Shloka 3

Māsopavāsa Vrata for Hari (From Āśvina Ekādaśī to Viṣṇu Utthāna): Saṅkalpa, Niyamas, and Pāraṇa

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृत्यहं विष्णो यावदुत्थानकं तव / अर्चयेत्वामनश्रंस्तु दिनानि त्रिंशदेव तु

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛtyahaṃ viṣṇo yāvadutthānakaṃ tava / arcayetvāmanaśraṃstu dināni triṃśadeva tu

Translation

O Viṣṇu, from today onward—until Your Utthāna (awakening)—I shall worship You without eating; indeed, for thirty days.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रभृति: from (starting)
• प्रभृति: Apadana/Avadhi (Starting point/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb) — ‘…से आरभ्य’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Kala/Parimana (Extent/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधि सूचक

• उत्थानकम्: the awakening (day/rite)
• उत्थानकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्थानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — सम्बन्ध

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अनश्रंस्: steadfastly/without faltering
• अनश्रंस्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनश्रंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्/अविकारी विशेषण-प्रयोगः; ‘अर्चयेत्’ क्रियाविशेषणार्थे — ‘अविचलित/अप्रमत्त’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• त्रिंशत्: thirty
• त्रिंशत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/अविकारी; ‘दिनानि’ इति विशेषण

• एव: only/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — अवधारण

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Devotee/votary addressing Lord Vishnu (vrata-sankalpa style statement within the discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sankalpa addressed to Bhagavān: worship sustained by austerity until the sacred terminus (Utthāna).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prāṇidhāna and ekāgratā—single-pointed devotion supported by self-restraint.

Application: Make a clear vow statement; maintain daily worship/arcana with regulated intake (as per one’s capacity and tradition) until the vowed endpoint.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-time (seasonal vow period)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.122.2 (start on Ekādaśī); Garuda Purana 1.122.4 (vow continuity even if death intervenes); Garuda Purana 1.122.6 (pāraṇa on Dvādaśī)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Utthana (Vishnu’s awakening)

FAQs

What is the importance of fasting and worship until Vishnu’s Utthana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames a vrata-sankalpa: sustained Viṣṇu-archana combined with anāśana (fasting) up to Utthāna is presented as a disciplined devotional observance meant to generate puṇya and inner purification.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices connected with death rituals or merit (puṇya)?

While not describing punishments or the afterlife directly, it emphasizes vow-based devotion as a means to accumulate merit—an idea repeatedly used in the Garuda Purana to support auspicious outcomes for oneself and one’s lineage, including ritual efficacy.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a time-bound spiritual discipline: daily Viṣṇu worship with moderated food/fasting according to capacity, keeping consistency for a fixed period (here, thirty days) as a focused practice of self-control and devotion.