Shloka 5

Worship (Pūjā): Vajra-nābha Maṇḍala Construction, Lotus-Seat Design, and Vaiṣṇava Nyāsa

Devanagari script

अन्तरेषु च सर्वेषु अष्टौ चैव तुनाभयः / पूर्वमध्यमनाभि भ्यामथं सूत्रं तु भ्रामयेत्

Transliteration

antareṣu ca sarveṣu aṣṭau caiva tunābhayaḥ / pūrvamadhyamanābhi bhyāmathaṃ sūtraṃ tu bhrāmayet

Translation

అన్ని మధ్యస్థ ఖాళీలలో ఎనిమిది రేఖలు ఉంటాయి; అలాగే మధ్య నాభి (కేంద్రం) కూడా ఉంటుంది. తరువాత పూర్వ నాభి మరియు మధ్య నాభి నుండి క్రమంగా దారాన్ని చుట్టించాలి.

Word by Word

• अन्तरेषु: in the intermediate spaces
• अन्तरेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ-निपात (conjunction)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्या

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• तु-नाभयः: (these) navels/centers, indeed
• तु-नाभयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तु (अव्यय) + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नाभि-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'तु' निपातः (emphatic)

• पूर्व-मध्य-नाभिभ्याम्: by the earlier and middle centers
• पूर्व-मध्य-नाभिभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पूर्वा च मध्य-नाभिः = the earlier and middle navel/center)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Nipata (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थ/क्रमसूचक (then)

• सूत् 0रम्: thread/string
• सूत् 0रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधारण-निपात (but/indeed)

• भ्रामयेत्: should cause to rotate/turn
• भ्रामयेत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) [णिच् causative: भ्रामय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Order arises from correct sequencing (krama) and measured repetition; the thread (sūtra) as the principle that connects points into form.

Vedantic Theme: Sūtra as connective principle—many forms from one guiding line; disciplined method as a support for contemplative focus.

Application: Count and mark the intervening divisions; anchor the thread at specified hubs and wind it in due order to maintain symmetry and proportion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mandala/yantra interior (intervening spaces)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.8.4 (central meeting as nābhi); Garuda Purana 1.8.6 (rotation measure); Garuda Purana 1.8.7-1.8.8 (stamens/petals/lotus completion)

FAQs

What is the importance of this procedural instruction in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes precision in dharmic procedure—correct sequencing and placement (hubs/intervals) are treated as integral to the efficacy and purity of the rite being described.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on death rituals or the soul’s journey?

While this verse is primarily technical and procedural, the Garuda Purana often links correct ritual performance to orderly dharma—supporting auspicious outcomes in transitional rites connected with the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow authentic guidance and trained instruction for any traditional rite: accuracy, order, and attentiveness are part of the discipline of dharma, not merely external details.