Shloka 27

Āhnika-Dharma: Dawn Purification, Sandhyā-Upāsanā, Tarpana, Pañca-Mahāyajñas, and Aśauca Rules

Devanagari script

मन्त्रैस्तु विविधैः सौरैः ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञितैः / उपस्थाय महायोगं देवदेवं दिवाकरम्

Transliteration

mantraistu vividhaiḥ sauraiḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitaiḥ / upasthāya mahāyogaṃ devadevaṃ divākaram

Translation

Dann, mit vielfältigen Sonnen-Mantras — bekannt als die des Ṛg, Yajus und Sāma — nachdem er Divākara, den großen Yogin, den Gott der Götter, die Sonne, gebührend verehrt hat.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रैः)

• सौरैः: solar (pertaining to the Sun)
• सौरैः: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रैः)

• ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञितैः: designated as Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञितैः: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋक् + यजुः + सामन् + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; सं-ज्ञा धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (मन्त्रैः)

• उपस्थाय: having worshipped/approached
• उपस्थाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• महायोगम्: the great Yoga (greatly united one)
• महायोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवदेवम्: God of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिवाकरम्: the Sun (maker of day)
• दिवाकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवा + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra, contextual attribution)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upāsanā through Vedic mantras: honoring Sūrya as the supreme yogic principle and lordly divinity.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahma upāsanā leading to antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi; the one reality praised through many Vedic voices.

Application: Integrate a short Sūrya-stotra/mantra set (from one’s tradition) after gāyatrī; keep pronunciation and attention steady rather than multiplying words without focus.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.50.26-30 (sequence of sandhyā and Sūrya-hṛdaya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Divakara
• Devas
• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda

FAQs

What is the importance of Surya worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Surya as ‘Devadeva’ and ‘Mahayogin,’ indicating that solar worship with Vedic mantras is treated as a potent spiritual practice, not merely a ritual.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing Vedic-mantra worship and alignment with a ‘great yogin’ principle (Surya), the verse points to purification and inner discipline—foundational supports for auspicious progression in dharmic life and post-death outcomes described elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a daily discipline of respectful Surya-upasana (e.g., sunrise prayer or mantra recitation) as a practice of steadiness, gratitude, and ethical clarity.