Shloka 10

Śiva-pūjā: Mantra-phonetics, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, Dīkṣā and Homa

Supreme Worship Leading to Śiva-sāyujya

Devanagari script

पूजयेन्मण्डले शम्भुं पद्मगर्भे गराङ्कितम् / चतुः षष्ट्यन्तमष्टादि खाक्षि खाद्यादिमण्डलम्

Transliteration

pūjayenmaṇḍale śambhuṃ padmagarbhe garāṅkitam / catuḥ ṣaṣṭyantamaṣṭādi khākṣi khādyādimaṇḍalam

Translation

மண்டலத்தில் பத்மகர்ப்பம் (தாமரை ஆசனம்) மீது ‘க’ எனக் குறியிடப்பட்ட சம்புவை வழிபடுக. மண்டலம் எட்டிலிருந்து அறுபத்துநான்கு வரை, ‘க–அக்ஷி…’ மற்றும் ‘காத்ய…’ பிரிவுகளுடன் அமைக்கப்படுக.

Word by Word

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मण्डले: in the maṇḍala
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शिवनाम

• पद्मगर्भे: in the lotus-center
• पद्मगर्भे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—पद्मस्य गर्भः

• गराङ्कितम्: marked/inscribed with ‘ga-ra’
• गराङ्कितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कित (प्रातिपदिक; √अङ्क्/अङ्कय् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘marked with ga-ra’

• चतुः: four
• चतुः: Sankhya (Numeral/संख्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-शब्द; (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः) ‘four’

• षष्ट्यन्तम्: ending at sixty
• षष्ट्यन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ending with sixty’

• अष्टादि: beginning with eight
• अष्टादि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘beginning with eight’

• खाक्षि: ‘kha-akṣi’ (a mantra/seed term)
• खाक्षि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (मन्त्र/बीज-नाम) ‘kha-akṣi’

• खाद्यादिमण्डलम्: the maṇḍala starting with ‘khādya’ etc.
• खाद्यादिमण्डलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘maṇḍala beginning with khādya…’ (आदि-समास)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deity is approached through ordered form (maṇḍala) and reverent worship; sacred syllables/marks (e.g., ‘ga’) function as carriers of presence.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā as a support for concentration (ekāgratā) and inner stillness.

Application: Use structured supports—diagram, seat, mantra-syllables—to stabilize attention and deepen devotional focus during worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.22.11-12 (diagram details; lotus-pericarp placement)

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Maṇḍala
• Padma (lotus-seat)

FAQs

What is the importance of a maṇḍala in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse treats the maṇḍala as the structured sacred space where Śiva is invoked and worshipped, with specific numeric and letter-based arrangements that sanctify the rite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes correct ritual worship and sacred arrangement (maṇḍala/nyāsa style), which in Garuda Purana’s broader teaching supports dharma and auspicious outcomes rather than describing the preta-journey here.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach worship with disciplined structure—clean space, clear method, and reverence—rather than improvisation; if unsure about technical maṇḍala details, follow a competent tradition/teacher while maintaining devotion.