Shloka 2

Pañcopāsanā: Viṣṇu-ādhāra invocation and the kalā-s of Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Tatpuruṣa, and Īśāna

Devanagari script

सद्योजातस्य चाह्वानमनेन प्रथमं चरेत् / ॐ हां सद्योजातायैव कला ह्यष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

sadyojātasya cāhvānamanena prathamaṃ caret / oṃ hāṃ sadyojātāyaiva kalā hyaṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

سب سے پہلے سدیوجات کا آہوان اس طرح کرے—‘اوم ہاں سدیوجاتای۔’ اس کے لیے آٹھ کلاؤں کا بیان کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सद्योजातस्य: of Sadyojāta
• सद्योजातस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: सद्यः जातः (newly-born/instant-born; epithet); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

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

• आह्वानम्: invocation
• आह्वानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आह्वान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of चरेत्: 'should perform')

• अनेन: by this (mantra/method)
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (by this)

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: 'first')

• चरेत्: should perform/practice
• चरेत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज; अव्यय

• हां: hāṃ
• हां: Mantra (Seed syllable)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हां (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र; अव्यय

• सद्योजाताय: to Sadyojāta
• सद्योजाताय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-प्रातिपदिक; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to Sadyojāta)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कलाः: kalās (parts/powers)
• कलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद (enumerated parts/powers)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/अवधारण (particle: indeed/for)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (कलाः)

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are declared
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (कलाः इति); विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, in the typical Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Begin arcana with the āvāhana of Sadyojāta using the specified bīja-mantra; deity is understood through kalā (functional aspects/powers).

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā: approaching the One through named aspects and powers as aids to concentration (upāsanā-krama).

Application: In pūjā/nyāsa, follow the prescribed order: invoke first, then proceed to subsequent limbs; use the bīja with attention and purity of pronunciation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (altar/mandala)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.21.1 (pañcavidha-arcana introduction); Garuda Purana 1.21.3-1.21.4 (kalā lists for subsequent invocations)

Characters & Entities

• Sadyojāta

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Sadyojāta in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Sadyojāta-invocation first, indicating a prescribed ritual sequence where the deity-aspect is formally invoked before proceeding, grounding the practice in mantra and kalā (spiritual potency).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined upāsanā (mantric invocation) and the recognition of divine energies (kalās), which the Garuda Purana often treats as supportive spiritual means for purification and right conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow a clear sequence in any spiritual practice—begin with proper invocation and focused chanting—treating mantra not as mere sound but as a disciplined method of attention, reverence, and inner purification.