Shloka 7

Gopāla-pūjāvidhi: Maṇḍala, Dik-devatā, Mantra-aṅga, and Āyudha Installation

Devanagari script

सत्त्वाय प्रकृतात्मने रजसे मोहरूपिणे / तमसे कन्द पद्माय यजेत्कं काकतत्त्वकम्

Transliteration

sattvāya prakṛtātmane rajase moharūpiṇe / tamase kanda padmāya yajetkaṃ kākatattvakam

Translation

ကာက (ကွက်) တတ္တဝကို သင်္ကေတပြုသော အက္ခရာ «ကံ» (kaṃ) ကို ပူဇော်ရမည်—ပရကృతိကို အတ္တမန်အဖြစ်ထားသော သတ္တဝအဖြစ်လည်းကောင်း၊ မောဟ (မ भ्रम) ရုပ်သဘောရှိသော ရဇသအဖြစ်လည်းကောင်း၊ ထင်ရှားမှု၏ အမြစ်နှင့် ပန်းဖြစ်သော «ကန္ဒ» နှင့် «ပဒ္မ» အဖြစ် တမသအဖြစ်လည်းကောင်း။

Word by Word

• सत्त्वाय: to/for Sattva
• सत्त्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• प्रकृतात्मने: to Prakṛtātmā (one whose self is Prakṛti)
• प्रकृतात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रकृतेः आत्मा/प्रकृति-आत्मा)

• रजसे: to/for Rajas
• रजसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• मोहरूपिणे: to the delusion-formed one
• मोहरूपिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुष (having the form of delusion)

• तमसे: to/for Tamas
• तमसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• कन्द: Kanda (name)
• कन्द: Unclear/Other
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (पाठे असमाप्त/सम्बोधन-प्रायः; सम्भाव्यं ‘कन्दाय’ इति अपेक्षितम्)

• पद्माय: to/for Padma
• पद्माय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कम्: whom/which (one)
• कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रश्न/अनिर्दिष्टवाचक सर्वनाम

• काकतत्त्वकम्: the crow-principle (kāka-tattvaka)
• काकतत्त्वकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काक (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (काकस्य तत्त्वकम् = ‘crow-principle/essence’)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guṇas (sattva/rajas/tamas) structure manifestation; bīja-mantra contemplation integrates prakṛti and its modalities, revealing how delusion and emergence arise.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti as guṇa-mayī; bondage through rajas/tamas (moha) and clarity through sattva; mantra as upāya for inner discernment.

Application: In meditation, observe mental states as guṇa-play: cultivate sattva (clarity), recognize rajas as agitation/moha, and transform tamas (inertia) through disciplined practice; use bīja-japa as a focusing tool.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mantric-symbolic (not a physical place)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.28 (bīja/tattva worship sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Guṇas (Sattva-Rajas-Tamas)
• Prakṛti

FAQs

What is the importance of the syllable ‘kaṃ’ in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse treats ‘kaṃ’ as a worship-worthy seed-sound representing a principle that can be contemplated through the three guṇas—Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas—linking mantra to metaphysical analysis.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames experience through the guṇas (clarity, agitation, inertia). In Garuḍa Purāṇa’s broader teaching, understanding and transcending guṇa-driven delusion supports right conduct and liberation-oriented practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a contemplative map: observe which guṇa dominates your mind (clarity, restlessness, dullness) and cultivate sattvic discipline—ethical living, steadiness, and devotional focus—to reduce moha (confusion).