Shloka 14

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

आत्मनो हृदि पद्मे तु ध्यायेत्तु परमेश्वरम् / ततः संकर्षणं देवमात्मानं चिन्तयेत्प्रभुम्

Transliteration

ātmano hṛdi padme tu dhyāyettu parameśvaram / tataḥ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ devamātmānaṃ cintayetprabhum

Translation

พึงเพ่งภาวนาพระปรเมศวรในดอกบัวแห่งหทัยตน แล้วจึงระลึกถึงพระสังกรษณะเทวะ ผู้เป็นองค์เจ้าและอาตมันภายในของตนเอง

Word by Word

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पद्मे: in the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्त-अवधारणार्थ (emphasis)

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• संकर्षणम्: Saṅkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकर्षणस्य विशेषण

• आत्मानम्: as the Self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवस्य विशेष्य

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

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आत्मानं/देवं इति विशेषणार्थे अपि

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Meditate on the Supreme in the heart; then contemplate Saṃkarṣaṇa as the inner Lord/Self—moving from devotion to interior realization.

Vedantic Theme: Ātman-Brahman alignment via antaryāmin upāsanā; transition from form-based meditation to inner identity (without collapsing into ego).

Application: Practice heart-centered dhyāna: visualize a lotus in the chest, place the Lord there, then rest in the sense of witnessing presence as governed by the divine (not personal doership).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle inner locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.13 (form-dhyāna); Garuda Purana 1.32.15 (emanations: Saṃkarṣaṇa, etc.)

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Saṃkarṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on the heart-lotus in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches an inward method: realizing the Supreme Lord in the heart-lotus, making spiritual practice internal and direct rather than merely external.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying Saṃkarṣaṇa as the indwelling Lord/Self to be contemplated, it points the soul toward inner realization as the means to transcend bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice daily quiet meditation focusing on the heart-center, mentally invoking the Supreme Lord, and cultivating self-restraint and devotion as expressions of that inner presence.