Shloka 56

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशं सर्वावयवसुन्दरम् / हयग्रीवोमहीशेशं परमात्मानमव्ययम्

Transliteration

sūryakoṭipratīkāśaṃ sarvāvayavasundaram / hayagrīvomahīśeśaṃ paramātmānamavyayam

Translation

Brilhante como dez milhões de sóis, belo em cada membro—(eu medito em) Hayagrīva, o Grande Senhor, o Paramātmā, o Imperecível.

Word by Word

• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशम्: shining like ten million suns
• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक) = सूर्य + कोटि + प्रतीकाश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सूर्य-कोटि-प्रतीकाशः इव)

• सर्वावयवसुन्दरम्: beautiful in all limbs
• सर्वावयवसुन्दरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वावयवसुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) = सर्व + अवयव + सुन्दर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वे अवयवाः सुन्दराः यस्य)

• हयग्रीवोमहीशेशम्: Hayagrīva, lord of the earth’s rulers
• हयग्रीवोमहीशेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयग्रीवोमहीशेश (प्रातिपदिक) = हयग्रीव + महीश + ईश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (हयग्रीवः सः महीशानाम् ईशः)

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) = परम + आत्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (परमः आत्मा)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक) = अ- + व्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (परमात्मानम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative voice invoking/identifying the Supreme as Hayagrīva; commonly within Vishnu–Garuda dialogue context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Meditation on Hayagrīva as the imperishable Supreme Self, radiant beyond measure and perfect in form.

Vedantic Theme: Paramātman as avyaya (unchanging) revealed through a personal form; form as support (ālambana) for realizing the formless ground.

Application: Adopt Hayagrīva-dhyāna for clarity of intellect and steadiness; visualize solar brilliance and divine symmetry to anchor attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.55 (dhyāna instruction); Garuda Purana 1.34.57 (attainment by recitation)

Characters & Entities

• Hayagriva
• Paramatma
• Mahesha (as epithet: mahīśeśa)

FAQs

What is the importance of Hayagriva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Hayagrīva as the Supreme, imperishable Self—an object of meditation whose radiance and divine form symbolize transcendent knowledge and protection on the path to liberation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the ultimate refuge as the Paramātmā (imperishable Self), it implies that beyond death and post-death states, liberation depends on turning awareness toward the Supreme rather than remaining bound to perishable embodiment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily dhyāna (meditative remembrance): contemplate the imperishable Self and cultivate devotion, clarity, and ethical living aligned with that higher reality.