Shloka 6

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

नागभोगः क्रमाञ्ज्ञेयो रात्रौ बाणविवर्तनैः / शेषोर्ऽकः फणिपश्चन्द्रस्तक्षको भौम ईरितः

Transliteration

nāgabhogaḥ kramāñjñeyo rātrau bāṇavivartanaiḥ / śeṣor'kaḥ phaṇipaścandrastakṣako bhauma īritaḥ

Translation

رات میں ‘ناگ بھوگ’ کی ترتیب تیروں (سمتی نشانوں) کے پلٹنے سے سمجھی جائے۔ شیش کو سورج، پھنیپ کو چاند، اور تکشک کو بھوم (مریخ) کہا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• नागभोगः: Nāgabhoga (a name)
• नागभोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नागस्य भोगः)

• क्रमात्: in order; sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Manner/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-तृतीया/पञ्चमी-प्रयोग; अव्ययार्थे (adverbial)

• ज्ञेयः: to be known; should be understood
• ज्ञेयः: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• बाणविवर्तनैः: by the revolutions counted as ‘arrows’ (bāṇa)
• बाणविवर्तनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बाणानां विवर्तनैः)

• शेषः: Śeṣa (serpent)
• शेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उर्कः: Urka (name)
• उर्कः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• फणिपः: Phaṇipa (name)
• फणिपः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फणिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चन्द्रः: Candra (Moon)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka (name)
• तक्षकः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भौमः: Bhauma (Mars)
• भौमः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ईरितः: is said/declared
• ईरितः: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Grahas ‘seize’ through patterned nocturnal turns; understanding their sequence supports prudent action and remedial conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla and adhiṣṭhāna-devatā: forces operate under higher order, yet affect embodied life through karma.

Application: Track night-time sequences for choosing/avoiding certain undertakings; apply restraint and propitiatory attitudes when adverse influences are indicated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial sphere

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.5 (day sequence); Garuda Purana 1.19.7 (list of nāga-grahas); Garuda Purana 1.19.9 (velā/junction timing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Shesha
• Phanipa
• Takshaka
• Surya (Arka)
• Chandra
• Mangala (Bhauma)

FAQs

What is the importance of the nāga-bhoga sequence in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames a night-time interpretive scheme (krama) that links serpent-beings (nāgas) with luminaries/planets, indicating a traditional cosmological mapping used for understanding directional or astral order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by presenting an ordered cosmic mapping, it supports the Purana’s broader worldview where post-death journeys and ritual timings are aligned with cosmic order, though this specific verse itself focuses on astral correspondences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a study aid for traditional Purāṇic cosmology—recognizing how ancient texts relate deities/nāgas and grahas—while keeping ritual practice grounded in one’s established sampradāya and guidance of learned teachers.