Shloka 1

Gaṇa–Durgā–Tripurā Sādhanā: Bīja-Nyāsa, Śakti Arrays, Mātṛkā/Bhairava Worship, and Maṇḍala Contemplation

Devanagari script

नाम त्रयोविंशो ऽध्यायः (इति शिवादिपूजा समाप्ता) / सूत उवाच / वक्ष्ये गणादिकाः पूजाः सर्वदा स्वर्गदाः पराः / गणासनं गणमूर्ति गणाधिपतिमर्चयेत्

Transliteration

nāma trayoviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ (iti śivādipūjā samāptā) / sūta uvāca / vakṣye gaṇādikāḥ pūjāḥ sarvadā svargadāḥ parāḥ / gaṇāsanaṃ gaṇamūrti gaṇādhipatimarcayet

Translation

အခန်းအမည်မှာ နှစ်ဆယ့်သုံးမြောက် (ရှီဝနှင့် အစရှိသော ပူဇော်ပွဲ ပြီးဆုံး)။ စူတက ပြောသည်– «ယခု ဂဏနှင့် ဆက်စပ်သော ဒေဝတားတို့၏ ပူဇော်နည်းကို ငါဖော်ပြမည်။ ထိုပူဇော်ပွဲတို့သည် အမြဲတမ်း ကောင်းကင်ဘုံကို ပေးသည့် အမြတ်ဆုံးသော ကရိယာများဖြစ်သည်။ ဂဏာသန၊ ဂဏမူရတိ၊ ဂဏာဓိပတိတို့ကို ပူဇော်ရမည်»။

Word by Word

• नाम: name/title
• नाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; शीर्षकवाचक-प्रयोगः

• त्रयोविंशः: twenty-third
• त्रयोविंशः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोविंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः + विंशतिः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• शिवादिपूजा: worship of Śiva and others
• शिवादिपूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आदि + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक); शिवादिपूजा (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवादीनां पूजा)

• समाप्ता: completed
• समाप्ता: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; √आप् (धातु) सम्-उपसर्गेण क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (completed)

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वक्ष्ये: I shall describe
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गणादिकाः: pertaining to Gaṇa and others
• गणादिकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गण + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक); गणादिक (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पूजाः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणादीनां)

• पूजाः: worships/rites
• पूजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• स्वर्गदाः: granting heaven
• स्वर्गदाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + द (प्रातिपदिक); स्वर्गद (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पूजाः); चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः (स्वर्गं ददाति इति)

• पराः: supreme
• पराः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पूजाः)

• गणासनम्: Gaṇa’s seat
• गणासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + आसन (प्रातिपदिक); गणासन (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणस्य आसनम्)

• गणमूर्ति: the image/form of Gaṇa
• गणमूर्ति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक); गणमूर्ति (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणस्य मूर्तिः)

• गणाधिपतिम्: the lord of the Gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणाधिपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक); गणाधिपति (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणानां अधिपतिः)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pūjā of Gaṇa and associated forms is declared ‘svargadā’ (heaven-bestowing), emphasizing ritual action and devotion as merit-generating.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as a legitimate ladder for purification and higher states; devotion channels intention and steadies the mind.

Application: Begin undertakings with Gaṇapati-oriented worship; maintain regular pūjā with clear intention, offerings, and ethical conduct to support the rite.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (completion of Śivādi-pūjā; transition marker)

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Gaṇa
• Gaṇāsana
• Gaṇamūrti
• Gaṇādhipati

FAQs

What is the importance of Gaṇa worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Gaṇa-related worship as a superior rite that grants svarga (heaven), introducing it as a recommended devotional practice within Ācāra Kāṇḍa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes merit-generating ritual worship (pūjā) as a means to attain favorable post-death destinations such as svarga.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin important religious duties with Gaṇādhipati (Gaṇeśa) worship, treating it as a merit-bearing practice aligned with dharma and auspicious outcomes.