Shloka 3

Vyāsāṅga Trayodaśī: Month-by-Month Śiva Worship, Dantadhāvana Observances, and Udyāpana

Devanagari script

माघे नटेश्वरायार्च्य कुन्दैर्मौक्तिकमालया / प्लक्षेण दन्तकाष्ठं च नैवेद्यं पूरिका मुने

Transliteration

māghe naṭeśvarāyārcya kundairmauktikamālayā / plakṣeṇa dantakāṣṭhaṃ ca naivedyaṃ pūrikā mune

Translation

في شهر ماغها، أيها الحكيم، بعد عبادة نَطِيشْوَرا بأزهار الياسمين وبإكليلٍ من اللؤلؤ، يُستعمل عودُ تنظيف الأسنان من شجرة بلكشا، وتُقدَّم بورِيكا نَيْفِدْيَا قربانَ طعامٍ.

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (locative of time)

• नटेश्वराय: to Naṭeśvara (Lord of dancers)
• नटेश्वराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नट + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान-कारक (dative of recipient)

• अर्च्य: having worshipped
• अर्च्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकर्म (having worshipped)

• कुन्दैः: with jasmine flowers
• कुन्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental)

• मौक्तिकमालया: with a pearl garland
• मौक्तिकमालया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौक्तिक + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental)

• प्लक्षेण: with (wood of) the plakṣa tree
• प्लक्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental)

• दन्तकाष्ठम्: a tooth-stick
• दन्तकाष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object)

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

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object/offerable item)

• पूरिका: pūrīka (a sweet cake)
• पूरिका: Karma (Item offered/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय/निर्देश (as item named)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्बोधन-प्रयोग

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda / via the Purāṇic dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti expressed through month-specific upacāras (flowers, garlands, naivedya) and bodily purity practices as worship.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-ārādhana as a purifier of antaḥkaraṇa; karma-yoga flavor through disciplined offerings.

Application: Observe Māgha worship: offer jasmine and pearl garland, maintain morning hygiene with plakṣa dantakāṣṭha, and offer pūrikā as naivedya with reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/household shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117 (monthly/seasonal pūjā-vidhi sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Naṭeśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of Māgha-month worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Māgha as a time for specific, disciplined worship—detailing flowers, adornment, and food-offering—showing that month-wise observances (vratas) are structured ways to cultivate devotion and ritual purity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing dharmic observances (worship, purity practices, and offerings), it supports the broader Garuḍa Purāṇa theme that right conduct and devotion shape one’s merit (puṇya), which influences post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If observing Māgha practices, keep worship simple and consistent: offer traditional flowers/food according to your means, maintain bodily cleanliness (symbolized here by dantakāṣṭha), and treat the offering as an act of disciplined devotion.