Viśvāvasu-Prayoga (Marriage Mantra), Kālarātri/Ṛkṣakarṇī Invocation, and Yantra-Rakṣā at Twilight
क्रुद्धो रक्तेन संमार्ज्य करौ ताभ्यां प्रगृह्य च / प्रदोषे संजपेल्लिङ्गमामपात्रं च मारयेत् / ॐ नमः सर्वतोयन्त्राण्येतद्यथा जम्भनि मोहनि सर्वशत्रुविदारिणि रक्षरक्ष माममुकं सर्वभयोपद्रवेभ्यः स्वाहा / शुक्रे नष्टे महादेव वक्ष्ये ऽहं द्विजपादिह
kruddho raktena saṃmārjya karau tābhyāṃ pragṛhya ca / pradoṣe saṃjapelliṅgamāmapātraṃ ca mārayet / oṃ namaḥ sarvatoyantrāṇyetadyathā jambhani mohani sarvaśatruvidāriṇi rakṣarakṣa māmamukaṃ sarvabhayopadravebhyaḥ svāhā / śukre naṣṭe mahādeva vakṣye 'haṃ dvijapādiha
غصّے میں ہاتھوں کو خون سے مل کر اور انہیں بھینچ کر، پرَدوش کے وقت لِنگ پر یہ منتر جپے اور کچی مٹی کے برتن کو ضرب لگا کر گرا دے۔ (منتر:) “اوم نمہ—اے ہر سمت محافظ یَنترو! یوں ہی ہو؛ اے جَبھنی، موہنی، سب دشمنوں کو چیرنے والی، میری—فلاں کی—ہر خوف و آفت سے حفاظت کر، سواہا۔” “جب زہرہ متاثر ہو، اے مہادیو، میں یہاں دِوِج کے لیے بیان کروں گا۔”
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Ritual protocol: pradoṣa-japa over a liṅga, use of yantra-mantra for protection from fears/calamities; inclusion of graha-doṣa (Śukra affliction) as a trigger for instruction.
Vedantic Theme: Acknowledges the Purāṇic synthesis of mantra, deity-symbol (liṅga), and graha influences within worldly protection (vyavahāra), not ultimate release.
Application: As a cultural-textual takeaway: treat ‘protection from fear’ as the aim; in modern practice, substitute non-harmful protective prayers, pradoṣa worship, and ethical conflict resolution for enemy-destruction intent.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: ritual site (gṛha/śmaśāna/maṇḍala implied)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.41.2 (preceding fierce devī mantra); Garuda Purana 1.42 (subsequent ritual chapter on pavitra-āropaṇa)
This verse presents a specific pradoṣa (twilight) protective invocation—asking a fierce, enemy-destroying power to guard the reciter from fear and harmful disturbances.
While much of the Garuda Purana addresses post-death states and suffering, this passage focuses on averting dangers in embodied life through mantra-ritual protection, reflecting the text’s practical ritual dimension.
The ethical takeaway is to seek protection through disciplined prayer and self-restraint; if practicing ritually, follow a qualified tradition/teacher and prioritize non-harm and purity over anger-driven acts.