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Shloka 49

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

द्वादशति सरसिजे शान्त्य तीतास्तथेश्वराः / कुहूश्च शङ्खिनी नाड्यो देवदत्तो धनञ्जयः

Transliteration

dvādaśati sarasije śāntya tītāstatheśvarāḥ / kuhūśca śaṅkhinī nāḍyo devadatto dhanañjayaḥ

Translation

Sa lotus (ng maselang katawan) ay naroroon din ang labindalawang banal na kapangyarihan. At naroon ang mga nāḍī na tinatawag na Kuhū at Śaṅkhinī, at ang mga agos ng vāyu na Devadatta at Dhanañjaya.

Word by Word
द्वादशतिtwelve
द्वादशति:
Sambandha (Numerical/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वादशति (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या (twelve)
सरसिजेin the lotus
सरसिजे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसरसिज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative)
शान्त्यby/with peace
शान्त्य:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; रूपं 'शान्त्या' अपेक्षितम्—पाठे 'शान्त्य' (यकार-लोप/सन्धि-रूप)
अतीताःhaving passed beyond
अतीताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअतीत (√इ, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (gone beyond)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)
ईश्वराःlords; Īśvaras
ईश्वराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन
कुहूःKuhū (name)
कुहूः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकुहू (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
शङ्खिनीŚaṅkhinī (nāḍī/name)
शङ्खिनी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्खिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
नाड्यःnāḍīs (channels)
नाड्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पाठे 'नाड्यो' इति रूपं—'नाड्यः' (visarga) अपेक्षितम्
देवदत्तःDevadatta (name)
देवदत्तः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + दत्त (√दा, धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-सम्भव नाम (देवेन दत्तः)
धनञ्जयःDhanañjaya (name)
धनञ्जयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधनम् + जय (√जि, धातु; ण्वुल्/अच्-सम्भव प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धनं जयति इति)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Within the subtle lotus are twelve divine powers; nāḍīs Kuhū and Śaṅkhinī and vāyus Devadatta and Dhanañjaya operate there.

Vedantic Theme: Body as a field (kṣetra) for disciplined awareness; mapping inner instruments to transcend identification with gross embodiment.

Application: In prāṇāyāma and pratyāhāra, contemplate the lotus-center and observe subtle impulses (e.g., yawning/sneezing/retention functions attributed to subsidiary vāyus) without reactivity; use as a diagnostic map for meditation obstacles.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subtle-body lotus (cakra/padma) and nāḍī network

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (continuation of subtle anatomy: nāḍīs, vāyus, deities/powers in lotuses)

Characters & Entities
I
Ishvaras (presiding deities)
N
Nadis (Kuhu, Shankhini)
V
Vayus (Devadatta, Dhananjaya)

FAQs

They are subtle channels in the inner (lotus) anatomy through which prāṇa functions; knowing them supports understanding how the jīva is carried by prāṇic forces at death and in post-death transition.

By pointing to the subtle-body framework—presiding powers, nāḍīs, and specific vāyus—through which consciousness and life-force operate; this anatomy underlies how departure from the body is described in Garuda Purana narratives.

Cultivate disciplined breath and ethical living (dharma) to steady prāṇa and mind; this aligns the inner system described here and supports calm, aware living and dying.

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