Shloka 12

Sandhyā-Upāsanā Vidhi: Prāṇāyāma, Water Purification, Aghāmarpaṇa, Sūrya Worship, Nyāsa, and Gāyatrī Japa

Devanagari script

ॐ भूर्विन्यस्य हृदये ॐ भुवः शिरसि न्यसेत् / ॐ स्वरिति शिखायां च गायत्त्र्याः प्रथमं पदम्

Transliteration

oṃ bhūrvinyasya hṛdaye oṃ bhuvaḥ śirasi nyaset / oṃ svariti śikhāyāṃ ca gāyattryāḥ prathamaṃ padam

Translation

မန္တရား ‘အိုမ် ဘူရ်’ ကို နှလုံး၌ ထား၍၊ ‘အိုမ် ဘုဝဟ်’ ကို ခေါင်းပေါ်၌ ထားရမည်။ ထို့နောက် ‘အိုမ် စွဟ်’ ကို ရှိခါ (ခေါင်းထိပ်ဆံတောင်) ပေါ်၌ ထားရ၏။ ဤသည်မှာ ဂါယတ္တရီ နျာသ၌ အသုံးပြုသော ပထမပဒ ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-शब्दः; अव्ययम् (मन्त्र-उच्चारण)

• भूः: bhūḥ (earth-sphere)
• भूः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूः (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मन्त्रपदम् (भूर्भुवःस्वः)

• विन्यस्य: having placed (nyāsa)
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having placed/assigned’

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-शब्दः; अव्ययम्

• भुवः: bhuvaḥ (mid-sphere)
• भुवः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस् (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मन्त्रपदम् (भुवः)

• शिरसि: on/in the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-शब्दः; अव्ययम्

• स्वः: svaḥ (heaven-sphere)
• स्वः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वः (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मन्त्रपदम् (स्वः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• शिखायाम्: in the topknot/crown (śikhā)
• शिखायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• गायत्त्र्याः: of Gāyatrī
• गायत्त्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पदम्: word/foot (pada)
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Achara Kanda’s ritual teaching context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm correspondence: triloka syllables installed in bodily centers to awaken disciplined awareness.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin-upāsanā: turning attention inward so the sacred is recognized within the embodied field.

Application: Perform nyāsa with clear touch/visualization: Bhūr at heart, Bhuvaḥ at head, Svaḥ at śikhā; keep breath steady and attention unbroken.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual body-mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.36.13 (kavaca/eyes/aṅga-nyāsa); Garuda Purana 1.36.14 (Sandhyā-japa and prāṇāyāma)

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri
• Om
• Bhūr
• Bhuvaḥ
• Svaḥ

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents nyāsa as a method of sanctifying the practitioner’s body by ritually “installing” sacred syllables (Bhur, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ) in specific loci, aligning inner intention with mantra-power.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it prepares the practitioner through purification and mantra-discipline; such ritual grounding in dharma and mantra is taught as supportive for spiritual clarity, especially in texts that also discuss post-death states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you recite Gāyatrī, you can precede it with a brief, mindful nyāsa—placing ‘Om Bhūr’ at the heart, ‘Om Bhuvaḥ’ at the head, and ‘Om Svaḥ’ at the crown—cultivating focus and reverence.