Shloka 10

Śivapūjā-vidhi: Purifications, Sūrya–Graha Mantras, Nyāsa, and Bhūtaśuddhi leading to Śivoham-bhāva

Devanagari script

रं विद्युतां च पूर्वादौ रा (रं) मध्ये सर्वतोमुखीम् / अर्कासनं सूर्यमूर्तें ह्रां ह्रूं (ह्रीं) सः सूर्यमर्चयेत्

Transliteration

raṃ vidyutāṃ ca pūrvādau rā (raṃ) madhye sarvatomukhīm / arkāsanaṃ sūryamūrteṃ hrāṃ hrūṃ (hrīṃ) saḥ sūryamarcayet

Translation

Đặt âm tiết “raṃ” ở khởi điểm phương Đông và “rā/raṃ” ở trung tâm, lập thành bố trí sarvatomukhī (hướng về mọi phía). Khi ấy, hãy quán tưởng hình tướng Sūrya ngự trên ngai mặt trời (arkāsana), và thờ phụng Sūrya bằng các thần chú “hrāṃ, hrūṃ (hrīṃ), saḥ.”

Word by Word

• रं: raṃ
• रं: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• विद्युताम्: lightning (form)
• विद्युताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular; object/visualized form)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पूर्वादौ: at the beginning/in the east etc.
• पूर्वादौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्यय (in the beginning/at the eastern side etc.)

• रा: rā (bīja)
• रा: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रा (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (variant reading alongside raṃ)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (locative singular)

• सर्वतोमुखीम्: all-facing (in every direction)
• सर्वतोमुखीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतः + मुखिन्/मुखी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular); अव्यय-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वतः मुखं यस्याः (facing all directions)

• अर्कासनम्: Arka-seat (seat of the Sun)
• अर्कासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क + आसन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—अर्कस्य आसनम् (sun-seat/lotus-seat)

• सूर्यमूर्तिम्: the Sun-form (image)
• सूर्यमूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular); (पाठे 'सूर्यमूर्तें' इति; अभिप्रेतं सूर्यमूर्तिम्)

• ह्रां: hrāṃ
• ह्रां: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रां (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर

• ह्रूं: hrūṃ
• ह्रूं: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रूं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (variant reading with hrīṃ)

• ह्रीं: hrīṃ
• ह्रीं: Mantra-element (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बीजाक्षर (पाठभेदः)

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta/Deictic (कर्ता/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सः (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (nominative singular; mantra particle)

• सूर्यम्: the Sun
• सूर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should worship)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pratīka-upāsanā: the Sun as seat of divine consciousness; disciplined visualization and mantra as means to steadiness and illumination.

Vedantic Theme: From form (mūrti) to formless light: meditation on the visible Sun as a support for realizing the inner self-luminosity (cit-prakāśa).

Application: At sunrise, orient to east, visualize a solar throne and a radiant Sūrya within the heart/sky; recite hrāṃ/hrīṃ/hrūṃ with steady breath and attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual/meditation space with directional orientation

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23.7 (solar mantras and sūryopasthāna); Garuda Purana 1.23.9 (bīja-based śakti worship; continuity of bīja practice)

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Sun-god)

FAQs

What is the importance of Surya worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a specific Surya-upāsanā procedure using bīja mantras and a directional/yantric arrangement, indicating Surya worship as a disciplined ritual practice for spiritual and ritual purification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it teaches mantra-based devotion and inner alignment (nyāsa/visualization), which the Garuda Purana treats as supportive disciplines that strengthen dharma and spiritual preparedness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

A practitioner may adopt a simple Surya practice—reverent sunrise prayer with focused mantra recitation (as per one’s tradition)—emphasizing steadiness, purity, and mindful worship.