Shloka 34

Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā

Devanagari script

जप्त्वा सप्ताष्टसाहस्रं गरुत्मानिव सर्वगः / कविः स्याच्छ्रुतिधरी च वश्याः स्त्रीश्चायुराप्नुयात् / विषहृत्स्यात्कथा तद्वन्मणिर्व्यासः स्मृतो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

japtvā saptāṣṭasāhasraṃ garutmāniva sarvagaḥ / kaviḥ syācchrutidharī ca vaśyāḥ strīścāyurāpnuyāt / viṣahṛtsyātkathā tadvanmaṇirvyāsaḥ smṛto dhruvam

Translation

Sau khi trì tụng bảy hoặc tám nghìn lần, người ấy được nói là đi khắp mọi nơi như Garuḍa; trở thành thi nhân và kẻ gìn giữ śruti (thánh điển) trong tâm. Nữ nhân trở nên thuận phục, và người ấy đạt thọ mạng lâu dài. Lại trở thành kẻ trừ độc—câu chuyện được kể như vậy. Pháp này chắc chắn được ghi nhớ với tên “Maṇi-vyāsa”.

Word by Word

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having recited'

• sapta-aṣṭa-sāhasram: seven or eight thousand (times)
• sapta-aṣṭa-sāhasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (संख्या) + aṣṭa (संख्या) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (सप्ताष्टसहस्र-संख्यकं)

• garutmān: Garutmān (Garuḍa)
• garutmān: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garutmān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upama (Comparison marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• sarvagaḥ: all-going/omnipresent
• sarvagaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• kaviḥ: poet/sage
• kaviḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• syāt: would become / should be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śruti-dharī: one who retains what is heard (learned/memory-strong)
• śruti-dharī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + dharī (कृदन्त; धृ धातु, णिनि/इन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (कविः इति समन्वयात्), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतिं धरति)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vaśyāḥ: submissive/enchanted
• vaśyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• āpnuyāt: should obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• viṣa-hṛt: poison-remover
• viṣa-hṛt: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛt (कृदन्त; हृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kathā: account/story/statement
• kathā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: तद्वत्-प्रकारक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

• maṇiḥ: gem
• maṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered/said to be
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; 'is remembered/called'

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Nishchaya (Certainty/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: certainly)

Speaker

Likely Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue instructing Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Japa-saṅkhyā and sustained practice are said to yield siddhis (kavitva, śrutidhāraṇā, āyuḥ, viṣa-hara).

Vedantic Theme: Siddhis as byproducts within saṃsāra; power is not identical with liberation, yet discipline (abhyāsa) shapes mind and capacity.

Application: Perform japa 7000–8000 times; results are enumerated (Garuḍa-like pervasiveness, poetic skill, retention of śruti, longevity, viṣa-hara). The practice is named ‘Maṇi-vyāsa’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.32 on viṣa-hara mantra efficacy; Garuda Purana Garuḍa-related viṣa-hara motifs elsewhere in the text (Garuḍa as serpent-venom antidote archetype)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the importance of repeating a mantra thousands of times in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that sustained japa (seven or eight thousand repetitions) yields both spiritual and practical fruits—mobility/efficacy likened to Garuḍa, poetic inspiration, strong scriptural retention, longevity, and protective power.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the post-death journey; instead, it belongs to the conduct/rite-oriented teaching that emphasizes japa as a means to build merit, protection, and inner capability, which support dharmic living and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined daily japa with a fixed count and ethical restraint, aiming for clarity of speech and memory, steadiness of life, and protective steadiness of mind—rather than treating the promised results as mere magical claims.