Shloka 6

Nityaklinnā Tripurā Sādhana and the Jvālāmukhī-Krama

Devanagari script

रतिप्रीतिकामदेवान्पञ्चबाणान्यजेदथ / ध्यानार्चनाज्जप्यहोमाद्देवी सिद्धा च सर्वदा

Transliteration

ratiprītikāmadevānpañcabāṇānyajedatha / dhyānārcanājjapyahomāddevī siddhā ca sarvadā

Translation

ثم ينبغي أن يُعبَد كاما-ديفا ذو السهام الخمسة مع رَتي وبْريتي. وبالتأمل والعبادة الطقسية وترديد المانترا وتقديم قرابين النار (هوما)، تكون الإلهة على الدوام مُتحقِّقة كاملة للمتعبِّد.

Word by Word

• रति: of love/sexual delight
• रति: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular (as first member in compound)

• प्रीति: of affection/pleasure
• प्रीति: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (as compound member)

• कामदेवान्: the love-gods (Kāmadevas) of rati and prīti
• कामदेवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — accusative plural; समासः: रति-प्रीति-कामदेव (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; द्वितीया बहुवचन-विशेषणार्थे (qualifying)

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — accusative plural

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should worship’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/क्रमसूचक (then/thereupon)

• ध्यान: by meditation
• ध्यान: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular (as compound member)

• अर्चनात्: from worship
• अर्चनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative singular; sandhi in compound with previous

• जप्य: (of) recitation/that which is to be recited
• जप्य: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्य (कृदन्त; जप् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/समासाङ्ग; कर्मणि-यत् (gerundive) ‘to be recited’; here as member in compound

• होमात्: from oblation (homa)
• होमात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — ablative singular

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• सिद्धा: accomplished/propitious
• सिद्धा: Karta (Predicate adjective to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; देवी-विशेषण

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

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional-ritual integration (dhyāna–arcana–japa–homa) yields Devī-siddhi; kāma is redirected as sacred intent rather than mere sensuality.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as citta-śuddhi and ekāgratā leading toward higher realization; transformation of rāga into sādhana.

Application: Maintain a disciplined sequence: meditation, worship, mantra repetition, and fire-offering with ethical restraint and clear intention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (maṇḍala/altar)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.198 (Jvālāmukhī-krama / Devī-upāsanā context)

Characters & Entities

• Rati
• Priti
• Kama-deva
• Devi

FAQs

What is the importance of dhyāna, arcana, japa, and homa in Garuda Purana practice?

This verse presents them as a complete sādhanā set—meditation, worship, mantra-recitation, and fire-offering—through which the Devī becomes ‘siddhā’ (successfully accomplished) for the practitioner.

Who are Rati, Prīti, and the five-arrowed Kāma-deva mentioned here?

Rati and Prīti are personified forms of love and affectionate joy, associated with Kāma-deva, who is described as ‘pañca-bāṇa’ (bearing five arrows), symbolizing the forces that kindle attraction and desire.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a balanced devotional routine: regular meditation, sincere worship, steady mantra-japa, and (where appropriate) homa or a simplified offering—done with discipline—rather than relying on a single practice alone.