Shloka 20

Snāna-Śauca Krama: Varuṇa–Āpaḥ Mantras, Aghamarṣaṇa, Sūrya-Upasthāna, and Sarva-Tarpaṇa

Devanagari script

चित्पतिर्मेति च शनैः प्लाव्यात्मनं समाहितः / हिरण्यवर्णा इति च पावमान्यस्तथा पराः

Transliteration

citpatirmeti ca śanaiḥ plāvyātmanaṃ samāhitaḥ / hiraṇyavarṇā iti ca pāvamānyastathā parāḥ

Translation

Mit gesammelt-ruhigem Geist soll man sich sanft eintauchen (sich dabei festigen) und langsam wiederholen: „Citpati“ (Herr des Bewusstseins). Ebenso sind die reinigenden Pāvamānī-Hymnen zu rezitieren, etwa „Hiraṇyavarṇā“ (goldfarben), sowie weitere heilige Formeln.

Word by Word

• चित्: mind/consciousness
• चित्: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• पतिः: lord/master
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus/“…”
• इति: Quotation marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यादि-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्लाव्य: having immersed/caused to float
• प्लाव्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्लु (धातु; प्लुङ् गतौ/प्लावने)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having caused to float/immerse’

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समाहितः: collected, composed
• समाहितः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + √धा (धातु; धा धारणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• हिरण्यवर्णाः: golden-colored
• हिरण्यवर्णाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (हिरण्यः वर्णः यस्याः)

• इति: thus/“…”
• इति: Quotation marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यादि-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पावमान्यः: (hymn/rite) of Pavamāna, purifying
• पावमान्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावमान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पराः: other/further
• पराः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Samādhāna (collectedness) and śuddhi through mantra-japa and mindful immersion prepare the self for higher realization.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi and ekāgratā as gateways to śānti and liberating insight.

Application: During bathing or purification, slow the breath, keep attention gathered, and recite a short mantra set; let the act become dhyāna rather than routine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: water-body used for snāna (river/pond/tank)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: preparatory śauca and japa before śrāddha/vrata; Garuda Purana: repeated stress on ‘samāhita’ mind in ritual efficacy

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda
• Pavamani hymns

FAQs

What is the importance of Pāvamānī (purificatory) hymns in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as cleansing recitations to be performed with a steady mind, supporting ritual purity and inner composure during sacred observances.

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

It emphasizes mental collectedness and purificatory mantra-recitation—inner discipline that the Garuda Purana repeatedly links with spiritual readiness and auspicious transition in rites connected with death and afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt slow, mindful repetition of a sacred name/mantra and include purificatory prayers to cultivate calmness, ethical clarity, and reverence during life-cycle rituals or daily worship.