Shloka 19

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

एते मन्त्राः समाख्यातास्तव रुद्र समासतः / पूजा चैव प्रकर्तव्या मण्डले स्वस्तिकादिके

Transliteration

ete mantrāḥ samākhyātāstava rudra samāsataḥ / pūjā caiva prakartavyā maṇḍale svastikādike

Translation

ఓ రుద్రా! ఈ మంత్రాలు నీకు సంక్షేపంగా చెప్పబడినవి. స్వస్తికాది శుభచిహ్నాలతో కూడిన మండలంలో విధిపూర్వకంగా పూజ కూడా చేయవలెను॥

Word by Word

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• mantrāḥ: mantras
• mantrāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (मन्त्र)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• samākhyātāḥ: are described/told
• samākhyātāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samākhyāta (समाख्यात)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tava: to you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• samāsataḥ: briefly/in summary
• samāsataḥ: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samāsa (समास)
• Form: Adverbial suffix 'tasil'

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karma (Object in Passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (पूजा)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle

• prakartavyā: should be performed
• prakartavyā: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakṛ (प्रकृ)
• Form: Future Passive Participle (Tavya), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• maṇḍale: in the mandala (circle/diagram)
• maṇḍale: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (मण्डल)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• svastikādike: beginning with Svastika
• svastikādike: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svastikādika (स्वस्तिकादिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating/teaching; addressed to Rudra in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra must be paired with proper pūjā-vidhi; sacred geometry and auspicious symbols support invocation and steadiness of worship.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga as preparatory purification (citta-śuddhi) enabling deeper upāsanā and contemplation.

Application: Draw/prepare a maṇḍala (svastika and auspicious marks), then perform pūjā systematically after mantra-nyāsa and before dhyāna.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-diagram/altar area

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.17-18 (mantra lists); Garuda Purana 1.32.20-21 (aṅganyāsa, mudrā, dhyāna, āsana-pūjā, dvāra-devatā)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of performing pūjā in a maṇḍala with a svastika in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links mantra-teaching with correct ritual setup, indicating that worship is to be done on an auspiciously marked maṇḍala (including the svastika), emphasizing order, purity, and auspicious alignment in practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

This specific verse is ritual-instructional rather than afterlife-descriptive; it stresses proper mantra-based worship, which in the broader Purana framework supports dharma and auspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When doing mantra-japa or pūjā, prepare a clean worship space and use traditional auspicious markings (where culturally appropriate), focusing on disciplined, respectful ritual performance rather than haste.