Shloka 23
Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi
Rite of Investing/Offering the Pavitra Sacred Thread
पूरयपूरय मखव्रतं तन्नियमेश्वराय सर्वतत्त्वात्मकाय सर्वकारणपालिताय ॐ हां हीं हूं हैं हौं शिवाय नमः
pūrayapūraya makhavrataṃ tanniyameśvarāya sarvatattvātmakāya sarvakāraṇapālitāya oṃ hāṃ hīṃ hūṃ haiṃ hauṃ śivāya namaḥ
«أَتْمِمْ، أَتْمِمْ هذا النذرَ القُربانيَّ وما يتبعه من نِيَامَات؛ أُقَدِّمُه لِرَبِّ الانضباطات، لِمَنْ هو جوهرُ جميع التَتْفَات، الحافظُ الذي يُقيمُ كلَّ الأسباب. أوم: هāṃ هīṃ هūṃ هايṃ هاوṃ—نَمَه لِشِيفا».
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)
Concept: Discipline (niyama) and vow (vrata) are fulfilled by dedicating them to the Lord who sustains all causes and embodies all principles.
Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa (cause-effect) grounded in the divine; integration of action with surrender to the sustaining reality.
Application: Conclude commitments with a conscious dedication: review observances, offer results, and ‘seal’ the practice with a short mantra to stabilize intention.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: vow-rite completion point (vrata/makha conclusion)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.42.22 (purification of defects); Garuda Purana 1.42.19-21 (tattva sequence and mantras)
FAQs
This verse stresses ‘pūrayapūraya’—the necessity of properly fulfilling the vow and its niyamas (disciplines), treating the observance as an offering to the supreme Lord who pervades all tattvas.
By linking ritual discipline (niyama) with devotion to the all-pervading reality (sarvatattvātmakāya), the verse frames outward observance as inward alignment—an approach consistent with the Purana’s dharmic instruction sections.
Undertake vows or spiritual routines with consistency, complete what you begin, and end practices with a dedicated mantra—here, a Śiva salutation—so discipline and devotion remain integrated.