Shloka 65

Prāyaścitta for Food-Contact, Social Contact, Aśauca Periods, and Formal Penance Systems

Devanagari script

दधि स्यात्कृष्णवर्णाया दर्भोदकसमायुतम् / गोमूत्रमाषकाण्यष्टौ गोमयस्य चतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

dadhi syātkṛṣṇavarṇāyā darbhodakasamāyutam / gomūtramāṣakāṇyaṣṭau gomayasya catuṣṭayam

Translation

وللشعيرة المقصودة للهيئة ذات السُّمرة، يُهيَّأ الدَّدهي (اللبن الرائب) ممزوجًا بعشب الكوشا وبماءٍ مُقدَّس؛ ويُضاف ثمانيةُ مَاصَكَاتٍ من بول البقر وأربعُ (مقادير) من روثه.

Word by Word

• दधि: curd
• दधि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (√अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कृष्णवर्णायाः: of the black-colored (cow)
• कृष्णवर्णायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषप्रायः (कृष्ण-वर्णा)

• दर्भोदकसमायुतम्: mixed together with darbha and water
• दर्भोदकसमायुतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्भ + उदक + सम + आयुत (√युज् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (आयुत = युक्त); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दर्भ-उदक-सम्-आयुतम्)

• गोमूत्रमाषकाणि: māṣakas (measures) of cow-urine
• गोमूत्रमाषकाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमूत्र + माषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोमूत्रस्य माषकाः)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Numeral/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (cardinal)

• गोमयस्य: of cow-dung
• गोमयस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (गो- मय) तत्पुरुष-समासान्त

• चतुष्टयम्: a set of four
• चतुष्टयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यासमूहवाचक

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Measured combination of purificatory substances (curd, kuśa-water, urine, dung) for a specific rite/form context.

Vedantic Theme: Śuddhi as preparatory discipline; ritual exactness (yathā-vidhi) as a form of dharma.

Application: Follow exact measures only under qualified guidance; treat kuśa and water as symbols of sanctification; maintain hygiene and safety.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: ritual enclosure

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana pañcagavya formulation passages; Garuda Purana śauca/prāyaścitta measures (māṣaka units)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Kuśa (Darbha)
• Gomūtra
• Gomaya

FAQs

What is the importance of using curd with darbha-water in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse prescribes dadhi mixed with kuśa (darbha) and sanctified water as a specific ritual preparation, indicating purification and ritual fitness in śrāddha/śānti contexts.

Why does the verse mention gomūtra and gomaya in specific measures?

The text gives fixed quantities (eight māṣakas of gomūtra and four measures of gomaya), emphasizing precise ritual proportion for a prescribed offering or purificatory mixture.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If one follows traditional śrāddha/śānti practice, this verse supports careful adherence to prescribed ingredients and proportions, ideally under guidance of a competent priest and local dharma tradition.