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Shloka 12

Viṣṇu-pūjāvidhi: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Āsana-devatā Pūjā, Upacāras, and Stotra

Devanagari script

अण्डमुत्पाद्य च ततः प्रणवेनैव भेदयेत् / तत्र पूर्वोक्तरूपं तु भावयित्वा वृषध्वज

Transliteration

aṇḍamutpādya ca tataḥ praṇavenaiva bhedayet / tatra pūrvoktarūpaṃ tu bhāvayitvā vṛṣadhvaja

Translation

پہلے اَند (کائناتی انڈا) پیدا کرے، پھر پرنَو ‘اوم’ کی قوت سے اسے شق کرے؛ وہاں، اے وِرش دھوج (شیو)، پہلے بیان کردہ روپ کا تصور کرے۔

Word by Word
अण्डम्an egg (cosmic egg)
अण्डम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्
उत्पाद्यhaving produced
उत्पाद्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootउत्+पद्/उत्+पाद् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; धात्वर्थः: उत्पद्य/उत्पाद्य = having produced/created
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
ततःthen
ततः:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thereafter
प्रणवेनwith the praṇava (Oṃ)
प्रणवेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; प्रणव = ॐ
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (restrictive particle)
भेदयेत्should split
भेदयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभिद् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातु: भिद् (to split)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
पूर्वोक्त-रूपम्the previously described form
पूर्वोक्त-रूपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वोक्त (कृदन्त; पूर्व+उक्त) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः: तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वं उक्तं रूपम्)
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)
भावयित्वाhaving contemplated
भावयित्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) / भावय (णिच्; causative stem)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; णिच्-प्रयोगः (भावयति = causes to be/visualizes); अर्थः: having contemplated/visualized
वृषध्वजO Vṛṣadhvaja
वृषध्वज:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य = whose banner is the bull; epithet)
Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Using Praṇava (Oṁ) as the decisive principle to pierce/transpose cosmic constructs and re-establish meditation on the supreme form.

Vedantic Theme: Oṁ as the gateway from vyāvahārika cosmology to paramārthika contemplation; breaking the ‘aṇḍa’ symbolizes cutting avidyā’s enclosure.

Application: In guided meditation: visualize a luminous cosmic sphere, then intone Oṁ to ‘open’ it into clear awareness; return attention to the previously described Viṣṇu-form as the stabilizing support.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic interior (microcosm-macrocosm mapping)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.31.9-10 (previously described form); Garuda Purana 1.31.13 (subsequent ātma-pūjā)

Characters & Entities
P
Praṇava (Oṁ)
Ś
Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja)
A
Aṇḍa (cosmic egg)

FAQs

The verse presents Oṁ as the decisive spiritual power used to ‘split’ or transcend the cosmic enclosure (aṇḍa), indicating that Praṇava is a key aid for breaking limitation and entering higher contemplation.

It outlines a sequence: first visualize the cosmic aṇḍa, then mentally ‘pierce’ it with Oṁ, and finally contemplate the previously described divine form—showing a structured dhyāna method.

Use Oṁ-japa to steady attention, then practice visualization that moves from broad cosmic imagery to focused contemplation of a chosen sacred form—training the mind to transcend distraction and deepen devotion.

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