within prakṛti: rajas-driven manifestation can be harnessed through mantra and discipline; desire and delusion are acknowledged as powers to be mastered, not denied.

Application: Before undertaking action-heavy tasks, invoke ‘rakṣā’ and ‘kriyā’ to align effort with protection and right method; treat ‘mohinī’ as a reminder to watch for cognitive bias and temptation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: dik-mandala / deity-maṇḍala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.40.8 (Satya kalās framework); Garuda Purana 1.40.10 (Tatpuruṣa kalās)

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• Rajas
• Rātri
• Mohinī
• Vṛṣadhvaja (bull-bannered deity/epithet)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Vāmadeva-kalās in the Garuda Purana?

This verse enumerates thirteen ‘kalās’ (powers/aspects) associated with Vāmadeva, presented as a mantra-sequence for contemplative worship and inner alignment with specific divine functions like protection, growth, and accomplishment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: rather than describing the afterlife, it provides an upāsanā (mantric worship) framework—suggesting that disciplined mantra practice and purification of qualities (like rajas) support spiritual steadiness that later chapters connect to post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder to cultivate the listed qualities—protection, right action (kriyā), growth (vṛddhi), and completion (kārya)—and to approach mantra practice with clarity, restraint, and ethical conduct.