Shloka 13

Nakṣatra-Devatā Enumeration and Muhūrta Rules for Travel, Rites, and Yogas

Devanagari script

अष्टम्यमावास्ययोगे महालक्ष्मीशगोचरे / एकादश्यां तृतीयायामग्निकोणे तु वैष्णवी

Transliteration

aṣṭamyamāvāsyayoge mahālakṣmīśagocare / ekādaśyāṃ tṛtīyāyāmagnikoṇe tu vaiṣṇavī

Translation

Wenn der achte Tithi mit dem Amāvāsyā‑Yoga (Neumond‑Konjunktion) zusammenfällt, im glückverheißenden Bereich Mahālakṣmīs; und wenn es der elfte Tag ist, in der dritten Nachtwache, im Feuerwinkel (Südosten), soll das Ritual nach der Vaiṣṇavī‑Weise, Viṣṇu gemäß, vollzogen werden.

Word by Word

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• अमावास्या-योगे: at the conjunction with new-moon (amāvāsyā)
• अमावास्या-योगे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमावास्यायाः योगे)

• महा-लक्ष्मीश-गोचरे: in the sphere/region of the Lord of Mahālakṣmī
• महा-लक्ष्मीश-गोचरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (महालक्ष्म्याः ईशस्य गोचरे)

• एकादश्याम्: on the eleventh (tithi)
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• अग्नि-कोणे: in the fire-corner (southeast)
• अग्नि-कोणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अग्नेः कोणे)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: 'but/indeed')

• वैष्णवी: Vaiṣṇavī
• वैष्णवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vaiṣṇavī-vidhi: aligning rite with Viṣṇu’s mode under Lakṣmī’s auspice and Agni’s corner for sanctified action.

Vedantic Theme: Śrī-Nārāyaṇa unity: prosperity (Śrī) and preservation (Viṣṇu) as supportive conditions for dharmic life; karma purified through devotionally ordered ritual.

Application: When Aṣṭamī coincides with Amāvāsyā-yoga, treat it as a special observance under Mahālakṣmī’s auspice; on Ekādaśī, in the third watch, perform the rite oriented to the southeast in Vaiṣṇavī manner.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: directional corner + auspicious ritual zone

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.59 (tithi-yoga-dik prescriptions); Garuda Purana bhakti passages praising Viṣṇu-nāma (general)

Characters & Entities

• Mahālakṣmī
• Agni
• Viṣṇu (implicit via Vaiṣṇavī)

FAQs

What is the importance of aṣṭamī–amāvasyā yoga in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the coincidence of aṣṭamī with amāvasyā as a specifically marked ritual conjunction, indicating an auspicious/technically significant time window for a prescribed observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it gives ritual parameters (tithi, watch, direction, and Vaiṣṇavī method) that, in the Garuda Purana’s broader framework, support dharma and auspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following traditional practice, align devotional/ritual acts with stated lunar timings (aṣṭamī/amāvasyā or ekādaśī), observe the appropriate time segment (third watch), and follow a Vaiṣṇava method with attention to ritual directionality (southeast/Agni corner).