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Shloka 30

Prāsāda-Lakṣaṇa: Temple Proportions, Śikhara Ratios, Liṅga–Pīṭha Measures, and Auspicious Ground-Plans

Devanagari script

भूमुखो भूधरश्चैव श्रीजयः पृथिवीधरः / वृत्तायताः समुद्भूता नवैते मणिकाह्वयात्

Transliteration

bhūmukho bhūdharaścaiva śrījayaḥ pṛthivīdharaḥ / vṛttāyatāḥ samudbhūtā navaite maṇikāhvayāt

Translation

ภูมุขะ ภูธระ ศรีชยะ และปฤถิวีธระ—ทั้งเก้านี้เรียกว่า “มณิกา”; มีรูปทรงทั้งกลมและยาวกำเนิดขึ้น

Word by Word
भू-मुखःBhūmukha (earth-faced; a name)
भू-मुखः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभू (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूः मुखं यस्य/भूमुखः)
भू-धरःBhūdhara (earth-bearer; a name)
भू-धरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभू (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ (धातु))
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूः धरः)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)
श्री-जयःŚrījaya (glorious victory; a name)
श्री-जयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् जयः/श्रीजयः)
पृथिवी-धरःPṛthivīdhara (earth-bearer; a name)
पृथिवी-धरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ (धातु))
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पृथिव्याः धरः)
वृत्त-आयताःrounded and elongated
वृत्त-आयताः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्त (कृदन्त; √वृत्) + आयत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (वृत्ताः च आयताः च)
समुद्भूताःarisen/originated
समुद्भूताः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्भूत (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) + सम्+उद्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)
नवnine
नव:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (नव = nine)
एतेthese
एते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
मणिका-आह्वयात्from (the one) called Maṇikā
मणिका-आह्वयात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootमणिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मणिकायाः आह्वयः/नाम)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right naming and right form (nāma-rūpa) as a dharmic requirement in ritual design and consecrated construction.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as structured appearance; orderliness (ṛta-like regularity) in sacred craft.

Application: When drafting/constructing a maṇḍapa/diagram, ensure the specified nine ‘Maṇikā’ forms (circular/elongated variants) are correctly distinguished and applied.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.47.29 (preceding list of forms); Garuda Purana 1.47.31-33 (marks and ritual benefits)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
B
Bhūmukha
B
Bhūdhara
Ś
Śrījaya
P
Pṛthivīdhara
M
Maṇikā

FAQs

This verse functions as a classificatory note—identifying a set of nine beings collectively called “Maṇikā,” along with characteristic features, which helps map the Purana’s cosmological/ontological taxonomy.

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey or afterlife rites; it is a descriptive listing within a broader exposition, likely serving as background cosmological detail rather than a funerary instruction.

Use it as a reference point for accurate recitation, study, and cross-referencing—preserving correct names, counts (nine), and descriptors when learning or teaching Garuda Purana passages.

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