Shloka 2

Agastya Arghya Vrata—Timing, Mantra, and Dāna फल

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यं दद्यादगस्त्याय मूर्तिं संपूज्य वै मुने ! / काशपुष्पमयीं कुम्भे प्रदोषे कृतजागरः

Transliteration

arghyaṃ dadyādagastyāya mūrtiṃ saṃpūjya vai mune ! / kāśapuṣpamayīṃ kumbhe pradoṣe kṛtajāgaraḥ

Translation

O sage, after duly worshipping the sacred image (mūrti), one should offer arghya—the reverent water-offering—to Agastya. At pradoṣa, the twilight hour, having kept vigil, one should place in a kumbha (pot) an offering made of kāśa-flowers.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (injunctive prescription)

• अगस्त्याय: to Agastya
• अगस्त्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• मूर्तिम्: image/idol
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having worshipped'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)
• Form: निपात (assertive particle)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काश: kāśa-grass
• काश: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (stem form)

• पुष्प: flower
• पुष्प: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (stem form)

• मयीम्: made of
• मयीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; मूर्तिम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; (made of)

• कुम्भे: in a pot
• कुम्भे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदोषे: at twilight (evening)
• प्रदोषे: Kala (Time-locative/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत: done, made
• कृत: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; समासपूर्वपद

• जागरः: one who is awake/vigilant
• जागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (one who keeps vigil)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual devotion expressed through respectful offering (arghya), image worship (mūrti-pūjā), and disciplined vigil (jāgaraṇa) as dharmic observance.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as a means of citta-śuddhi; disciplined attention at liminal times supports inner steadiness and receptivity to grace.

Application: Perform worship with sequence and care: pūjā → arghya → vigil; use simple pure materials (flowers, water, kumbha) with focused intention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.119.1 (Agastya-arghya-vrata introduction); Other Garuda Purana vrata procedures involving pradoṣa and jāgaraṇa (general internal parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Agastya

FAQs

What is the importance of offering arghya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames arghya as a formal act of reverence—after proper worship, the devotee offers a respectful water-offering to a revered sage (Agastya) as part of a prescribed observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing the soul’s post-death journey directly, the verse emphasizes disciplined ritual conduct (worship, twilight observance, vigil), which in Garuda Purana’s broader teaching supports dharma and auspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain regularity and sincerity in evening prayer/observance: perform respectful offerings, keep mindful discipline (even brief vigil/alertness), and treat ritual actions as structured gratitude and reverence.