Shloka 13

Vyāsāṅga Trayodaśī: Month-by-Month Śiva Worship, Dantadhāvana Observances, and Udyāpana

Devanagari script

रतिमुक्तमनङ्गं च स्वर्णमण्डलसंस्थितम् / गन्धाद्यैर्दशसाहस्रं तिलव्रीह्यादि होमयेत्

Transliteration

ratimuktamanaṅgaṃ ca svarṇamaṇḍalasaṃsthitam / gandhādyairdaśasāhasraṃ tilavrīhyādi homayet

Translation

Man soll Anaṅga, frei von Begierde, in einem goldenen Maṇḍala einsetzen und zehntausend Opfergaben (homa) mit duftenden Substanzen und dergleichen darbringen, unter Verwendung von Sesam, Reis und verwandten Gaben.

Word by Word

• rati-muktam: freed from passion
• rati-muktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्या मुक्तम् = rati-freed)

• anaṅgam: Ananga (Kāma)
• anaṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• svarṇa-maṇḍala-saṃsthitam: placed in a golden circle
• svarṇa-maṇḍala-saṃsthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वर्णमण्डले संस्थितम् = situated in a golden circle/disc)

• gandha-ādyaiḥ: with perfumes and the like
• gandha-ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गन्धः आदिः येषाम् = with perfumes etc.)

• daśa-sāhasram: ten thousand (times/quantity)
• daśa-sāhasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (दश सहस्राणि = ten thousand)

• tila-vrīhi-ādi: sesame, rice, etc.
• tila-vrīhi-ādi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + vrīhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः); तत्पुरुष-समास (तिलव्रीहयः आदयः = sesame, rice etc.)

• homayet: should offer (as oblation)
• homayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage: ‘let him offer oblations’

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritualized devotion: installing the deity in a consecrated maṇḍala and offering oblations as a means of purification and merit.

Vedantic Theme: Upasana as chitta-shuddhi (purification of mind) preparing for higher knowledge; devotion expressed through disciplined action.

Application: Create a clean worship space, establish a focused symbol (maṇḍala), and perform offerings with attention, purity, and count/consistency (saṅkhyā-niyama).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space (yajna-shala/mandapa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117.14-15 (jagara, dana, bhojana as udyapana); Garuda Purana 1.118.1-2 (vrata framing; Vishnu worship and charity)

Characters & Entities

• Anaṅga
• Homa
• Maṇḍala

FAQs

What is the importance of performing homa with tila and vrīhi in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes homa using sesame and rice as standard, merit-generating oblations, emphasizing disciplined ritual action supported by pure materials and mantra-based offerings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: it highlights merit-producing rites (homa and proper installation/worship) that the Garuḍa Purāṇa often presents as supportive of dharma and favorable post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow ritual acts with ethical intent: if performing homa, use clean offerings, maintain disciplined counts/commitment, and treat the rite as a practice of self-restraint (ratimukta) rather than mere display.