Shloka 18

Dhyāna of Hari and the Procedure of Āditya/Sūrya Worship

Devanagari script

ॐ भगवन्नपरिमितमयूखमालिन् ! सकलजगत्पते ! सप्ताश्ववाहन ! चतुर्भुज ! परमसिद्धिप्रद ! विस्फुलिङ्गपिङ्गल ! तत एह्येहि इदमर्घ्यं मम शिरसि गतं गृह्णगृह्ण तेजोग्ररूपम् अनग्न ! ज्वलज्वल ठठ नमः

Transliteration

oṃ bhagavannaparimitamayūkhamālin ! sakalajagatpate ! saptāśvavāhana ! caturbhuja ! paramasiddhiprada ! visphuliṅgapiṅgala ! tata ehyehi idamarghyaṃ mama śirasi gataṃ gṛhṇagṛhṇa tejograrūpam anagna ! jvalajvala ṭhaṭha namaḥ

Translation

Om! O Mapalad na Panginoon, napapalamutian ng di-mabilang na sinag; Panginoon ng buong sansinukob; Sumasakay sa karwaheng hinihila ng pitong kabayo; Apat-ang-braso; Tagapagkaloob ng pinakamataas na siddhi; Kayumangging kumikislap na tila mga baga—halika, halika! Tanggapin ang handog na arghya na inilagay ko sa aking ulo. Tanggapin, tanggapin, O ikaw na may mabagsik na anyo ng liwanag; O hindi man apoy ngunit nagliliyab—magliyab, magliyab; ṭhaṭha! Pagpupugay.

Word by Word

• oṃ: Om
• oṃ: Sambodhana (Invocation/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणवः, अव्यय (sacred syllable, indeclinable)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (vocative singular)

• aparimita-mayūkha-mālin: O garlanded with innumerable rays
• aparimita-mayūkha-mālin: Sambodhana (Epithet/सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aparimita (प्रातिपदिक) + mayūkha (प्रातिपदिक) + mālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अपरिमिताः मयूखाः यस्य सः/मालिन्)

• sakala-jagat-pate: O lord of the entire world
• sakala-jagat-pate: Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सकलस्य जगतः पतिः)

• sapta-aśva-vāhana: O one whose vehicle is seven horses
• sapta-aśva-vāhana: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सप्त अश्वाः वाहनं यस्य)

• catur-bhuja: O four-armed one
• catur-bhuja: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (चत्वारः भुजाः यस्य)

• parama-siddhi-prada: O giver of supreme accomplishment
• parama-siddhi-prada: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परमां सिद्धिं प्रददाति)

• visphuliṅga-piṅgala: O tawny one like sparks
• visphuliṅga-piṅgala: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visphuliṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + piṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (विस्फुलिङ्गवत् पिङ्गलः)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/thereupon)

• ehi: come
• ehi: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—इ (to go/come)

• ehi: come (again)
• ehi: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (this; nominative/accusative sg)

• arghyam: offering (arghya)
• arghyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• śirasi: on (my) head
• śirasi: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• gatam: placed/come (onto)
• gatam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (arghyam) विशेषणम्

• gṛhṇa: accept/take
• gṛhṇa: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—ग्रह् (to take)

• gṛhṇa: accept (again)
• gṛhṇa: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• tejaḥ-ugra-rūpam: of fierce radiant form
• tejaḥ-ugra-rūpam: Visheshana (Qualifier of arghyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + ugra (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तेजसः उग्रं रूपं यस्य/यत्)

• anagna: O fireless one / O (mystic) Anagna
• anagna: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपपद (अग्निरहित/अग्निस्वरूप-विशेष)

• jvala: blaze
• jvala: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—ज्वल् (to blaze)

• jvala: blaze (again)
• jvala: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति

• ṭhaṭha: ṭhaṭha (mantric sound)
• ṭhaṭha: Mantra-bija (Ritual utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṭhaṭha (अव्यय/मन्त्रबीज)
• Form: बीजाक्षर/मन्त्रध्वनि, अव्यय (mantric syllable)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्-शब्दः अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अव्यय (indeclinable interjection of salutation)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing the solar/fire-like deity in mantra form (Surya/Tejas invoked as Bhagavan)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti and āvāhana of the radiant Lord as a direct means to invoke divine tejas and attain siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-tejas as manifest power; devotion as a purifier aligning the individual with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).

Application: Use focused praise, correct epithets, and offering (arghya) with concentrated mind; conclude with namas to seal the rite.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual altar/puja space (arghya offered upon the head)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.16 (Sūryārghya/āhvāna context); Garuda Purana 1.17 (subsequent procedural Sūrya-pūjā instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Surya (implied by saptāśva-vāhana)
• Tejas (radiant power)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering arghya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents arghya as a formal act of honoring divine radiance (tejas), inviting the deity to “accept” the offering—signifying purification, reverence, and the drawing in of auspicious spiritual power.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s spiritual discipline rather than afterlife teachings?

Although the Garuda Purana is famous for preta/afterlife sections, this shloka is a ritual invocation: it emphasizes devotional address, mantra-syllables, and arghya offering—practices meant to purify the practitioner and align them with cosmic order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to begin actions with reverence and inner cleanliness: offering a simple water-arghya at sunrise (with gratitude and restraint) cultivates discipline, clarity, and dharmic intention.