Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

भूतशुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामि यया शुद्धः शिवो भवेत् / हृत्पद्मे सद्योमन्त्रः स्यान्निवृत्तिश्च कला इडा

Transliteration

bhūtaśuddhiṃ pravakṣyāmi yayā śuddhaḥ śivo bhavet / hṛtpadme sadyomantraḥ syānnivṛttiśca kalā iḍā

Translation

我将宣说「bhūta-śuddhi」——诸元素的净化；由此行者得以清净，证入湿婆之境。于心莲之中安住着「Sadyomantra」；其处亦有「Nivṛtti」（退摄之理）与「Iḍā-kalā」（月性之流）。

Word by Word

• भूतशुद्धिम्: purification of the elements
• भूतशुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां शुद्धिः)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

• यया: by which
• यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• शुद्धः: purified
• शुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हृत्पद्मे: in the heart-lotus
• हृत्पद्मे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृदः पद्मम्)

• सद्यःमन्त्रः: the Sadyo-mantra
• सद्यःमन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सद्यः-स्वरूपः मन्त्रः)

• स्यात्: may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निवृत्तिः: Nivṛtti (power/kalā)
• निवृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• कला: kalā (aspect/power)
• कला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इडा: Iḍā (nāḍī)
• इडा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhūta-śuddhi through mantra and inner withdrawal (nivṛtti) culminating in purified being (śivatva as purity-state).

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as a prerequisite for jñāna/bhakti; inward turning (nivṛtti-mārga).

Application: Practice heart-centered japa/nyāsa with attention to iḍā flow and cultivating nivṛtti (sense-withdrawal) before meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner yogic locus (cakra/lotus)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23 (yoga/mantra/bhūta-śuddhi sequence continuing in 1.23.37–40)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadyomantra
• Nivritti
• Ida

FAQs

What is the importance of bhūta-śuddhi in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents bhūta-śuddhi (elemental purification) as a direct means to inner purity and attaining the Śiva-state—i.e., abiding in auspicious, liberated consciousness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing external afterlife geography, it points to an inner route: purifying the subtle constitution through mantra and withdrawal (nivṛtti) centered in the heart-lotus, which refines consciousness toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use disciplined mantra-japa with heart-centered meditation and sense-withdrawal practices to cultivate inner purity; the verse emphasizes inner transformation as the foundation of spiritual progress.