Shloka 6

Gāyatrī–Sandhyā Upāsanā: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, and Japa-Viniyoga

Devanagari script

कमण्डलुधरा शान्ता अक्षमालाविधारिणी / आयातु वरदा देवी मध्याह्ने श्वेतरूपिणी

Transliteration

kamaṇḍaludharā śāntā akṣamālāvidhāriṇī / āyātu varadā devī madhyāhne śvetarūpiṇī

Translation

Nawa’y dumating ang Mapagkaloob na Diyosa—mapayapa, may hawak na kamaṇḍalu (sisidlang tubig) at akṣamālā (rosaryo ng butil)—na sa katanghalian ay nagpapakita sa anyong puti.

Word by Word

• कमण्डलुधरा: holding a water-pot
• कमण्डलुधरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमण्डलु + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कमण्डलुं धरति/धारयति)

• शान्ता: peaceful
• शान्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (शम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त

• अक्षमालाविधारिणी: wearing/holding a rosary
• अक्षमालाविधारिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षमाला + विधारिणी (वि-धृ धातु, णिनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अक्षमालां विधारयति)

• आयातु: may (she) come
• आयातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive usage), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मध्यः + अह्नः)

• श्वेतरूपिणी: white-formed
• श्वेतरूपिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्वेतं रूपं यस्याः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda, presenting a dhyāna/mantra-style invocation)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Time-specific worship: at midday, invoke the peaceful, white-form Sandhyā/Gāyatrī with kamaṇḍalu and rosary—discipline and purity.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-pradhāna mind as support for contemplation; regulated practice (niyama) refines antaḥkaraṇa.

Application: At midday pause for brief sandhyā/japa; cultivate cooling equanimity; use mālā for measured repetition and kamaṇḍalu/water for ritual and mental cleansing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (midday sandhyā)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: tri-sandhyā observance and descriptions of Sandhyā-devī forms by time

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking the Goddess at midday in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames a madhyāhna (midday) invocation where the Devī is visualized as peaceful and auspicious, indicating a ritual moment for purity, steadiness of mind, and receiving blessings.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices and ritual discipline?

It functions like a dhyāna-śloka: specifying iconographic markers (kamaṇḍalu, akṣamālā, white form) that guide focused worship and mantra-recitation within a structured daily rite.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

At midday, pause for a brief moment of japa or prayer, cultivating calm (śānti) and disciplined remembrance (akṣamālā), and dedicate actions to ethical, blessing-oriented living.