Shloka 6

Sūrya-upāsanā: Lotus Mandala, Mudrā, Dik-nyāsa, and the Twelve Ādityas

Devanagari script

नैरृत्यां दानवगुरुं वारुण्यां तु शनैश्चरम् / वायव्यां च तथा केतुं कौबेर्यां राहुमेव च

Transliteration

nairṛtyāṃ dānavaguruṃ vāruṇyāṃ tu śanaiścaram / vāyavyāṃ ca tathā ketuṃ kauberyāṃ rāhumeva ca

Translation

နైరဋ္ဋိ (အနောက်တောင်) အရပ်၌ ဒာနဝတို့၏ ဂုရု ရှုကရကို တင်ထားရမည်။ ဝရုဏ (အနောက်) အရပ်၌ ရှနૈශ්चर (စနိ) ကို တင်၍၊ ဝါယု (အနောက်မြောက်) အရပ်၌ ကေတုကို တင်ကာ၊ ကုဗေရ (မြောက်) အရပ်၌ ရာဟုကိုလည်း တင်ထားရမည်။

Word by Word

• नैरृत्यां: in the south-west direction (Nirṛti’s quarter)
• नैरृत्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular; दिक्-स्थानवाचक

• दानवगुरुम्: teacher of the Dānavas (Śukra/Venus)
• दानवगुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानवानां गुरु:)

• वारुण्यां: in the western direction
• वारुण्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• शनैश्चरम्: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• वायव्यां: in the north-west direction
• वायव्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• केतुम्: Ketu
• केतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• कौबेर्यां: in the northern direction (Kubera’s quarter)
• कौबेर्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौबेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular; दिक्-स्थानवाचक

• राहुम्: Rāhu
• राहुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even difficult grahas (Śani, Rāhu, Ketu) have ordained places; adversity is integrated into cosmic order and can mature discipline.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as educative; duḥkha as a means for vairāgya when met with steadiness.

Application: When facing delays/obstacles (Śani) or confusion/obsession (Rāhu-Ketu), respond with patience, ethical action, and steady practice rather than panic.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-mandala/directional-quarters

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.17.5 (other grahas in quarters); Garuda Purana 1.17.7-1.17.8 (solar/Viṣṇu forms as higher integration)

Characters & Entities

• Nairṛti (direction)
• Varuṇa
• Vāyu
• Kubera
• Śukra (Dānavaguru)
• Śani
• Ketu
• Rahu
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the importance of assigning grahas (planets) to directions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse maps specific grahas to specific quarters (dik), reflecting a cosmological order used in traditional Hindu spatial symbolism and ritual orientation.

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

Indirectly: it situates grahas within the cosmic geography that frames karmic results; while not describing the soul’s journey itself, it supports the Purana’s broader worldview where cosmic forces and directions are part of the moral-ritual universe.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for understanding traditional directional symbolism in worship and study of Navagraha concepts, keeping focus on ethical living and disciplined conduct rather than superstition.