Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

आवर्तयेत्तदुदकं ये ते शतमितित्र्यृचा

Transliteration

āvartayettadudakaṃ ye te śatamititryṛcā

Translation

Er soll jenes Wasser kreisen lassen und dabei die dreiversige Formel rezitieren, die mit «ye te» beginnt, den Hymnus namens «Śatamiti».

Word by Word

• आवर्तयेत्: should repeat/turn (it)
• आवर्तयेत्: Vidhi-kriya (Injunctive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृत् (धातु) → आवर्तय (णिजन्त causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should cause to turn/recite repeatedly’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘that’ (determiner)

• उदकम्: water
• उदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ये: which
• ये: Sambandha (Relative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• ते: those
• ते: Sambandha (Correlative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘those’ (correlative)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Visheshana (Numerical qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-parisamapti (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• त्र्यृचा: with the three-verse ṛc
• त्र्यृचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘by the three-ṛc (three-verse) formula’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra and kriyā together: physical circulation of water paired with ṛk-traya recitation to effect purification and protection.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga principle: attentive action (kriyā) offered with mantra becomes a means of inner refinement.

Application: When preparing sanctified water: stir/swirl clockwise with focused recitation; keep mind steady; treat the act as intentional consecration rather than mechanical stirring.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual implement (udaka) / waterside

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.214.7 (ye te śataṃ… mantra-traya context)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of swirling (āvartana) the water in Garuda Purana rites?

This verse indicates that the water offering is not merely poured but ritually energized by circular motion along with a specific three-verse Vedic recitation, making the offering formally efficacious.

How does this verse connect to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

By prescribing a precise udaka (water) rite with mantra, the text frames post-death support as a structured ritual act, intended to aid the departed through sanctioned śrāddha-style observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing ancestral or post-death rites, follow a disciplined method—offer water with attention, correct recitation, and reverence—rather than treating the act as a casual gesture.