Shloka 55

Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures

Devanagari script

शम्भवायेति मन्त्रेण शय्यायां विनिवेशयेत् / विश्वतश्चक्षुर्मन्त्रेण कुर्यात्सकलनिष्कलम्

Transliteration

śambhavāyeti mantreṇa śayyāyāṃ viniveśayet / viśvataścakṣurmantreṇa kuryātsakalaniṣkalam

Translation

“شمبھَوای” منتر سے شَیّا پر (دیویہ شکتی کو) قائم کرے۔ “وشوتش چکشُہ” منتر سے ساکار و نراکار، کامل و ماورائی—دونوں طور پر ودھی کو پورا کرے۔

Word by Word

• शम्भवाय: to Śambhava
• शम्भवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्रपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-उद्धरण (to Śambhava)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शय्यायाम्: on the bed
• शय्यायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विनिवेशयेत्: should place/lay down
• विनिवेशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि√विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘to place’

• विश्वतः: on all sides
• विश्वतः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक (adverb: on all sides)

• चक्षुः: (the word) “cakṣuḥ/eye”
• चक्षुः: Sambandha (Mantra-quote/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-उद्धरण (quoted word)

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सकलनिष्कलम्: the (rite) as both with form and formless
• सकलनिष्कलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल + निष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (sakala + niṣkala = with parts and without parts/manifest and unmanifest)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worship that integrates the formed and the formless: ritual installation leading to contemplation of the transcendent.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahma upāsanā culminating in nirguṇa-brahma orientation; completeness (sakala) and transcendence (niṣkala) as two pedagogical standpoints.

Application: Begin with concrete devotional focus, then rest attention in formless awareness; avoid sectarian rigidity by honoring both modes of the Divine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-installation space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48.56 (abiding in para-tattva while doing nyāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Viśvataś-cakṣuḥ (Vedic all-seeing epithet)

FAQs

What is the importance of sakala-niṣkala worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes completing a rite by honoring the divine in both modes—sakala (with attributes/form) and niṣkala (formless/attributeless)—so the practice integrates ritual form with metaphysical realization.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames spiritual practice as moving from the tangible (sakala) to the transcendent (niṣkala), aligning ritual discipline with the inner aim of liberation taught throughout the Garuda Purana’s instruction to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing prayer or a home ritual, combine outward reverence (images, offerings, disciplined steps) with inward contemplation of the formless reality—treating both as complementary rather than opposed.