Shloka 8

Śiva-pūjā: Mantra-phonetics, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, Dīkṣā and Homa

Supreme Worship Leading to Śiva-sāyujya

Devanagari script

वर्ंमणाभ्युक्षणं कार्यं शक्तिन्यासं हृदा चरेत् / त्दृदि वा शक्तिगर्ते च प्रक्षिपेज्जातवेदसम्

Transliteration

varṃmaṇābhyukṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ śaktinyāsaṃ hṛdā caret / tdṛdi vā śaktigarte ca prakṣipejjātavedasam

Translation

พึงทำการประพรมคุ้มครองด้วยมนตร์เกราะ (กวจะ) และด้วยใจที่ตั้งมั่นในภักติทำศักติ-นยาสะ แล้วจึงหย่อน “ชาตเวทัส” คือไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์ลงในหลุมตฤทหรือหลุมศักติ-ครตะ

Word by Word

• वर्मणा: with/using (protective) armor
• वर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular of वर्मन्

• अभ्युक्षणम्: sprinkling (ritual aspersion)
• अभ्युक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्युक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; √उक्ष् (धातु) + अभि- उपसर्ग, भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; verbal noun ‘sprinkling/anointing’

• कार्यम्: should be done
• कार्यम्: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ (धातु) + यत् प्रत्यय, कृत्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण—‘to be done/should be done’

• शक्तिन्यासम्: placement/installation of power (śakti-nyāsa)
• शक्तिन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—शक्तेः न्यासः

• हृदा: with the heart (mantra)
• हृदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; instrumental ‘with the heart/heart-mantra’

• चरेत्: should perform/practice
• चरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative ‘in the heart’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• शक्तिगर्ते: in the śakti-pit (power-pit)
• शक्तिगर्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—शक्तेः गर्तः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रक्षिपेत्: should cast/insert
• प्रक्षिपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जातवेदसम्: Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अग्निनाम (name of Agni)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual protection (varma/abhyukṣaṇa) and śakti-nyāsa empower the act of offering; Agni (Jātavedas) is the carrier of consecration.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-ārādhana through karma-yoga: outer rite supported by inner bhāva (hṛdā).

Application: Before any major rite, establish protective boundaries, perform nyāsa with attention, then proceed to the central offering with disciplined sequence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.22.9-12 (continuation of homa/maṇḍala/kunda procedure)

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Jātavedas)

FAQs

What is the importance of śakti-nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats śakti-nyāsa as a required step after protective consecration, emphasizing inner focus (“with the heart”) so the rite is not merely external but spiritually empowered.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or protective rites?

Although not naming the after-death journey directly, it describes a technical ritual sequence—protection (varma/abhyukṣaṇa), empowerment (nyāsa), and invoking Agni (Jātavedas)—that is characteristic of preparatory and protective procedures used in solemn rites, including those connected with saṃskāras.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach any sacred duty with both correct method and sincere inner attention: purification/protection first, then intentional empowerment (focus), and finally disciplined offering into the ‘fire’—symbolically, committing actions with clarity and reverence.