Shloka 98

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

तैः सार्धं त्वं श्वानशब्दं कुरुष्व हरिद्राचूर्णंसर्वदा त्वं दधस्व / कुरुष्व त्वं भीमसेनस्य पूजां पञ्चामृतैः षोडशभिश्चोपचारैः

Transliteration

taiḥ sārdhaṃ tvaṃ śvānaśabdaṃ kuruṣva haridrācūrṇaṃsarvadā tvaṃ dadhasva / kuruṣva tvaṃ bhīmasenasya pūjāṃ pañcāmṛtaiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiścopacāraiḥ

Translation

Gemeinsam mit ihnen sollst du den Laut eines Hundes hervorbringen; und stets Kurkumapulver bei dir tragen (oder auftragen). Verrichte die Verehrung Bhīmasenas mit pañcāmṛta und mit den sechzehn vorgeschriebenen Darbringungen (ṣoḍaśopacāra).

Word by Word

• taiḥ: with them
• taiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• sārdham: together
• sārdham: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition/adverb meaning 'together with' (सह-अव्यय)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• śvāna-śabdam: dog-sound (barking)
• śvāna-śabdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvāna (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'dog-sound/barking'

• kuruṣva: make/do
• kuruṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यम), Singular; ātmanepada

• haridrā-cūrṇam: turmeric powder
• haridrā-cūrṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haridrā (प्रातिपदिक) + cūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'turmeric powder'

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dadhasva: apply/put (on)
• dadhasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यम), Singular; ātmanepada; meaning 'put on/hold/place'

• kuruṣva: perform
• kuruṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यम), Singular; ātmanepada

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhīmasenasya: of Bhīmasena
• bhīmasenasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pañca-amṛtaiḥ: with pañcāmṛta
• pañca-amṛtaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; dvigu: pañcāmṛta = 'five nectars'

• ṣoḍaśabhiḥ: with sixteen
• ṣoḍaśabhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• upacāraiḥ: with offerings/services
• upacāraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upacāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritualized protection combines folk-apotropaic acts with orthodox pūjā (complete upacāras) to stabilize fear and invoke guardianship.

Vedantic Theme: Channeling tamasic fear into sattvic order through prescribed worship; transforming anxiety into disciplined action.

Application: When facing fear, adopt structured routines (cleanliness, protective measures) and complete practices rather than impulsive reactions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.97 (protective invocation and martial worship); Garuda Purana 3.28.99-100 (offerings, lamps, feeding attendants, Rudra recitations)

Characters & Entities

• Bhimasena

FAQs

What is the importance of Bhīmasena worship in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Bhīmasena-pūjā—performed with pañcāmṛta and the sixteen upacāras—as a prescribed ritual act, implying it is used as a protective and corrective rite within the Preta-kāṇḍa context.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals and the preta context?

In the Preta Kanda, instructions often focus on safeguarding and stabilizing conditions surrounding death, impurity, and subtle disturbances; here, the verse recommends specific ritual actions (haridrā use and formal pūjā) as practical measures within that framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following tradition, perform worship with orderly, complete offerings (ṣoḍaśopacāra) and maintain ritual cleanliness; turmeric is treated as an auspicious, purificatory substance, and the verse emphasizes disciplined observance rather than improvisation.