Shloka 48

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

बिन्द्वङ्कितं चाष्टकोटिविस्तीर्णं चोच्छ्रयस्तथा / चतुर्दशाधिकं कोटिवायुतत्त्वं विचिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

bindvaṅkitaṃ cāṣṭakoṭivistīrṇaṃ cocchrayastathā / caturdaśādhikaṃ koṭivāyutattvaṃ vicintayet

Translation

พึงภาวนาว่าเป็นสิ่งมีบิณฑุประทับกลาง แผ่กว้างถึงแปดโกฏิและสูงเท่านั้นด้วย และเป็นตัตตวะแห่งวายุมีประมาณสิบสี่โกฏิและยิ่งกว่า

Word by Word

• बिन्द्वङ्कितम्: marked with a dot
• बिन्द्वङ्कितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु + अङ्कित (√अङ्क्, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (बिन्दुना अङ्कितम्)

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

• अष्टकोटिविस्तीर्णम्: expanded to eight crores (in extent)
• अष्टकोटिविस्तीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + कोटि + विस्तीर्ण (√स्तॄ/स्तृ, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (अष्टकोट्या विस्तीर्णम्)

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

• उच्छ्रयः: height, elevation
• उच्छ्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छ्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• चतुर्दशाधिकम्: exceeding by fourteen
• चतुर्दशाधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चतुर्दशेन अधिकम्)

• कोटिवायुतत्त्वम्: the Vāyu-principle of crore-measure
• कोटिवायुतत्त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + वायु + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (कोटि-प्रमाणं वायोः तत्त्वम् / वायुतत्त्वम्)

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Meditate on vāyu-tattva as bindu-marked, immensely extended in breadth and height, with specified measure (fourteen koṭis and more).

Vedantic Theme: From nāma-rūpa measurement to the contemplative grasp of subtle principle; bindu as a support leading toward non-dispersed awareness.

Application: Use bindu-dhyāna: visualize a central point and expand awareness outward/upward while maintaining single-pointedness; apply in breath meditation to sense prāṇa’s pervasiveness without losing focus.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle cosmogram/inner maṇḍala with bindu

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (bindu/maṇḍala contemplations tied to vāyu-tattva)

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu-tattva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights vāyu-tattva as a measurable, contemplated principle, indicating its role as a foundational subtle element to be understood through disciplined visualization.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing contemplation of subtle principles and vast measures, the verse points to inner knowledge of tattvas—an aid for refining awareness that supports the soul’s higher course beyond gross identification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to practice steady contemplation (dhyāna) on subtle principles—such as breath (vāyu)—to cultivate clarity, restraint, and inward focus.