Shloka 22

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

सङ्कर्षणादिबीजानि पूर्वादिक्रमयोगतः / द्वारि पूर्वे परे चैव वैनतेयं तु विन्यसेत्

Transliteration

saṅkarṣaṇādibījāni pūrvādikramayogataḥ / dvāri pūrve pare caiva vainateyaṃ tu vinyaset

Translation

自东方起依次安置以“桑迦尔沙那（Saṅkarṣaṇa）”等为首之种子真言；并置于门口——东侧及其相对之侧亦然——随后于彼处安立毗那帝耶（Vainateya，迦楼罗）。

Word by Word

• सङ्कर्षणादिबीजानि: seed-syllables beginning with Saṅkarṣaṇa
• सङ्कर्षणादिबीजानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्कर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; आदि-तत्पुरुष (saṅkarṣaṇa-ādi-bījāni)

• पूर्वादि: beginning with the east
• पूर्वादि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (qualifier within compound); ‘east etc.’ sense

• क्रम: order/sequence
• क्रम: Samasa-anga (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• योगतः: according to the arrangement
• योगतः: Hetu (Cause/ground)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतुवाचक/प्रकारवाचक (according to arrangement)

• द्वारि: at the doorway
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूर्वे: on the east
• पूर्वे: Adhikarana (Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्वारि: ‘on the eastern (side)’)

• परे: on the opposite/western side
• परे: Adhikarana (Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्वारि: ‘on the western/far side’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/install
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+नि+अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti-ritual protects and sanctifies liminal spaces; Garuda’s presence signifies unwavering service to Vishnu and protective vigilance.

Vedantic Theme: Seva-bhava (devotional service) embodied by Garuda; safeguarding the worship-field supports steadiness of mind for upasana.

Application: When establishing a shrine, consecrate the entrance with ordered bija placements and invoke Garuda as a protective sentinel—symbolically guarding attention from distraction and negativity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: threshold/doorway

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11 (dvara-vinyasa and ayudha/devata placements continuing in 1.11.23-24); Garuda Purana: Garuda as narrator and emblem of Vishnu-bhakti across the text

Characters & Entities

• Saṅkarṣaṇa
• Vainateya (Garuḍa)

FAQs

What is the importance of placing Saṅkarṣaṇa and related bīja-mantras at the doorway in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the doorway as a protective boundary and prescribes directional placement of seed-mantras to ritually secure the entrance and establish spiritual guardianship.

How does this verse relate to Garuḍa (Vainateya) in Garuda Purana practice?

It explicitly instructs the installation of Vainateya at the door, indicating Garuḍa’s role as a protective presence associated with correct mantra-nyāsa (ritual placement).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following a traditional practice under guidance, maintain orderly, direction-aware ritual conduct and treat thresholds (home/temple entrances) as spaces for mindfulness, purity, and protective intention.