Shloka 29

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

आवाहनं प्रकर्तव्यं देवदेवस्य शङ्खिनः / आवाह्यमण्डले तस्य न्यासं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः

Transliteration

āvāhanaṃ prakartavyaṃ devadevasya śaṅkhinaḥ / āvāhyamaṇḍale tasya nyāsaṃ kuryādatandritaḥ

Translation

Nên cử hành nghi thức thỉnh mời (āvāhana) Đức Thần của chư thần—Đức Viṣṇu, Đấng cầm ốc tù và. Trong đàn tràng thỉnh mời, phải chuyên tâm thực hiện nyāsa (an vị/đặt chú) của Ngài, không được lơ là.

Word by Word

• आवाहनम्: invocation (act of calling)
• आवाहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् + आ- उपसर्ग, भाववाचक-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; action-noun ‘invocation’

• प्रकर्तव्यम्: should be performed
• प्रकर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunction/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√कृ (धातु) + तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (कृत्य/कर्तव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) = ‘to be done/should be done’

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘देवानां देवः’

• शङ्खिनः: of the conch-bearing (Lord)
• शङ्खिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘one who has a conch’

• आवाह्य-मण्डले: in the invocation-maṇḍala
• आवाह्य-मण्डले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाह्य (√वह् + आ-; ल्यप्/यत्-भाव) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘आवाह्यस्य मण्डले’ = in the invocation-circle

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; pronoun ‘of him/of that’

• न्यासम्: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• न्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक; √न्यस्/√अस् with नि- उपसर्ग, भाववाचक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ritual ‘placing/installation (nyāsa)’

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

• अतन्द्रितः: attentive, unwearied
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-तन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘without laziness/attentive’ (qualifies implied agent)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āvāhana and nyāsa as disciplined means to make the mind and ritual-field fit for Viṣṇu’s presence.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-upāsanā leading to citta-śuddhi (purification of mind) and one-pointedness.

Application: Before worship/meditation, create a clean, bounded space; invoke with clear intention; perform nyāsa attentively rather than mechanically.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual mandala / altar space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.30-33 (subsequent dhyāna, mudrā, upacāras)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of āvāhana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the worship begins with āvāhana—formally invoking Lord Viṣṇu (the conch-bearer)—so the ritual is performed with the deity’s presence established.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it gives a procedural teaching from the Ācāra Kāṇḍa—emphasizing correct worship through invocation and nyāsa as part of dharmic practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing pūjā, begin with a clear invocation and do the required nyāsa or preparatory steps carefully—avoiding haste or negligence (atandritaḥ).