Shloka 12

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

गोरोचना महादेव ! धातुशोणितभाविता / एतैर्वैतिलकं कृत्वा सा नरं यं निरीक्षते / तत्क्षणात्तं वशे कुर्या न्नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

gorocanā mahādeva ! dhātuśoṇitabhāvitā / etairvaitilakaṃ kṛtvā sā naraṃ yaṃ nirīkṣate / tatkṣaṇāttaṃ vaśe kuryā nnātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Hỡi Mahadeva! Khi gorochana (hoàng thể ngưu) được hòa quyện với khoáng chất và máu, rồi dùng hỗn hợp này vẽ một dấu tilaka—bất kỳ người đàn ông nào mà nàng nhìn thấy sau khi vẽ dấu ấy, nàng đều có thể khiến chàng phục tùng ngay lập tức; không cần phải đắn đo thêm về điều này.

Word by Word

• gorocanā: gorocanā (yellow pigment)
• gorocanā: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gorocanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नामनिर्देशः

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; महा + देव (कर्मधारय)

• dhātuśoṇitabhāvitā: impregnated with mineral and blood
• dhātuśoṇitabhāvitā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) + dhātu + śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक) (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘भावित’ + टाप्; धातु-शोणितेन भाविता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• etaiḥ: with these
• etaiḥ: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• tilakaṃ: tilaka mark
• tilakaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tilaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• naraṃ: a man
• naraṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yaṃ: whom
• yaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• nirīkṣate: looks at
• nirīkṣate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tatkṣaṇāt: from that very moment
• tatkṣaṇāt: Apadana (Ablative/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tatkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत् + क्षण (तत्पुरुष)

• taṃ: him
• taṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vaśe: under control
• vaśe: Adhikarana (Location/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kuryāt: should bring/make
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kāryā: to be done/necessary
• kāryā: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• vicāraṇā: consideration/deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use of ritual substances (dravya) for vashīkaraṇa; efficacy is asserted as immediate when correctly prepared.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-driven desire (kāma) and the binding power of guṇas when pursued as ends in themselves.

Application: If studied as text-history: treat as a record of medieval ritual-technology; ethically, reflect on consent and restraint rather than imitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.13-16 (vashīkaraṇa-dravya and dhūpa/lepana procedures)

Characters & Entities

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• gorocana
• tilaka

FAQs

What is the purpose of the gorocanā tilaka described in this verse?

The verse presents it as a ritual tilaka believed to produce immediate influence (vaśīkaraṇa) over the person one looks at after applying it.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

It reflects a strand of ritual-technical material (prayoga) found in parts of the text, alongside its better-known teachings on dharma, karma, and afterlife descriptions.

What is a practical ethical takeaway from this verse today?

Use discernment with ritual claims and prioritize dharmic conduct—self-control, truthful speech, and non-harm—over attempts to dominate others.