Shloka 182

Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows

with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements

Devanagari script

गायत्रीं पूजयेद्भक्त्या शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः । यथा न देवि भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः

Transliteration

gāyatrīṃ pūjayedbhaktyā śuklamālyānulepanaiḥ | yathā na devi bhagavānbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ

Translation

Man soll Gāyatrī in Hingabe verehren und ihr weiße Girlanden und weiße Salben darbringen—so wie es, o Göttin, der erhabene Brahmā, Ahnherr und Vater der Welten, tut.

Word by Word

• गायत्रीम्: Gāyatrī (goddess/mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) [णिच् causative: पूजय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः: with white garlands and unguents
• शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (माल्यैः च अनुलेपनैः च) विशेषण 'शुक्ल' (white)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकार-अव्यय (as/just as)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the venerable, divine
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: grandfather of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पितामहः)

Speaker

Likely Mahādeva (Śiva) addressing Devī (Pārvatī) (vocative: 'devi')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूजयेद्भक्त्या = पूजयेत् + भक्त्या; भगवान्ब्रह्मा = भगवान् + ब्रह्मा; शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः = शुक्ल + माल्य + अनुलेपनैः (द्वन्द्व-समास, तृतीया बहुवचन).

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe for worshipping Gāyatrī?

It prescribes devotional worship (bhakti) of Gāyatrī using white offerings—especially white garlands and white anointments/unguents.

Why are white garlands and anointments mentioned?

White commonly signifies purity, clarity, and sattva; the verse highlights a pure, sattvic mode of worship suitable for Gāyatrī.

What is the teaching conveyed by invoking Brahmā as an example?

By citing Brahmā—the 'loka-pitāmaha'—the verse presents an authoritative model: even the cosmic grandsire honors Gāyatrī with devotion, implying her high sanctity and the value of bhakti-centered worship.