Shloka 16

Śālagrāma–Sudarśana-Vyūha Nirūpaṇa, Tīrtha-Saṅgraha, Samvatsara-Nāma, and Mantra-Rakṣā

Devanagari script

आ ई ऊ ऐ औ स्वरांश्च लिखेत्पञ्चाग्निकोष्ठके / ऊर्ध्वतिर्यग्गतै रेखैः षड्वह्निक्रममागतैः

Transliteration

ā ī ū ai au svarāṃśca likhetpañcāgnikoṣṭhake / ūrdhvatiryaggatai rekhaiḥ ṣaḍvahnikramamāgataiḥ

Translation

పంచాగ్ని-కోష్టకంలో ‘ఆ, ఈ, ఊ, ఐ, ఔ’ స్వరాలను వ్రాయాలి; మరియు నిలువు, అడ్డ రేఖలతో షడ్వహ్ని-క్రమం ప్రకారం ఆ చిత్రాన్ని గుర్తించాలి.

Word by Word

• आ: the vowel ā
• आ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ (स्वर/अव्यय-रूपेण)
• Form: अव्यक्त-स्वर-नाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन (स्वर-उच्चारण/लिप्यर्थे)

• ई: the vowel ī
• ई: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ई (स्वर/अव्यय-रूपेण)
• Form: स्वर-नाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ऊ: the vowel ū
• ऊ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊ (स्वर/अव्यय-रूपेण)
• Form: स्वर-नाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ऐ: the vowel ai
• ऐ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐ (स्वर/अव्यय-रूपेण)
• Form: स्वर-नाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• औ: the vowel au
• औ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औ (स्वर/अव्यय-रूपेण)
• Form: स्वर-नाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वरान्: vowels/notes
• स्वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• लिखेत्: one should write
• लिखेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पञ्चाग्निकोष्ठके: in the five-fire grid/compartment
• पञ्चाग्निकोष्ठके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अग्नि + कोष्ठक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पञ्चानाम् अग्नीनां कोष्ठकः)

• ऊर्ध्वतिर्यग्गतैः: with lines going upward and sideways
• ऊर्ध्वतिर्यग्गतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + तिर्यक् + गत (गम्-धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; द्वन्द्व (ऊर्ध्वगत + तिर्यग्गत)

• रेखैः: by/with lines
• रेखैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• षड्वह्निक्रमम्: the sequence/order of six fires
• षड्वह्निक्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + वह्नि + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (षड्वह्नीनां क्रमः)

• आगतैः: arranged/formed (in that order)
• आगतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (arrived/obtained) विशेषण; ‘रेखैः’ इत्यनेन सह

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, per the common dialogue frame of Garuda Purana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowledge is operationalized through symbolic placement (svara in agni-koṣṭha); śabda and agni principles combine to map time-quality.

Vedantic Theme: Correspondence (bandhu) between micro-symbols (letters) and macro-order (kāla); disciplined cognition as a tool for right action.

Application: Construct the pañcāgni-koṣṭhaka diagram, inscribe the specified vowels, and draw the prescribed vertical/horizontal lines to compute/mark auspiciousness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.66.15 (Rudra pañca-svara basis); Garuda Purana 1.66.17 (mapping to tithi/koṣṭha and planets)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of the pañcāgni (five fires) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats pañcāgni as a ritual-structure: a prescribed diagram/compartment in which specific vowels are inscribed, indicating that sound (svara) and fire (agni) are coordinated in ceremonial procedure.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it gives technical ritual instructions, reflecting the Garuda Purana’s broader method of linking correct rites, mantra-sound, and cosmic order as supports for dharma and auspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing traditional rites, follow a qualified teacher’s guidance for diagram/mantra procedures; more generally, it underscores disciplined accuracy in sacred practice—aligning speech (sound) and action (ritual order).