Shloka 18

Śivarātri Vrata: Timing, Accidental Merit, and the Complete Night-Vigil Procedure

Devanagari script

यन्मयाद्य कृतं पुण्यं यद्रुद्रस्य निवेदितम् / त्वत्प्रसादान्मया देव ! व्रतमद्य समापितम्

Transliteration

yanmayādya kṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ yadrudrasya niveditam / tvatprasādānmayā deva ! vratamadya samāpitam

Translation

Welches Verdienst ich heute auch erworben habe und was immer Rudra dargebracht wurde — durch Deine Gnade, o Deva, ist mein Gelübde heute vollendet.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: today)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karma (Predicate complement to ‘यत्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: merit/virtuous act
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कृतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/विशेषणभावः (meritorious act)

• यत्: and whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• रुद्रस्य: to/of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sampradana (Recipient, via genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• निवेदितम्: offered/dedicated
• निवेदितम्: Karma (Predicate complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘offered/dedicated’

• त्वत्प्रसादात्: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• व्रतम्: the vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• समापितम्: completed
• समापितम्: Karma (Predicate complement to ‘व्रतम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘completed’

Speaker

A devotee/vrata-performer addressing the Deva (contextual concluding prayer within ritual instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Merit accrued and offerings made are to be dedicated; completion of observance is ultimately through divine prasāda, not mere personal effort.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-arpita karma (dedication of action) and prasāda-buddhi (acceptance of results as grace).

Application: Dedicate the fruits of religious acts; explicitly close vows with a samāpti declaration and gratitude, reducing attachment to merit.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual conclusion space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana vrata-samāpti formulas: puṇya-samarpaṇa and prasāda acknowledgment

Characters & Entities

• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of dedicating merit (puṇya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames merit as something to be consciously offered (nivedita) to a deity—turning personal religious effort into devotional dedication and sanctifying the fruit of the observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing puṇya and proper completion of vows, it points to the Garuda Purana’s broader idea that righteous acts and correct rites shape post-death outcomes and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Conclude any vrata or religious discipline by offering its fruit to the Divine (rather than claiming it as egoic achievement), and formally “close” the practice with gratitude and intention.