Shloka 4

Māheśvara-pūjā-vidhi: Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-āvāhana, Kalā-salutations, and Upacāra Worship

Devanagari script

ॐ हां शिवासनदेवता आगच्छतेति / अनेनावाहयेद्रुद्र देवता आसनस्य याः

Transliteration

oṃ hāṃ śivāsanadevatā āgacchateti / anenāvāhayedrudra devatā āsanasya yāḥ

Translation

“ఓం హాం— ‘శివాసన దేవతలారా, రండి.’” ఈ మంత్రంతో ఆసనానికి అధిష్ఠిత రుద్రసంబంధ దేవతలను ఆహ్వానించాలి।

Word by Word

• oṃ: Oṃ
• oṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• hāṃ: hāṃ (seed syllable)
• hāṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hāṃ (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (bīja-mantra syllable)

• śiva-āsana-devatā: the deity of Śiva’s seat
• śiva-āsana-devatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध: ‘शिवस्य आसनस्य देवता’)

• āgacchate: comes/approaches
• āgacchate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (ā-√gam)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इति-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• anena: by/with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āvāhayet: should invoke
• āvāhayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vāh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आ-उपसर्ग (ā-√vāh ‘to invoke/bring near’)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• devatāḥ: deities
• devatāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• āsanasya: of the seat
• āsanasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• yāḥ: which (deities)
• yāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-āhvāna: invoking presiding deities of the seat to stabilize and sanctify the rite.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual order mirrors inner order: establishing a ‘seat’ for awareness; sanctifying the base supports steadiness (sthiti) of mind.

Application: Begin any practice by ‘setting the seat’: create a stable, clean, intentional base (physical and mental) before deeper invocation or meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-seat (āsana)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: following list of āvaraṇa/auxiliary devatā mantras beginning with Gaṇapati etc. (next verse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Asana-devatas

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking the āsana-devatās in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the ritual seat as a sanctified locus with presiding powers; invoking them formally establishes sacred space and readiness for Rudra/Śiva-oriented worship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It is not a preta/afterlife verse; it belongs to ritual instruction, emphasizing correct preparatory rites (ācāra) rather than the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before any pūjā or japa, treat the worship space and seat as sacred—begin with a brief invocation/sankalpa so the practice is orderly, attentive, and tradition-aligned.