Shloka 3

Śrī-nyāsa, Lotus Maṇḍala Construction, and Homa to Mahālakṣmī with Sarasvatī Invocation

Devanagari script

खाक्षीन्दुसूर्यगं सर्वं खादिवेदेन्दुवर्तनात् / लक्ष्मीमङ्गानि चैकस्मिन्कोणे दुर्गां गणं गुरुम्

Transliteration

khākṣīndusūryagaṃ sarvaṃ khādivedenduvartanāt / lakṣmīmaṅgāni caikasminkoṇe durgāṃ gaṇaṃ gurum

Translation

由虚空（kha）及其余诸法之安布与运行，并与诸吠陀、月与日的转动相应，一切皆被遍满而得以发动。于一隅安置拉克什弥与诸吉祥相；并有杜尔迦、众伽那（gaṇa）及上师（Guru）。

Word by Word

• khākṣi-indu-sūrya-gam: going/placed as khākṣi–moon–sun (technical sequence)
• khākṣi-indu-sūrya-gam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khākṣi (प्रातिपदिक/तकनीकी) + indu (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (ग, गम्-सम्बद्ध प्रातिपदिक ‘going/placed’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष समास, विशेषण sarvam

• sarvam: everything / the whole (arrangement)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• khādi-veda-indu-vartanāt: from/according to the sequence of khādi–veda–moon (technical)
• khādi-veda-indu-vartanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khādi (प्रातिपदिक/तकनीकी) + veda (प्रातिपदिक) + indu (प्रातिपदिक) + vartana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष; हेत्वर्थे पञ्चमी (‘because of/according to the turning/sequence’)

• lakṣmī-maṅgāni: the limbs/parts of Lakṣmī
• lakṣmī-maṅgāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘Lakṣmī’s limbs/parts’)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ekasmin: in one
• ekasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in one’

• koṇe: in a corner
• koṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• durgām: Durgā
• durgām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• gaṇam: Gaṇa (Gaṇeśa / attendant group)
• gaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• gurum: the Guru
• gurum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All is pervaded and animated by subtle principles; ritual placement mirrors universal dynamics, integrating śakti (Lakṣmī/Durgā), order (Veda), and guidance (Guru).

Vedantic Theme: Sarva-vyāpti (pervasion) and the intelligibility of the cosmos—seeing the sacred as immanent while honoring functional distinctions (devatā-bheda) in practice.

Application: Hold a ‘whole-system’ view: align learning (Veda/knowledge), energy (śakti), protection (Durgā/gaṇa), and guidance (guru) in one coherent practice or life-plan.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_diagram

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana descriptions of devatā-āvaraṇa and corner placements in worship diagrams

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Chandra (Indu)
• Vedas
• Lakshmi
• Durga
• Ganas
• Guru

FAQs

What is the importance of cosmic order (Sun, Moon, Vedas) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames reality as governed by an ordered, sacred movement—linking luminaries and Vedic principle to the functioning and pervasion of the world.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing that the cosmos runs by lawful movement and sacred structure, it sets the background for later teachings where the soul’s journey also follows fixed dharmic laws.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with reverence for dharmic order: align daily conduct with auspicious, disciplined habits, and keep guidance of a competent guru as a stabilizing principle.