Shloka 18

Śiva-taught Mantra-Weapons, Mudrās, and Rakṣā-Rites

Removal of Kīlaka; Protection from Nāga, Viṣa, Graha, and Storms

Devanagari script

ॐ लसद्दिजिह्वाक्ष स्वाहा / क्षेत्रादौ ग्रहभूतादिविषपक्षिनिवारणम्

Transliteration

oṃ lasaddijihvākṣa svāhā / kṣetrādau grahabhūtādiviṣapakṣinivāraṇam

Translation

“Oṃ—lasaddijihvākṣa—svāhā.” Thần chú này, tại ruộng đồng và các nơi khác, có công năng ngăn trừ các sự quấy nhiễu của graha bắt giữ, bhūta, cùng tai hại do độc tố và chim có nọc gây nên.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra-invocation (मन्त्रारम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-उच्चारणम्; अव्यय

• लसत्: shining
• लसत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle); नपुंसक/पुं/स्त्री सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः; ‘shining’

• दिजिह्वाक्ष: O (one) with two tongues and eyes (mantric epithet)
• दिजिह्वाक्ष: Sambodhana/Mantra-address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जिह्वा + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (द्वे जिह्वे यस्य/द्विजिह्वा + अक्ष); मन्त्र-नामरूपेण सम्बोधन/मन्त्राङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन-रूपम् (vocative-like usage)

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra-ending (मन्त्रसमाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: हविर्दान-समाप्त्यर्थक निपात (exclamation used in offerings)

• क्षेत्रादौ: in a field and the like
• क्षेत्रादौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्षेत्रम् आदि यस्मिन्/क्षेत्रादि); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (locative: in a field etc.)

• ग्रहभूतादिविषपक्षिनिवारणम्: warding off seizures/afflictions, spirits, etc., and poisonous birds
• ग्रहभूतादिविषपक्षिनिवारणम्: Karta/Phala-nirdesha (फलनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह + भूत + आदि + विष + पक्षि + निवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समाससमूहः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (a remedy/act of warding off)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rakṣā for livelihood spaces (fields) is part of sustaining dharmic life; mantra as protective boundary.

Vedantic Theme: Sacralizing work and land through śabda; order imposed on chaos by consecrated utterance.

Application: Recite the mantra as a protective ‘fence’ before entering fields/remote places; combine with practical precautions against wildlife and toxins.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: agricultural land / boundary space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.20.16-17, 1.20.19-20 (same protective sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Bhutas
• Grahās

FAQs

What is the importance of protection mantras in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific svāhā-mantra used for practical protection—preventing harm from graha-type afflictions, bhūtas, and poison-related dangers in places like fields.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s ritual-protective instructions meant to remove obstacles and harmful influences in worldly life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It indicates a traditional approach of using authorized mantras for protection and risk-reduction—paired with ethical living and sensible precautions—especially when undertaking work in exposed outdoor environments.