Shloka 3
Viśvāvasu-Prayoga (Marriage Mantra), Kālarātri/Ṛkṣakarṇī Invocation, and Yantra-Rakṣā at Twilight
क्रुद्धो रक्तेन संमार्ज्य करौ ताभ्यां प्रगृह्य च / प्रदोषे संजपेल्लिङ्गमामपात्रं च मारयेत् / ॐ नमः सर्वतोयन्त्राण्येतद्यथा जम्भनि मोहनि सर्वशत्रुविदारिणि रक्षरक्ष माममुकं सर्वभयोपद्रवेभ्यः स्वाहा / शुक्रे नष्टे महादेव वक्ष्ये ऽहं द्विजपादिह
kruddho raktena saṃmārjya karau tābhyāṃ pragṛhya ca / pradoṣe saṃjapelliṅgamāmapātraṃ ca mārayet / oṃ namaḥ sarvatoyantrāṇyetadyathā jambhani mohani sarvaśatruvidāriṇi rakṣarakṣa māmamukaṃ sarvabhayopadravebhyaḥ svāhā / śukre naṣṭe mahādeva vakṣye 'haṃ dvijapādiha
क्रुद्धः रक्तेन करौ संमार्ज्य ताभ्यां प्रगृह्य च। प्रदोषे लिङ्गे संजपेत्, आमपात्रं च मारयेत्। ॐ नमः सर्वतोयन्त्राणि—एतद्यथा; जम्भनि मोहनि सर्वशत्रुविदारिणि, रक्ष रक्ष माममुकं सर्वभयोपद्रवेभ्यः स्वाहा। शुक्रे नष्टे महादेव वक्ष्येऽहं द्विजपादिह।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Ritual protocol: pradoṣa-japa over a liṅga, use of yantra-mantra for protection from fears/calamities; inclusion of graha-doṣa (Śukra affliction) as a trigger for instruction.
Vedantic Theme: Acknowledges the Purāṇic synthesis of mantra, deity-symbol (liṅga), and graha influences within worldly protection (vyavahāra), not ultimate release.
Application: As a cultural-textual takeaway: treat ‘protection from fear’ as the aim; in modern practice, substitute non-harmful protective prayers, pradoṣa worship, and ethical conflict resolution for enemy-destruction intent.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: ritual site (gṛha/śmaśāna/maṇḍala implied)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.41.2 (preceding fierce devī mantra); Garuda Purana 1.42 (subsequent ritual chapter on pavitra-āropaṇa)
FAQs
This verse presents a specific pradoṣa (twilight) protective invocation—asking a fierce, enemy-destroying power to guard the reciter from fear and harmful disturbances.
While much of the Garuda Purana addresses post-death states and suffering, this passage focuses on averting dangers in embodied life through mantra-ritual protection, reflecting the text’s practical ritual dimension.
The ethical takeaway is to seek protection through disciplined prayer and self-restraint; if practicing ritually, follow a qualified tradition/teacher and prioritize non-harm and purity over anger-driven acts.