Shloka 85
Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures
स्वशास्त्रविहितैर्वापि गायत्त्र्या वाथ ते द्विजाः / गायत्त्र्या वाथवाचार्यो व्याहृतिप्रणवेन तु
svaśāstravihitairvāpi gāyattryā vātha te dvijāḥ / gāyattryā vāthavācāryo vyāhṛtipraṇavena tu
သို့မဟုတ် ဒွိဇ (နှစ်ကြိမ်မွေး) တို့သည် မိမိတို့၏ သာသနာကျမ်းများတွင် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော နည်းလမ်းအတိုင်း ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်၊ သို့မဟုတ် ဂါယတြီ မန္တရဖြင့် ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။ ထိုနည်းတူ အာချာရျ (ဆရာ) သည်လည်း ဂါယတြီကို ဗျာဟෘတိများနှင့် ပရဏဝ «အိုမ်» တို့နှင့်အတူ အသုံးပြု၍ ဆောင်ရွက်နိုင်သည်။
Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: Perform rites according to one’s own śāstra (svashāstra-vihita); alternatively, Gāyatrī-based performance is authorized, especially by the teacher with vyāhṛtis and praṇava.
Vedantic Theme: Praṇava and Gāyatrī as gateways to brahma-upāsanā; disciplined adherence to adhikāra and tradition as dharma supporting inner illumination.
Application: Choose a practice you are authorized and trained for; when complexity is a barrier, rely on universally sanctioned core mantras (Oṁ + vyāhṛtis + Gāyatrī) under proper guidance.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual lineage-space (śākhā/ācārya-paramparā)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48.85-86 (Gāyatrī option; ācārya role; praṇava/vyāhṛti integration)
FAQs
This verse treats Gāyatrī—especially when joined with the vyāhṛtis and Oṁ—as an authorized, śāstra-aligned means to perform a rite, emphasizing mantra-based purity and correctness.
It allows performance either strictly by one’s own śāstra’s injunctions or, alternatively, through the Gāyatrī; it further specifies that an ācārya may employ Gāyatrī with vyāhṛtis and praṇava as the formal mantra framework.
Follow your tradition’s authorized procedure under guidance; where appropriate, maintain disciplined recitation of Gāyatrī with Oṁ and the vyāhṛtis as a focused practice of ritual integrity and inner purification.