Shloka 6

Māsopavāsa Vrata for Hari (From Āśvina Ekādaśī to Viṣṇu Utthāna): Saṅkalpa, Niyamas, and Pāraṇa

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यामथ संपूज्य प्रदद्याद्द्विजभोजनम् / ततश्च पारणं कुर्याद्धरेर्मासोपवासकृत्

Transliteration

dvādaśyāmatha saṃpūjya pradadyāddvijabhojanam / tataśca pāraṇaṃ kuryāddharermāsopavāsakṛt

Translation

Dann, am Dvādaśī-Tag, soll man nach ehrfürchtiger Verehrung den Brāhmaṇas eine Speisegabe darbringen; danach hat derjenige, der für Hari einen Monat lang gefastet hat, das Pāraṇa zu vollziehen, den abschließenden Fastenbruch.

Word by Word

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencing/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle) — अनन्तर/प्रारम्भ

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव — ‘संपूज्य’ = ‘संपूज्य (कृत्वा)’

• प्रदद्यात्: should give
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विजभोजनम्: feeding of Brahmins
• द्विजभोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां भोजनम् / द्विज-भोजनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequencing/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — अनन्तर/तस्मात्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पारणम्: breaking the fast (parāṇa)
• पारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मासोपवासकृत्: one who performs a month-long fast
• मासोपवासकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक) + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मास-उपवासं करोति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — कर्तृवाचक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vrata completion requires pūjā, dāna (dvija-bhojana), and proper pāraṇa—devotion expressed through right action and generosity.

Vedantic Theme: Niṣkāma-karma orientation: ritual action offered to Hari, coupled with dāna, purifies and stabilizes devotion.

Application: Conclude fasts correctly: worship, offer charity/food, then break the fast at the proper time and manner (pāraṇa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-time (tithi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.122.2 (vrata duration); Garuda Purana 1.122.5 (conduct during vow)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Dvija (Brahmanas)

FAQs

What is the importance of Dvādaśī in this Garuda Purana vrata?

This verse places the completion of the observance on Dvādaśī: worship of Hari is done first, then charity through feeding brāhmaṇas, and only after that the fast is formally concluded by pāraṇa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing after-death stages, this verse teaches dharmic discipline: devotional worship and dāna (feeding the dvijas) are presented as purifying acts that generate merit supporting spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you keep a vrata, end it thoughtfully: do your worship, add an act of giving (such as feeding or supporting learned/ethical people), and then break the fast in a respectful, prescribed way.