Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

अर्घं दत्त्वा जितं तेन प्रणामं च पुनः पुनः / ततो ऽग्नावपि सम्पूज्यं तं यजेत यथाविधि

Transliteration

arghaṃ dattvā jitaṃ tena praṇāmaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ / tato 'gnāvapi sampūjyaṃ taṃ yajeta yathāvidhi

Translation

بعد تقديم الأرغيا (قربان الماء للتبجيل) ونيل رضاه، ينبغي أن يسجد المرء مرارًا وتكرارًا؛ ثم بعد عبادته على الوجه اللائق في النار المقدسة أيضًا، يُقام له الطقس وفق الإجراء المقرر.

Word by Word

• अर्घम्: offering (arghya)
• अर्घम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• जितम्: (that which is) won/obtained
• जितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन

• प्रणामम्: salutation
• प्रणामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्ति-बोधक अव्यय (adverb)

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्ति-बोधक अव्यय (adverb), पुनरुक्ति द्वारा ‘बारंबार’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from that)

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (also/even)

• सम्पूज्यम्: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप्/य (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; ‘सम्यक् पूज्य’

• तम्: him/that (deity)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यजेत: should worship/sacrifice to
• यजेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथाविधि: according to rule
• यथाविधि: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti expressed through vidhi—honor (arghya), repeated obeisance, and fire-worship as disciplined devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-upāsanā leading to antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi (purification of mind) through karma-yoga-like ritual offering.

Application: Perform worship with humility and procedural care: offer respectful water, bow sincerely, then complete agni-related worship exactly as prescribed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (gṛha/mandira/vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda) ritual sequences around Viṣṇu-pūjā and homa (adjacent verses 1.12.7–1.12.10)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of arghya (अर्घ्य) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights arghya as a key act of respectful reception and ritual satisfaction of the worshipped recipient, forming the proper beginning of a prescribed rite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it emphasizes correct ritual conduct (vidhi)—a recurring Garuda Purana theme for ensuring auspicious outcomes through dharmic observance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform worship with reverence and procedural care: offer respectful hospitality (arghya), maintain humility (repeated pranama), and follow established ritual guidelines rather than improvising.