Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga
प्रणवस्तत्सदित्येतद् हुं क्षैं भूरिति मन्त्रकाः / नारायणस्तथा ब्रह्मा विष्णुः सिंहो वराहराट्
praṇavastatsadityetad huṃ kṣaiṃ bhūriti mantrakāḥ / nārāyaṇastathā brahmā viṣṇuḥ siṃho varāharāṭ
మంత్రరూపాలు—ప్రణవం ‘ఓం’, ‘తత్’, ‘సత్’; అలాగే ‘హుం’, ‘క్షైం’, ‘భూః’। అలాగే ఆహ్వాననామాలుగా నారాయణుడు, బ్రహ్మ, విష్ణువు, సింహుడు (నృసింహుడు), వరాహరాటు (వరాహుడు) అని చెప్పబడును।
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)
Concept: Divinity is approached through mantra (praṇava, bīja) and through names/avatāras; sound and form are complementary gateways.
Vedantic Theme: Śabda as upāya: nāma-rūpa as valid supports for meditation on Brahman/Īśvara.
Application: Japa of Oṁ with ‘tat-sat’ as purifying framing; invoke Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu and protective avatāras (Nṛsiṁha, Varāha) for steadiness and fearlessness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.38-39 (bīja-to-deity/weapon mappings); Garuda Purana 1.11.37 (color designations)
This verse groups sacred utterances (Oṁ, ‘tat’, ‘sat’, and bījas like huṁ, kṣaiṁ) with Viṣṇu’s names/forms, indicating that remembrance and mantra-invocation are recognized means of sanctification and spiritual protection.
By emphasizing mantra and Viṣṇu-invocation, it points to spiritual support for the jīva: purity of mind, fearlessness, and steadiness through remembrance of the Supreme—foundational for safe passage and higher destiny in Garuda Purana teachings.
Regular japa of Oṁ (and reverent remembrance of Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu and protective forms like Nṛsiṁha and Varāha) can be adopted as a daily discipline for clarity, devotion, and inner protection.