Shloka 54

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

तत्त्वं शिवासने मूर्तिर्हे हौं विद्यादेहाय नमः / बद्धपद्मासनासीनः सितः षोडशवार्षिकः

Transliteration

tattvaṃ śivāsane mūrtirhe hauṃ vidyādehāya namaḥ / baddhapadmāsanāsīnaḥ sitaḥ ṣoḍaśavārṣikaḥ

Translation

တတ္တဝ (အမှန်တရား) သည် ရှိဝအာသနပေါ်၌ မူရတိအဖြစ် တည်ရှိသည်။ ‘ဟေ ဟೌṁ’ ဟု မန္တရကို ဆို၍—ဝိဒျာဒေဟ (မန္တရဉာဏ်၏ ကိုယ်) သို့ နမಸ್ಕာရ ပြုရမည်။ သူသည် ဘద్ధပဒ္မာသန (ချည်နှောင်ကြာထိုင်) ဖြင့် ထိုင်နေ၍ အဖြူရောင်အလင်းရှိကာ ဆယ့်ခြောက်နှစ်အရွယ်ကဲ့သို့ ထင်ရှားသည်။

Word by Word

• tattvam: the principle/reality
• tattvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śiva-āsane: on Śiva’s seat
• śiva-āsane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य आसने (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• mūrtiḥ: the form/embodiment
• mūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• he: O!
• he: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनसूचक अव्यय (vocative particle)

• hauṃ: hauṃ (seed syllable)
• hauṃ: Sambodhana (Mantra utterance/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hauṃ (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्रबीज-रूप अव्यय (mantric syllable)

• vidyā-dehāya: to the body of Vidyā (knowledge-form)
• vidyā-dehāya: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विद्यायाः देहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable interjection used with dative)

• baddha-padmāsana-āsīnaḥ: seated in the bound lotus-posture
• baddha-padmāsana-āsīnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha (√bandh क्त) + padmāsana (padma+āsana) + āsīna (√ās क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण; समासः—बद्धं पद्मासनं यस्य/यत्र, तस्मिन् आसीनः (तत्पुरुष-परम्परा)

• sitaḥ: white
• sitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ṣoḍaśa-vārṣikaḥ: sixteen years old
• ṣoḍaśa-vārṣikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa + vārṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यापूर्वक समासः (द्विगु)—षोडश वर्षाणि यस्य

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tattva is realized through mantra-embodiment (vidyā-deha) and steady posture (padmāsana), with purity (whiteness) and ever-fresh awareness (sixteen-year youth).

Vedantic Theme: Śuddha-sattva and nitya-nava (ever-new) consciousness; form as support for formless realization.

Application: Combine japa of the bīja with posture and visualization; treat mantra as living presence, cultivating steadiness and purity of mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner altar/āsana in visualization

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (mantra/āsana/dhyāna progression into fuller iconography)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vidyā-deha (mantra-body)

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'vidyā-deha' (mantra-body) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the deity as a ‘body of vidyā’—a meditative form constituted of mantra and knowledge—emphasizing upāsanā through mantra-recitation and visualization.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, by teaching inner contemplation of tattva (ultimate reality) via a purified, youthful, luminous deity-form—an inward discipline that supports liberation-oriented understanding.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a dhyāna cue: recite the mantra-syllables with reverence, visualize a calm, radiant form in steady posture, and contemplate ‘tattva’ as the goal beyond mere ritual.