Shloka 46

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यशेषं तुलसीविमिश्रितं विशेषतः पादजलेन सिक्तम् / यो स्नाति नित्यं पुरतो मुरारेः प्राप्नोति यज्ञायुतकोटिपुण्यम्

Transliteration

naivedyaśeṣaṃ tulasīvimiśritaṃ viśeṣataḥ pādajalena siktam / yo snāti nityaṃ purato murāreḥ prāpnoti yajñāyutakoṭipuṇyam

Translation

যে ব্যক্তি মুরারি (শ্রীবিষ্ণু)-র সম্মুখে প্রতিদিন তুলসী-মিশ্রিত নৈবেদ্য-শেষ দ্বারা, বিশেষত তাঁর চরণোদকে সিক্ত হয়ে স্নান করে, সে অযুত-কোটি যজ্ঞের সমান পুণ্য লাভ করে।

Word by Word

• नैवेद्य-शेषम्: the remnants of the offering
• नैवेद्य-शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नैवेद्यस्य शेषः)

• तुलसी-विमिश्रितम्: mixed with tulasī
• तुलसी-विमिश्रितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुलसी (प्रातिपदिक) + विमिश्रित (कृदन्त, √मिश्र्/√मिश्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तुलस्या विमिश्रितम्)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• पाद-जलेन: with the foot-water (water from the Lord's feet)
• पाद-जलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पादस्य जलम्)

• सिक्तम्: sprinkled/soaked
• सिक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिक्त (कृदन्त, √सिच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (नैवेद्यशेषम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• स्नाति: bathes
• स्नाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• नित्यम्: daily
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial accusative/avyaya usage)

• पुरतः: in front (of)
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/postposition)

• मुरारेः: of Murāri (Vishnu)
• मुरारेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• यज्ञ-अयुत-कोटि-पुण्यम्: merit equal to ten-thousand crores of sacrifices
• यज्ञ-अयुत-कोटि-पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञानाम् अयुत-कोटि-संख्यकं पुण्यम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prasāda-sevā and pāda-jala-sparśa as accelerants of puṇya surpassing Vedic sacrifice-counts.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prasāda as grace that outweighs ritual magnitude; bhakti as a direct purifier of antaḥkaraṇa.

Application: Daily worship: offer naivedya with tulasī, take prasāda reverently, and perform snāna/ācamanam with sanctified water (pāda-jala/charanāmṛta) as a devotional discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred precinct

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Bhakti/ācāra sections): praise of tulasī, prasāda, and Viṣṇu-pāda-jala/charanāmṛta as purifiers (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Murari (Vishnu)
• Tulasī
• Pādajala (Caraṇāmṛta)
• Naivedya

FAQs

What is the importance of naivedya-śeṣa and tulasī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats naivedya remnants mixed with tulasī as highly sanctifying; using them (especially with the Lord’s pādajala) for daily bathing yields extraordinary puṇya, equated to vast numbers of yajñas.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it emphasizes accumulating puṇya through Viṣṇu-bhakti and sacred observances—merit that supports auspicious post-death outcomes and protection through dharmic spiritual credit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In a Viṣṇu/Keśava-centered daily practice, honor tulasī and naivedya respectfully; use sanctified water (caraṇāmṛta/pādodaka) with reverence for purification, keeping hygiene and tradition in mind, and grounding the act in devotion rather than mere ritualism.