Brahma Khanda Adhyaya 11 Shloka 39 - Garuda Purana | Burmese | Vedapath

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Shloka 39

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

घं ढं भं हं भवेच्छ्रीश्च गं जं वं शं च पुष्टिका / घं वं च वनमाला स्याच्छ्री वत्सं दं सं भवेत्

Transliteration

ghaṃ ḍhaṃ bhaṃ haṃ bhavecchrīśca gaṃ jaṃ vaṃ śaṃ ca puṣṭikā / ghaṃ vaṃ ca vanamālā syācchrī vatsaṃ daṃ saṃ bhavet

Translation

‘ghaṃ, ḍhaṃ, bhaṃ, haṃ’ သည် သရီ (လက္ခမီ) ဖြစ်လာသည်။ ‘gaṃ, jaṃ, vaṃ, śaṃ’ သည် ပုဋ္ဌိကာ (အာဟာရပေးသော စည်းစိမ်) ဖြစ်လာသည်။ ‘ghaṃ, vaṃ’ သည် ဝနမာလာ (တောပန်းကုံး) ဖြစ်ပြီး ‘daṃ, saṃ’ သည် သရီဝတ္စ (Śrīvatsa အမှတ်တံဆိပ်) ဖြစ်လာသည်။

Word by Word

घंghaṃ

ढंḍhaṃ

भंbhaṃ

हंhaṃ

भवेत्may be/becomes

श्रीःŚrī (Lakṣmī/prosperity)

चand

गंgaṃ

जंjaṃ

वंvaṃ

शंśaṃ

चand

पुष्टिकाPuṣṭikā (nourishment/personified)

घंghaṃ

वंvaṃ

चand

वनमालाVanamālā (forest-garland)

स्यात्may be/is to be

श्रीवत्सम्Śrīvatsa (mark)

दंdaṃ

संsaṃ

भवेत्may be/becomes

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vainateya, within a nyāsa-mantra exposition)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspiciousness (śrī) and nourishment (puṣṭi) are integral to Viṣṇu’s presence; sacred marks and garlands are not mere ornaments but theological signs encoded in mantra.

Vedantic Theme: Śrī as inseparable śakti of Nārāyaṇa; auspicious attributes as supports for upāsanā and inner alignment.

Application: In pūjā or meditation, visualize Śrīvatsa on the chest and Vanamālā garland; invoke Śrī and Puṣṭikā for sattvic prosperity—ethical abundance aligned with devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.38 (weapon/attendant bīja-mappings); Garuda Purana 1.11.36 (Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu invocations)

Characters & Entities

Śrī (Lakṣmī)

Puṣṭikā

Vanamālā

Śrīvatsa

Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa (mantra placement) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows how specific bīja-syllables are ritually assigned to divine attributes of Viṣṇu—Śrī, Puṣṭikā, Vanamālā, and Śrīvatsa—so worship becomes an internalized visualization and consecration of the body-mind.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Although the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife teachings, it also preserves practical Vaiṣṇava ritual science; here it details symbolic correspondences used in worship to cultivate auspiciousness, prosperity, and devotion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a contemplative guide: while reciting or meditating on Viṣṇu, mentally associate auspiciousness (Śrī), nourishment (Puṣṭikā), and sacred insignia (Vanamālā, Śrīvatsa) with the Lord’s form to steady attention and devotion.