Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

त्रयन्त्रयं तथाङ्गानामेकैकान्दिक्पतींस्तथा / पूर्णाहुतिं तथैवान्ते दद्यात्सम्यगुपस्थितः

Transliteration

trayantrayaṃ tathāṅgānāmekaikāndikpatīṃstathā / pūrṇāhutiṃ tathaivānte dadyātsamyagupasthitaḥ

Translation

إذا كان المرء مُهَيَّأً على الوجه الصحيح ومتيقّظًا، فليقدّم المجموعة الثلاثية (من القرابين/الطقوس) المقررة؛ ثم يقدّم القرابين لأرباب الجهات واحدًا بعد واحد؛ وأخيرًا ليؤدِّ البُورْنَاهُوتي (pūrṇāhuti)، القربان الكامل الختامي.

Word by Word

• त्रयन्त्रयम्: the triple triad (three groups of three)
• त्रयन्त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रय-त्रय = three sets of three), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/also)

• अङ्गानाम्: of the limbs (aṅgas)
• अङ्गानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• एकैकान्: each (one by one)
• एकैकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु/कर्मधारय (एक-एक = each one), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दिक्पतीन्)

• दिक्पतीन्: the lords of the directions
• दिक्पतीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दिशां पतयः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (likewise)

• पूर्णाहुतिम्: the full oblation
• पूर्णाहुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (पूर्णा आहुतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (properly)

• उपस्थितः: being present/attentively standing by
• उपस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual dharma requires upasthiti (proper preparedness), sequential honoring of cosmic order (dikpālas), and a complete conclusion (pūrṇāhuti).

Vedantic Theme: Ṛta/dharma as cosmic order mirrored in ritual; completeness (pūrṇatā) as symbolic wholeness offered to Īśvara.

Application: Be fully prepared and attentive; follow sequence without omission; always conclude properly with pūrṇāhuti to ‘close’ the sacred action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: homa-vedi with directional quarters

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.12.6–1.12.9: preparatory worship, nyāsa, dhyāna, homa counts leading to closure

Characters & Entities

• Dikpalas (Lords of the Directions)

FAQs

What is the importance of pūrṇāhuti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights pūrṇāhuti as the essential concluding oblation that properly seals and completes the rite, ensuring the offering is ritually whole.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes correct performance of prescribed rites—especially concluding offerings—which the Garuda Purana connects with orderly post-death observances and support for the departed through dharmic ritual.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow a disciplined, step-by-step approach in any sacred duty: complete the required preliminaries, honor the intended deities/powers in order, and finish with a proper conclusion rather than leaving actions incomplete.