Shloka 19

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

शङ्खाब्जबीजरुद्राक्षवचालौहादिधारणम् / ॐ कं टं यं गं वैनतेयाय नमः / ॐ हों हां हः मन्त्रेण शान्तिर्वालानां मार्जनाद्वलिदानतः / ॐ ह्रीं बालम्रहाद्वलिं गृह्णीत वालं मुञ्चत स्वाहा

Transliteration

śaṅkhābjabījarudrākṣavacālauhādidhāraṇam / oṃ kaṃ ṭaṃ yaṃ gaṃ vainateyāya namaḥ / oṃ hoṃ hāṃ haḥ mantreṇa śāntirvālānāṃ mārjanādvalidānataḥ / oṃ hrīṃ bālamrahādvaliṃ gṛhṇīta vālaṃ muñcata svāhā

Translation

การสวมเครื่องคุ้มครอง เช่น สังข์ เมล็ดบัว รุทรाक्षะ วะจา เหล็ก เป็นต้น เป็นการป้องกันภัย แล้วนอบน้อมต่อไวณะเตยะ (ครุฑ) ด้วยมนต์ “โอม กัง ฏัง ยัง กัง ไวณะเตยายะ นะมะห์” ด้วยมนต์ “โอม โหง หาง หะห์” ย่อมเกิดความสงบแก่เด็ก โดยพิธีมารชนะและการถวายบะลี อีกทั้งสวดว่า “โอม หรีง—ขอรับบะลีนี้เพื่อบาลครหะ จงปล่อยเด็กเสีย—สวาหา”

Word by Word

• शङ्ख: of conch
• शङ्ख: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश

• अब्जबीज: of lotus-seed
• अब्जबीज: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश (lotus-seed)

• रुद्राक्ष: of rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्ष: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश

• वचा: of vacā (sweet flag)
• वचा: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश

• लौह: of iron
• लौह: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश

• आदि: and the like
• आदि: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक/आद्यार्थक अव्यय (etc.)

• धारणम्: wearing/holding (amulets etc.)
• धारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/कर्म-भाव (prescribed act)

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• कं: kaṃ
• कं: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर (mantric seed syllable)

• टं: ṭaṃ
• टं: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: टं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• यं: yaṃ
• यं: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• गं: gaṃ
• गं: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• वैनतेयाय: to Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक निपात (indeclinable usage of namas)

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-प्रणव

• हों: hoṃ
• हों: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हों (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• हां: hāṃ
• हां: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हां (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• हः: haḥ
• हः: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हः (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• शान्तिः: pacification
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय (result)

• वालानाम्: of (those with) vāla-affliction
• वालानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of those afflicted by vāla/evil)

• मार्जनात्: from cleansing/sprinkling
• मार्जनात्: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (ablative: from/through)

• वलिदानतः: from offering bali (oblation)
• वलिदानतः: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वलि + दानतस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-प्रणव

• ह्रीं: hrīṃ
• ह्रीं: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर

• बालम्: the child
• बालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• रहात्: from rahā (harm/evil influence)
• रहात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• वलिम्: bali-offering
• वलिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• गृह्णीत: take/accept
• गृह्णीत: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वालम्: the vāla-affliction/evil
• वालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• मुञ्चत: release/let go
• मुञ्चत: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Sambandha (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: हविर्दान-समाप्ति-निपात (mantric exclamation)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional reliance on Vainateya and mantra-rakṣā, combined with ritual action (mārjana, bali), to restore harmony for vulnerable children.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha mediated through nāma/mantra; karma and unseen forces are addressed through sattvic devotion and prescribed rites.

Application: For traditional practice: wear culturally sanctioned protective items and recite Garuḍa/Vainateya mantras with cleansing and offering; for modern use: treat as devotional support alongside pediatric care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household shrine/threshold space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (bāla-graha/śānti, mantra, bali, dhāraṇa items); Garuda Purana (Garuḍa as viṣa-nāśaka and nāga-śamana motif across sections)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Vainateya)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vainateya (Garuda) mantras in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Garuda as a protective power whose mantra-recitation, combined with ritual acts like mārjana and bali, is said to bring śānti (pacification), especially for children.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s post-death journey here; instead, it focuses on protective rites in embodied life, showing the Purana’s practical ritual dimension alongside its afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to a traditional framework: protective wearing (dharana), mantra-japa, and simple purification/offerings performed with faith and discipline under proper guidance.