Shloka 27

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing Hari with the Pavitra

Devanagari script

अग्निकुण्डं विमानं च मण्डपं गृहमेव च / सूत्रमेकं तु संगृह्य दद्याद्देवस्य मृर्धानि

Transliteration

agnikuṇḍaṃ vimānaṃ ca maṇḍapaṃ gṛhameva ca / sūtramekaṃ tu saṃgṛhya dadyāddevasya mṛrdhāni

Translation

Nachdem man (als Gaben) die Feuergrube agnikuṇḍa, den vimāna, den maṇḍapa und sogar ein Haus zusammengetragen hat, soll man eine einzige heilige Schnur nehmen und sie auf das Haupt der Gottheit legen.

Word by Word

• अग्निकुण्डम्: fire-pit
• अग्निकुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः कुण्डम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विमानम्: shrine/structure (vimāna)
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'and'

• मण्डपम्: pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'and'

• सूत्रम्: thread/cord
• सूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• एकम्: one/single
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; discourse particle

• संगृह्य: having taken up
• संगृह्य: Kriya (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त अव्यय (ल्यप्): ‘having taken/collected’

• दद्यात्: should give/place
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मूर्धनि: on the head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offering the totality of sacred infrastructure (fire-pit, vimana, mandapa, house) and crowning the deity with pavitra symbolizes complete surrender and consecration.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as the center; all constructions and actions are subordinated to the Divine (arpana-buddhi).

Application: Dedicate one’s ‘structures’—home, work systems, resources—to a higher ethical/spiritual purpose; keep a unifying vow (eka-sutra) that ties life together.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual complex/temple precinct (structures and deity icon)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.43 (pavitra-sutra placement on deity; temple/mandapa elements in worship)

Characters & Entities

• Deva/Devata

FAQs

What is the importance of offering a sacred thread (sūtra/yajñopavīta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the sacred thread as a focused, sanctifying offering: even a single yajñopavīta, properly presented to the deity (placed on the head/crown), is counted among merit-giving acts of worship and dāna.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes puṇya-producing ritual actions (dāna and deity-offerings). In Garuda Purana’s framework, such merit supports auspicious post-death outcomes by strengthening dharma and reducing the weight of demerit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize sincere, rule-based worship and charity: offer what you can with purity and intent—even a small, symbolically potent offering made correctly is valued when aligned with dharma.