Shloka 32

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

सर्वाङ्गलेपतशचापि पानाद्वा विषहृद्भवेत् / ह्रीं गोनसादिविषहृत्

Transliteration

sarvāṅgalepataśacāpi pānādvā viṣahṛdbhavet / hrīṃ gonasādiviṣahṛt

Translation

సర్వాంగానికి లేపనం చేసినా లేదా త్రాగినా అది విషహరమవుతుంది. ‘హ్రీం’ అనే మంత్రం గోనస మొదలైనవాటి విషాన్ని నశింపజేస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• sarva-aṅga-lepataḥ: by application over the whole body
• sarva-aṅga-lepataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + lepataḥ (अव्यय; लेप + तस्)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from/by means of smearing on all limbs')

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also/even
• api: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• pānāt: from drinking / by drinking
• pānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• viṣa-hṛt: poison-remover
• viṣa-hṛt: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛt (कृदन्त; हृ धातु, कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विषं हरति इति)

• bhavet: would become / should be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hrīm: hrīm (seed syllable)
• hrīm: Mantra (Mantric utterance/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hrīm (अव्यय/बीजमन्त्र)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय (mantric syllable)

• gonasa-ādi-viṣa-hṛt: remover of poisons of gonasa etc. (snakes and the like)
• gonasa-ādi-viṣa-hṛt: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gonasa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛt (कृदन्त; हृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गोनसादीनां विषं हरति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Efficacy arises from right means (upāya): external application, ingestion, and mantra as complementary actions.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-śakti (power of sacred sound) operating within empirical life; disciplined action yields results.

Application: Anti-poison efficacy is claimed both by full-body anointing and by drinking; the bīja-mantra “hrīṃ” is stated to destroy poisons like gonasa-viper venom.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.30-31 on lepa/pāna and herbs; Garuda Purana 1.19.34 on japa counts and siddhis

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of poison-removing mantras in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a practical viṣa-hara (poison-removal) application, showing the Purana’s inclusion of protective and healing mantra-vidyā alongside its broader teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it focuses on preserving life through protective mantra practice, which supports dharma by enabling continued righteous living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional teaching, it highlights faith-based protective practice; in modern life, treat it as a spiritual aid while relying on immediate medical care for any poisoning or snakebite.