Shloka 10

Mantra-Nyāsa and Elemental Maṇḍalas: Nāga Invocation and Garuḍa–Bhairava Dhyāna for Protection

Devanagari script

त्रिकोणं स्वस्थिकैर्युक्तं ज्वालामा लानलं स्मरेत् / भिन्नाञ्जननिभाकारं स्ववृत्तं बिन्दुभूषितम्

Transliteration

trikoṇaṃ svasthikairyuktaṃ jvālāmā lānalaṃ smaret / bhinnāñjananibhākāraṃ svavṛttaṃ bindubhūṣitam

Translation

พึงระลึกถึงรูปสามเหลี่ยมประกอบด้วยเครื่องหมายสวัสดิกะ มีพวงมาลัยแห่งเปลวไฟห้อมล้อม ดุจอัคนีอันลุกโชติช่วง รูปนั้นดำเป็นมันดุจผงอัญชนะ มีวงล้อมของตนเอง และประดับด้วยพินทุ ณ ศูนย์กลาง.

Word by Word

• त्रिकोणम्: a triangle
• त्रिकोणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• स्वस्तिकैः: with svastika signs
• स्वस्तिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• युक्तम्: joined/marked
• युक्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (त्रिकोणम् प्रति)

• ज्वालामालानलम्: fire with a garland of flames
• ज्वालामालानलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला + माला + अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (ज्वालामालया युक्तः अनलः / ज्वालामालानां अनलः)

• स्मरेत्: should remember/visualize
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भिन्नाञ्जननिभाकारम्: having a form like split collyrium (dark pigment)
• भिन्नाञ्जननिभाकारम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न + अञ्जन + निभ + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (स्ववृत्तम् प्रति)

• स्ववृत्तम्: its own circle; a circular form
• स्ववृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (स्वं वृत्तम् = own circle)

• बिन्दुभूषितम्: adorned with a dot (bindu)
• बिन्दुभूषितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक; √भूष् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बिन्दुभिः भूषितम्); विशेषणम् (स्ववृत्तम् प्रति)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Concentration of dispersed energies into bindu through fierce visualization—transforming tamas/rajas into focused awareness.

Vedantic Theme: Ekāgratā leading toward nirvikalpa-like absorption: many forms resolve into one point; symbolic dissolution of nāma-rūpa into a single support.

Application: Use the triangle-with-flames visualization for protective resolve and cutting through lethargy; end by resting attention on the bindu (single-pointedness) without strain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: yantra/inner-fire-kona

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.197.8-9 (progression: square/circle → lotus/half-moon → triangle/bindu)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this triangle–svastika–bindu visualization in the Garuda Purana?

This verse gives a precise dhyāna (mental iconography) used in ritual or mantra practice—concentrating the mind on a fiery triangular form, auspicious svastika marks, and the bindu as the focal point of power and steadiness.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader spiritual instruction?

In the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, such descriptions function as practical upadeśa: disciplined visualization (smaraṇa/dhyāna) is taught as a method to stabilize awareness and invoke protective or purificatory spiritual effects.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a concentration practice: visualize the described form before recitation or prayer, keeping attention on the central bindu to reduce mental distraction and support consistent daily sādhanā.