Shloka 8

Pūjā-Anukrama: Bīja-Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Homa, Vyūha-Nyāsa, and Dvārakā Cakra Rakṣā

Devanagari script

भ्रामयित्वानलं कुण्डे पूजयेच्च शुभैः फलैः / पूर्वं तत्सकलं ध्यात्वा मण्डले मनसा न्यसेत्

Transliteration

bhrāmayitvānalaṃ kuṇḍe pūjayecca śubhaiḥ phalaiḥ / pūrvaṃ tatsakalaṃ dhyātvā maṇḍale manasā nyaset

Translation

于火坛（kuṇḍa）中点燃并令圣火炽盛后，当以吉祥之果供养之；继而先对这一切作圆满观想，然后以意念将（仪轨/诸尊）安置于曼荼罗之中。

Word by Word

• भ्रामयित्वा: having caused to revolve/whirled
• भ्रामयित्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (causative gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• अनलम्: fire
• अनलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुण्डे: in the fire-pit
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (फलैः)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पूर्वम्: first
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/पूर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (first)

• तत्सकलम्: that whole (set)
• तत्सकलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (तत् एव सकलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• मण्डले: in the maṇḍala (diagram)
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign (nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस्/न्यस् (धातु ‘न्यस्’/‘न्यास’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Outer ritual is completed by inner dhyāna: first kindle and worship, then mentally install the totality into the maṇḍala.

Vedantic Theme: Integration of karma (outer act) with upāsanā/dhyāna (inner act) for mind-steadiness and sanctified intention.

Application: Do not treat ritual as mechanical: after offerings, pause to visualize the full rite and place it mentally into the maṇḍala with concentration.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: homa-kuṇḍa and maṇḍala space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.12.7 (nyāsa/prokṣaṇa) and 1.12.9–1.12.10 (homa counts, dikpāla offerings, pūrṇāhuti)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Kuṇḍa
• Maṇḍala

FAQs

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

This verse presents Agni in the kuṇḍa as the first ritual focus—kindled to full flame and worshipped with auspicious offerings—showing that correct fire-worship is foundational to the rite’s purity and efficacy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes that rites connected with dharma are not merely external: the practitioner must first complete dhyāna and mental installation (nyāsa), reflecting the Garuda Purana’s stress that inner intention supports ritual acts often performed for protection and right passage after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Whether performing a formal homa or a simple prayer, begin by steadying attention (dhyāna), then offer what is pure and fitting, and finally ‘place’ the intention mentally—aligning inner focus with outward action.