Shloka 5

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

मन्त्रन्यासं ततः कुर्यात्त्रिविधं करदेहयोः / द्वादशाक्षरबीजेन उक्तबीजैरनन्तरम्

Transliteration

mantranyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāttrividhaṃ karadehayoḥ / dvādaśākṣarabījena uktabījairanantaram

Translation

ततः करदेहयोः त्रिविधं मन्त्रन्यासं कुर्यात्—द्वादशाक्षरबीजेन, अनन्तरं पूर्वोक्तबीजैश्च।

Word by Word

• मन्त्रन्यासम्: placement/installation of the mantra
• मन्त्रन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र-न्यास (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्र + न्यास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मन्त्रस्य न्यासः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रम-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिविधम्: threefold
• त्रिविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + विध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रन्यासम्)

• करदेहयोः: of the hands and the body
• करदेहयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर-देह (प्रातिपदिक; कर + देह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (करौ च देहः च)

• द्वादशाक्षरबीजेन: with the twelve-syllabled seed(-mantra)
• द्वादशाक्षरबीजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश-अक्षर-बीज (प्रातिपदिक; द्वादश + अक्षर + बीज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्वादशाक्षरं यत् बीजम् तेन)

• उक्तबीजैः: with the said/mentioned seed(-mantras)
• उक्तबीजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त-बीज (प्रातिपदिक; उक्त (कृदन्त) + बीज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (उक्तानि बीजानि)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम-वाचक (immediately/next)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nyāsa as embodied devotion—installing the twelve-syllabled mantra and bījas to align body, speech, and mind with Hari.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin-bhāva and śarīra as upādhi purified for īśvara-sākṣātkāra (preparatory discipline).

Application: Perform kara-nyāsa and deha-nyāsa in the prescribed sequence; maintain attention on syllable placement and meaning rather than mechanical repetition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (antar-yajña / personal body as kṣetra)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.6-1.11.9 (ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa and aṅga-vinyāsa sequence); Garuda Purana (Vişṇu-upāsanā sections where dvādaśākṣara is taught)

FAQs

What is the importance of mantra-nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames nyāsa as a required preparatory act—installing sacred sound on hands and body—so worship and japa are performed with ritual purity and focused embodied awareness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined ritual practice and mantra-sādhana, which the Garuda Purana treats as supports for dharma and spiritual readiness—foundational for auspicious outcomes beyond death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before chanting or pūjā, take a brief, structured moment to center attention—mentally placing the mantra on hands and body—to reduce distraction and make practice more deliberate and reverent.