Shloka 6

Śiva-taught Mantra-Weapons, Mudrās, and Rakṣā-Rites

Removal of Kīlaka; Protection from Nāga, Viṣa, Graha, and Storms

Devanagari script

धूमारक्ते करं मध्ये ध्यात्वा खे चिन्तयेन्नरः / दुष्टा नागा ग्रहा मेघा विनश्यन्ति च राक्षसाः

Transliteration

dhūmārakte karaṃ madhye dhyātvā khe cintayennaraḥ / duṣṭā nāgā grahā meghā vinaśyanti ca rākṣasāḥ

Translation

ہاتھ کے بیچ دھوئیں جیسے سرخ شعاع کا دھیان کرکے اور اسے آسمان میں تصور کرنے سے بدکار سانپ، نحس سیاروی آفات، گھٹا ٹوپ بادل اور راکشس تک نیست و نابود ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• धूमारक्ते: in the smoke-red (hue/state)
• धूमारक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूम-रक्त (प्रातिपदिक; धूम + रक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative: "in the smoke-red [place/state]")

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीयाविभक्तिः (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालः (having meditated)

• खे: in the sky/space
• खे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• दुष्टाः: wicked
• दुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• नागाः: serpents
• नागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• ग्रहाः: seizers/evil spirits (grahas)
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• मेघाः: clouds
• मेघाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• विनश्यन्ति: perish/are destroyed
• विनश्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• राक्षसाः: demons (rakshasas)
• राक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमाविभक्तिः (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-dhyāna as a means to avert upadravas (serpents, grahas, storms, rākṣasas) by directing tejas through visualization.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāropa of protective śakti upon nāma-rūpa; mastery of mind (saṅkalpa) as an instrument within vyavahāra.

Application: Protective meditation: visualize a smoke-red ray at the palm-center, project it into the sky, and employ it as rakṣā against venomous beings, astral afflictions, and weather calamities.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: body-mandala / sky-visualization

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.20.7 (mantra-protection of triloka); Garuda Purana 1.20.8-1.20.9 (khadira kīlaka field-protection rite); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa (general doctrine of graha/upadrava as papa-phala in some contexts)

Characters & Entities

• Nagas
• Grahās
• Meghas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the importance of this protective visualization in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a meditative remedy: focusing on a smoke-red radiance and projecting it into space is said to neutralize multiple classes of harm—serpents, graha-afflictions, destructive weather, and hostile beings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife themes?

Indirectly: it reflects the Garuda Purana’s broader concern with unseen influences (grahas/bhūtas) that disturb human life; such protections support dharmic living and ritual stability rather than describing the post-death journey here.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a disciplined visualization practice for steadiness and fear-reduction—especially when feeling ‘seized’ by anxiety or negativity—while pairing it with ethical conduct and, if relevant, traditional graha-śānti observances.