Shloka 7

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

ॐ क्षैं नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् नेत्रं देवस्य कीर्तितम् / ॐ हः अस्त्राय फट् अस्त्रं देवस्य कीर्तितम्

Transliteration

oṃ kṣaiṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ netraṃ devasya kīrtitam / oṃ haḥ astrāya phaṭ astraṃ devasya kīrtitam

Translation

“โอม กฺษไยํ—แด่ผู้มีเนตรสาม วൗษฏฺ” นี้ประกาศว่าเป็นมนต์ ‘เนตร’ ของเทพ และ “โอม หะห์—แด่อาวุธ ผฏฺ” นี้ประกาศว่าเป็นมนต์ ‘อัสตระ’ ของเทพ.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation/मन्त्रारम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव

• क्षैं: kṣaiṃ
• क्षैं: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षैं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• नेत्रत्रयाय: to the triad of eyes
• नेत्रत्रयाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (three eyes)

• वौषट्: vauṣaṭ
• वौषट्: Sambandha (Ritual utterance/यज्ञाङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वौषट् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यज्ञीय-निगद (vauṣaṭ exclamation)

• नेत्रम्: the eye (portion)
• नेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कीर्तितम्: is proclaimed
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (is mentioned/proclaimed)

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation/मन्त्रारम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव

• हः: haḥ (seed syllable)
• हः: Sambandha (Mantra element/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हः (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• अस्त्राय: to the weapon (astra)
• अस्त्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• फट्: phaṭ
• फट्: Sambandha (Ritual utterance/मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; मन्त्र-निगद (phaṭ exclamation)

• अस्त्रम्: the weapon (portion)
• अस्त्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कीर्तितम्: is proclaimed
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in a ritual-mantra context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (mantra-astrā) removes obstacles and seals the rite; disciplined karmakāṇḍa supports inner steadiness.

Vedantic Theme: Kriyā as preparatory purification: outward sealing mirrors inward cutting of distraction (vikṣepa).

Application: Use ‘phaṭ’ as a deliberate ‘cutting’ of distraction/negativity; pair with ethical intention to avoid aggression and cultivate protective clarity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.5-6 (aṅga/śikhā/kavaca); Garuda Purana 1.34.8 (pūjā-vidhi begins after preliminaries)

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of Netra and Astra mantras in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies specific seed-syllable mantras as the Deity’s ‘eye’ (netra) and ‘weapon’ (astra), indicating their role in ritual protection—invoking divine vision (netra) and a defensive/warding force (astra).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it belongs to a ritual-protective teaching section (Ācāra Kāṇḍa), emphasizing mantra-based safeguarding and purity practices that support dharmic living—foundational themes that later connect to after-death rites in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these as traditional protective mantras within a learned, lineage-consistent ritual framework (e.g., during nyāsa or before worship), focusing on inner discipline and reverence rather than mechanical recitation.