Shloka 44

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

इन्द्रं सवाहनं चाथ परिवारयुतं तथा / अग्निं यमं निरृतिं च वरुणं वायुमेव च

Transliteration

indraṃ savāhanaṃ cātha parivārayutaṃ tathā / agniṃ yamaṃ nirṛtiṃ ca varuṇaṃ vāyumeva ca

Translation

అప్పుడు అతడు వాహనంతోను పరివారంతోను దేవరాజు ఇంద్రుని దర్శిస్తాడు; అలాగే అగ్ని, యమ, నిరృతి, వరుణ, వాయువులను కూడా।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सवाहनम्: with his vehicle (mount)
• सवाहनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (स-वाहनः = वाहनसहितः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• परिवारयुतम्: accompanied by attendants
• परिवारयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिवार + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (परिवार-युतः = परिवारसहितः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक अव्यय (in the same way)

• अग्निम्: Agni
• अग्निम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यमम्: Yama
• यमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निरृतिम्: Nirṛti
• निरृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वायुम्: Vāyu
• वायुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Honoring the deities presiding over directions as limbs of a complete worship-vision.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the inner ruler (antaryāmin) of all devatās; ordered cosmos as expression of the One.

Application: In pūjā/nyāsa, mentally place and salute the lokapālas to sanctify space and steady attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual mandala / directional sphere

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.45-48 (directional worship; weapons; Viṣvaksena; Ananta)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Agni
• Yama
• Nirṛti
• Varuṇa
• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Devas like Indra, Agni, Yama, Varuṇa, and Vāyu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes the ordered cosmic administration—different Devas preside over key functions (fire, wind, waters, justice), underscoring that dharma and karma operate within a structured divine system.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes about death and karma?

By explicitly naming Yama among major Devas, the verse situates the afterlife-judgment theme within the broader Vedic cosmos where karmic results are administered under divine authority.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with accountability: actions have consequences within dharma; cultivate truthfulness, self-control, and ethical conduct as if life is observed within a moral order.