Shloka 2

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

हरिरुवाच / हयग्रीवस्य देवस्य पूजनं कथयामि ते / तच्छृणुष्व जगन्नाथो येन विष्णुः प्रतुष्यति

Transliteration

hariruvāca / hayagrīvasya devasya pūjanaṃ kathayāmi te / tacchṛṇuṣva jagannātho yena viṣṇuḥ pratuṣyati

Translation

ہری نے کہا—میں تمہیں دیوتا ہَیَگریو کی پوجا کی ودھی بتاتا ہوں۔ اسے سنو؛ جس سے جگن ناتھ وِشنو پوری طرح प्रसন্ন ہوتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हयग्रीवस्य: of Hayagriva
• हयग्रीवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; हयग्रीवस्य इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कथयामि: I tell/describe
• कथयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; नामधातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शृणुष्व इत्यस्य कर्म

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• जगन्नाथः: the Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; जगतः नाथः)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; (वक्ता-विशेषणरूपेण)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रतुष्यति: is greatly pleased
• प्रतुष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्र-

Speaker

Hari (Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper worship (pujana-vidhi) of Hayagriva is a potent upasana that pleases Vishnu; attentive listening is the gateway to correct practice.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana as a means for grace (anugraha) and inner purification; devotion expressed through right method and attention.

Application: Adopt a structured worship routine (simple offerings, mantra, remembrance) with careful listening/learning from authentic sources.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic discourse setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.3 (root-mantra announcement); Garuda Purana 1.34.1 (Rudra’s request to repeat worship teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Hayagrīva
• Jagannātha
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of Hayagrīva worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Hayagrīva-pūjā as a direct means to please Viṣṇu (Jagannātha), indicating its devotional and spiritually efficacious status within the text.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it points to bhakti and proper worship as a purifying practice that supports spiritual upliftment, even though this specific verse does not describe post-death journeys or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach worship with attentive listening and disciplined practice—treating devotional rites (especially Hayagrīva-focused worship) as a way to cultivate clarity, reverence, and steadiness in dharma.