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Shloka 3

Sūrya-pūjā-vidhi: Gateway Deities, Lotus-Mandala, Nyāsa, Navagrahas, and Arghya

Devanagari script

ॐ अं प्रभूताय नमः / इमं तु पूजयेन्मध्ये प्रभूतामलसंज्ञकम् / ॐ अं विमलाय नमः / ॐ अं साराय नमः / ॐ अंआधाराय नमः / ॐ अं परममुखाय नमः / इत्याग्नेयादिकोणेषु पूज्या वै विमलादयः

Transliteration

oṃ aṃ prabhūtāya namaḥ / imaṃ tu pūjayenmadhye prabhūtāmalasaṃjñakam / oṃ aṃ vimalāya namaḥ / oṃ aṃ sārāya namaḥ / oṃ aṃādhārāya namaḥ / oṃ aṃ paramamukhāya namaḥ / ityāgneyādikoṇeṣu pūjyā vai vimalādayaḥ

Translation

โอม อัง นอบน้อมแด่ประภูตะ ในกึ่งกลางพึงบูชา ‘ประภูตะ’ ผู้มีนามว่า ‘อมละ’ ด้วย โอม อัง นอบน้อมแด่วิมละ โอม อัง นอบน้อมแด่สารา โอม อัง นอบน้อมแด่อาธาระ โอม อัง นอบน้อมแด่ปรมมุขะ ดังนี้ ในทิศมุมอาคเนย์และมุมทิศทั้งหลาย พึงบูชาวิมละเป็นต้นโดยแท้

Word by Word
ॐOm
ॐ:
Sambodhana/Mantra-marker (सम्बोधन/मन्त्रचिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
Formप्रणव-उच्चारणम् (sacred syllable), अव्यय
अंseed syllable “aṃ”
अं:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
Formबीजाक्षरम् (seed syllable), अव्यय
प्रभूतायto Prabhūta
प्रभूताय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/देवतानाम (masc./deity-name), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन—salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनिपात/अव्यय (indeclinable interjection used with dative)
इमम्this (one)
इमम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (or object-gender), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अव्यय
पूजयेत्should worship
पूजयेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
प्रभूतामलसंज्ञकम्the one named ‘Prabhūta-Amala’
प्रभूतामलसंज्ञकम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभूत + अमल + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (संज्ञकः = ‘named/called’), ‘प्रभूतामल’ इति संज्ञा यस्य
ॐOm
ॐ:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्रचिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
Formप्रणव-उच्चारणम्, अव्यय
अंaṃ
अं:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
Formबीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय
विमलायto Vimala
विमलाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootविमल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/देवतानाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन—salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनिपात/अव्यय
ॐOm
ॐ:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्रचिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
Formप्रणव-उच्चारणम्, अव्यय
अंaṃ
अं:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
Formबीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय
सारायto Sāra
साराय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootसार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/देवतानाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन—salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनिपात/अव्यय
ॐOm
ॐ:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्रचिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
Formप्रणव-उच्चारणम्, अव्यय
अंaṃ
अं:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
Formबीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय
आधारायto Ādhāra
आधाराय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootआधार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/देवतानाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन—salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनिपात/अव्यय
ॐOm
ॐ:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्रचिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
Formप्रणव-उच्चारणम्, अव्यय
अंaṃ
अं:
Mantra-marker (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
Formबीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय
परममुखायto Paramamukha
परममुखाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootपरम + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/देवतानाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमं मुखं यस्य/परममुखः)
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन—salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनिपात/अव्यय
इतिthus
इति:
Discourse marker (वाक्यसमाप्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle), अव्यय
आग्नेयादिकोणेषुin the corners beginning with the southeast
आग्नेयादिकोणेषु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootआग्नेय + आदि + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘आग्नेय-आदि’ = starting with southeast) + ‘कोण’
पूज्याःare to be worshipped
पूज्याः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूज्य (कृदन्त; पूज् + य)
Formभूतव्य/कर्तव्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle), अव्यय
विमलादयःVimala and the others
विमलादयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविमल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘विमल’ + ‘आदि’ = ‘Vimala and others’)
Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa, Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual action (pūjā) ordered by center and directions to stabilize presence and purity (amala/vimala).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as immanent order (ṛta) reflected in spatial directions; purity as fitness for worship.

Application: When performing pūjā/nyāsa, place deities/śaktis in the center and corners with clear mantras, maintaining mental and physical cleanliness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-mandala/yantra space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.39.4-7 (continuation of maṇḍala/lotus-directional worship and mantras)

Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṇu
G
Garuḍa
P
Prabhūta
A
Amala
V
Vimala
S
Sārā
Ā
Ādhāra
P
Paramamukha

FAQs

This verse places Prabhūta—also called Amala—at the central position of worship, indicating the ritual principle that the “madhya” (center) is anchored by a presiding power before invoking the corner-direction deities.

The verse is instructional and liturgical: it gives specific mantras and placements (center and corner-directions like the āgneya koṇa), showing the Ācāra Kāṇḍa’s focus on correct pūjā-vidhi rather than the preta/after-death narrative.

Use it as a structured pūjā cue: establish a central deity focus first, then offer directional invocations systematically (starting from the south-east corner), maintaining order, clarity, and mantra discipline in home or temple worship.

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