Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

वामा देवी प्रतिष्ठा च सुषुम्ना धारिका तथा / समानोदानवरुणा देवता विष्णु कारणम्

Transliteration

vāmā devī pratiṣṭhā ca suṣumnā dhārikā tathā / samānodānavaruṇā devatā viṣṇu kāraṇam

Translation

瓦玛（Vāmā）为主宰女神；普拉提什塔（Pratiṣṭhā）为安立之力；苏舒姆那（Suṣumnā）亦为维持之脉道。萨玛那与乌达那（生命之气）并伐楼那（Varuṇa）为其所主之神祇；而毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）乃其背后之因本原则。

Word by Word

• वामा: Vāmā (name/title)
• वामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठा: foundation/establishment
• प्रतिष्ठा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुषुम्ना: Suṣumnā (central channel)
• सुषुम्ना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषुम्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धारिका: supporter/bearer
• धारिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• समानोदानवरुणा: Samāna, Udāna and Varuṇa (together)
• समानोदानवरुणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समान + उदान + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/समुच्चय)

• देवता: deity
• देवता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• कारणम्: cause/reason
• कारणम्: Karya/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adhiṣṭhātṛ-devatās and prāṇas function under a single causal reality (Viṣṇu-kāraṇa).

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin/inner-controller and kāraṇa-kārya (cause–effect) hierarchy; unity behind functional plurality.

Application: In japa/dhyāna, superimpose the listed devatās on their functions, then rest the mind in Viṣṇu as the unifying cause to reduce fragmentation of attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: yogic subtle anatomy

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.23.42-45 (mandala/lotus visualizations continuing the same yogic mapping)

Characters & Entities

• Vāmā
• Pratiṣṭhā
• Suṣumnā
• Samāna
• Udāna
• Varuṇa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of Suṣumnā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Suṣumnā as a sustaining central channel of the subtle system, governed by presiding powers, indicating that inner vitality and spiritual ascent depend on ordered subtle anatomy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By naming prāṇic functions (Samāna, Udāna) and the Suṣumnā channel, it points to the subtle mechanisms through which life-force is regulated and through which consciousness can move—key background for understanding death-transition and post-death movement described elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate prāṇa-discipline (steady breath, sattvic living, focused meditation) and devotion to Viṣṇu as the causal ground—supporting mental stability and ethical clarity in life and at life’s transitions.