Shloka 1

Damanaka-Navamī, Digdaśamī-vrata, and Ekādaśī Ṛṣi-Pūjā

Devanagari script

नाम चतुस्त्रिंशदुत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः ब्रह्मोवाच / नवम्यामाश्विने शुक्ले एकभक्तेन पूजयेत् / देवीं विप्रंल्लक्षमेकञ्जपेद्वीरं व्रती नरः

Transliteration

nāma catustriṃśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ brahmovāca / navamyāmāśvine śukle ekabhaktena pūjayet / devīṃ vipraṃllakṣamekañjapedvīraṃ vratī naraḥ

Translation

Brahmā sprach: Am neunten Mondtag der hellen Monatshälfte des Āśvina soll der gelübdehaltende, disziplinierte Mann die Göttin verehren, indem er an diesem Tag nur eine Mahlzeit zu sich nimmt, einen Brāhmaṇa ehrt und je einmal das Mantra der Lakṣmī sowie das heldenhafte, schützende Mantra rezitiert.

Word by Word

• नाम: name; titled as
• नाम: Sambandha (Heading/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षक-शब्द (title marker)

• चतुस्त्रिंशत्-उत्तर-शत-तमः: the 132nd (hundred plus thirty-two)
• चतुस्त्रिंशत्-उत्तर-शत-तमः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुः (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रत्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal) ‘तम’ प्रत्यययुक्त; अध्यायः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (tithi)
• नवम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• आश्विने: in Āśvina (month)
• आश्विने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्विन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मासवाचक-विशेषण (in the month of Āśvina)

• शुक्ले: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पक्षवाचक-विशेषण (bright fortnight)

• एकभक्तेन: with one meal (observance)
• एकभक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करणवाचक (with single meal/one-time eating)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विप्रम्: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लक्षम्: one hundred thousand (times)
• लक्षम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (one lakh)

• एकम्: one (single)
• एकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘जपेत्’ इत्यस्य कर्मविशेषणम् (once/one set)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वीरम्: ‘Vīra’ (name/mantra)
• वीरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मन्त्र/नामवाचक (as object of japa)

• व्रती: an observer of vows
• व्रती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्रतधारी

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘व्रती’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Brahma

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual discipline (ekabhakta), devatā-pūjā, brāhmaṇa-pūjana, and mantra-japa as dhārmic means to secure auspiciousness and protection.

Vedantic Theme: Karma (niyata-karma/upāsanā) purifies the mind and aligns the practitioner with ṛta/dharma; devotion and restraint support sattva.

Application: Observe a moderated fast (single meal), perform respectful giving/honoring of learned persons, and maintain a consistent daily japa practice on sacred tithis for steadiness and protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-calendar time (tithi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.135 (vrata-kathana sequence: navamī–daśamī–ekādaśī observances)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devi
• Brahmana
• Lakshmi

FAQs

What is the importance of Ashvina Shukla Navami in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes Shukla Navami of Āśvina as a specific day for vrata-based Devī worship, paired with restraint (single meal), brāhmaṇa honoring, and mantra-recitation for auspicious results.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey here; instead, it teaches dharmic discipline—vrata, worship, and honoring brāhmaṇas—which the Garuḍa Purāṇa treats as merit-producing actions that support spiritual welfare.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe a simple fast or single-meal discipline on a sacred day, perform sincere Devī worship, support learned/ethical teachers (brāhmaṇa ideal), and keep mantra practice consistent and mindful.