Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 18

Vināyaka-snāna (The Vinayaka Bath) — Obstacle-Removal and Consecratory Bathing Rite

Devanagari script

विनायकस्य जननीमुपतिष्ठेत्ततो ऽम्बिकां दूर्वासर्षपपुष्पाणां दत्वार्घ्यं पूर्णमञ्जलिं

Transliteration

vināyakasya jananīmupatiṣṭhettato 'mbikāṃ dūrvāsarṣapapuṣpāṇāṃ datvārghyaṃ pūrṇamañjaliṃ

Translation

তাৰ পিছত বিনায়কৰ জননীক ভক্তিভাৱে উপাসনা কৰিব; তাৰপিছত অম্বিকাক পূজা কৰি দূৰ্বা, সৰিষা আৰু ফুলেৰে পূৰ্ণ অঞ্জলি দি অৰ্ঘ্য নিবেদন কৰিব।

Word by Word

• विनायकस्य: of Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• जननीम्: mother
• जननीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• उपतिष्ठेत्: should worship / attend upon
• उपतिष्ठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Ātmanepada; ‘should attend upon / worship’

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thereafter)

• अम्बिकाम्: Ambikā (the Goddess)
• अम्बिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• दूर्वा-सर्षप-पुष्पाणाम्: of dūrvā grass, mustard, and flowers
• दूर्वा-सर्षप-पुष्पाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural; द्वन्द्व-समास (दूर्वाश्च सर्षपाश्च पुष्पाणि च)

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having given’

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• पूर्णम्: full
• पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण (पृ धातु, क्त)

• अञ्जलिम्: handful / cupped hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Lord Agni (in dialogue framework of the Agni Purana, instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जननीम्+उपतिष्ठेत्→जननीमुपतिष्ठेत्; ततः+अम्बिकाम्→ततोऽम्बिकाम्; दत्वा+अर्घ्यम्→दत्वार्घ्यम्; पूर्णम्+अञ्जलिम्→पूर्णमञ्जलिम्

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Vināyaka-jananī (Mother of Gaṇeśa)
• Ambikā (Pārvatī/Durgā)
• Dūrvā
• Sarṣapa (mustard)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It prescribes a precise pūjā-sequence and offering protocol: first worship Vināyaka’s mother, then Ambikā, presenting arghya measured as a full añjali containing dūrvā grass, mustard seeds, and flowers.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It exemplifies the Purana’s manual-like coverage of practical religion—detailing materials (dūrvā, sarṣapa, puṣpa), ritual measure (pūrṇāñjali), and order of worship—alongside its broader teachings on theology, dharma, and sacred rites.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

Offering arghya with auspicious items to Ambikā after honoring Vināyaka’s maternal principle is a reverential act meant to secure divine favor, remove obstacles, and accrue puṇya through correct, respectful observance.