Shloka 14

Śiva-pūjā: Mantra-phonetics, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, Dīkṣā and Homa

Supreme Worship Leading to Śiva-sāyujya

Devanagari script

शान्त्यतीतं भवेव्द्योम तत्परं शान्तमव्ययम् / एकैकस्य शतं होमा हत्येवं पञ्च होमयेत्

Transliteration

śāntyatītaṃ bhavevdyoma tatparaṃ śāntamavyayam / ekaikasya śataṃ homā hatyevaṃ pañca homayet

Translation

Jenseits aller besänftigenden Riten ist die höchste Weite, dem Himmel gleich—transzendent, vollkommen friedvoll und unvergänglich. Für jede vorgeschriebene Sühne soll man hundert Homas darbringen; und zur Sühne eines Tötungsdelikts soll man auf diese Weise fünf Reihen von Homas vollziehen.

Word by Word

• शान्त्यतीतम्: beyond peace
• शान्त्यतीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति + अतीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (शान्तिम् अतीतम्)

• भवेत्: should be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• द्योम: sky/ether (dyoma)
• द्योम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्परम्: intent on that; supreme in that
• तत्परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (तस्मिन् परम्/तत्-परम् = devoted/intent on that)

• शान्तम्: peaceful
• शान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable/unchanging
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकैकस्य: of each (one)
• एकैकस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्व/इतर इतरेतर (एकस्य एकस्य = each one’s)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (संख्या)

• होमाः: oblations (homas)
• होमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हत्वा: having killed/removed
• हत्वा: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having slain/removed’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्या)
• Form: अव्यय, संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• होमयेत्: should perform (homa)
• होमयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense possible: ‘cause to offer’/‘perform homa’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual expiation has graded measures (homa counts), yet the highest peace is beyond all remedial rites—imperishable and transcendent.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahāra vs. paramārtha: karmic remedies operate in the transactional realm, while the supreme śānti is akṣaya and beyond ritual action.

Application: When correcting wrongdoing, follow proportionate remedial discipline; simultaneously cultivate orientation to the ‘beyond’ (inner peace not dependent on external acts).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: metaphysical expanse + ritual enclosure

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prāyaścitta and śuddhi discussions in dharma-oriented passages (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Homa
• Hatyā (homicide as a mahāpātaka)

FAQs

What does this Garuda Purana verse say about śānti and the ultimate goal?

It contrasts ritual pacification (śānti) with a higher, imperishable peace—likened to the sky—indicating that rites aim toward a transcendent, unchanging state beyond mere ritual calming.

How many homas are prescribed here for expiations, especially for homicide (hatyā)?

The verse states a standard measure of one hundred homas for each prescribed expiation, and specifically indicates five such homa-performances for the expiation of homicide, treating it as a grave sin requiring intensified rite.

What is a practical application of this teaching today for ethical living or ritual observance?

It emphasizes that serious wrongdoing demands serious repentance and corrective action, while reminding practitioners that rituals are meant to cultivate inner peace and orientation toward the imperishable—ethical restraint and sincere atonement are primary.