Shloka 2

Pādukā-Vandana and the Ananta Padmāsana: Mantra-Body of Śiva-Śakti

Devanagari script

ऐं श्रीं फ्रैं क्षैं आधारशक्तिपादुकां पूजयामि नमः / ॐ ह्रं कालाग्निरुद्रपादुकां पूजयामि नमः

Transliteration

aiṃ śrīṃ phraiṃ kṣaiṃ ādhāraśaktipādukāṃ pūjayāmi namaḥ / oṃ hraṃ kālāgnirudrapādukāṃ pūjayāmi namaḥ

Translation

اَیں، شریں، فرَیں، کْشَیں—میں آدھار شکتی کی پادُکا کی پوجا کرتا ہوں؛ نمہ۔ اوم ہْرَم—میں کالاغنی رُدر کی پادُکا کی پوجا کرتا ہوں؛ نمہ۔

Word by Word

• ऐं: seed syllable aiṃ
• ऐं: Sambodhana/Mantra-invocation (आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऐं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षरम् (mantric seed syllable), अव्यय

• श्रीं: seed syllable śrīṃ
• श्रीं: Sambodhana/Mantra-invocation (आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रीं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय

• फ्रैं: seed syllable phraiṃ
• फ्रैं: Sambodhana/Mantra-invocation (आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फ्रैं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय

• क्षैं: seed syllable kṣaiṃ
• क्षैं: Sambodhana/Mantra-invocation (आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षैं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय

• आधारशक्तिपादुकाम्: the sandals of the supporting power (Ādhāra-śakti)
• आधारशक्तिपादुकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार-शक्ति-पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आधारशक्तेः पादुका)

• पूजयामि: I worship
• पूजयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Act of salutation (नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (नमः इति निपातवत्), नमस्कारार्थक

• ॐ: oṃ
• ॐ: Sambodhana/Mantra-invocation (आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (प्रणव/अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणवः, अव्यय

• ह्रं: seed syllable hraṃ
• ह्रं: Sambodhana/Mantra-invocation (आह्वान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रं (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षरम्, अव्यय

• कालाग्निरुद्रपादुकाम्: the sandals of Kālāgnirudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रपादुकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-अग्नि-रुद्र-पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालाग्निरुद्रस्य पादुका)

• पूजयामि: I worship
• पूजयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/Act of salutation (नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः, नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a ritual-mantra context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-bīja as a vehicle of upāsanā; worship of pādukā as worship of the deity’s presence/support (adhiṣṭhāna).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as both immanent support (ādhāra) and transformative time-fire (kāla-agni); devotion as a means to align with cosmic order.

Application: Use bīja-mantras with disciplined intention; treat ritual objects (pādukā) as loci of remembrance and surrender (namas).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (ritual sections): nyāsa/mudrā/pūjā sequences around ch. 25–26 context

Characters & Entities

• Ādhāra-Śakti
• Kālāgni-Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of pādukā-pūjā (worship of divine sandals) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse models a devotional-ritual act where the divine feet are honored through pādukā worship, using bīja-mantras to invoke foundational power (Ādhāra-Śakti) and transformative protection (Kālāgni-Rudra).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes mantra-based worship and protection, themes often connected in the Garuda Purana to safeguarding the practitioner and supporting right ritual orientation during transitional rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a focused invocation during personal worship: cultivate reverence for the divine foundation (stability) and time-fire (purification), reinforcing disciplined ritual practice and ethical steadiness.