Shloka 22

Śivarātri Vrata: Timing, Accidental Merit, and the Complete Night-Vigil Procedure

Devanagari script

कीर्तिश्रीपुत्रराज्यादि प्राप्य शैवं पुरं व्रजेत् / द्वादशेष्वपि मासेषु प्रकुर्यादिह जागरम्

Transliteration

kīrtiśrīputrarājyādi prāpya śaivaṃ puraṃ vrajet / dvādaśeṣvapi māseṣu prakuryādiha jāgaram

Translation

Having attained fame, prosperity, sons, kingdom and the like, one should go to Śiva’s city; and throughout all the twelve months, one should observe the vigil (jāgaraṇa) here in this world.

Word by Word

• कीर्तिश्रीपुत्रराज्यादि: fame, prosperity, sons, kingdom, etc.
• कीर्तिश्रीपुत्रराज्यादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति + श्री + पुत्र + राज्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; components: कीर्ति ‘fame’ + श्री ‘prosperity’ + पुत्र ‘son’ + राज्य ‘kingdom’ + आदि ‘etc.’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter; collective), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु √आप्) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive, ल्यप्), ‘having obtained’

• शैवम्: Śaiva (of Śiva)
• शैवम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifying पुरम्)

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: Karta (injunctive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु √व्रज्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• द्वादशेषु: in the twelve
• द्वादशेषु: Adhikarana (Location/within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine; agreeing with मासेषु), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• मासेषु: in (the) months
• मासेषु: Adhikarana (Location/within)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रकुर्यात्: should perform
• प्रकुर्यात्: Karta (injunctive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु √कृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (context/place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• जागरम्: night-vigil / wakefulness observance
• जागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vrata yields worldly fruits, yet the practitioner should proceed to a sacred kṣetra and maintain jāgara (night vigil) through the yearly cycle.

Vedantic Theme: Transition from artha/kāma fruits toward dharma and potential mumukṣutva; discipline (niyama) as preparation for higher ends.

Application: Use success as impetus for deeper practice; undertake periodic vigils (e.g., monthly/seasonal) and pilgrimage with ethical restraint rather than indulgence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred_city

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: vrata-phala lists (kīrti, śrī, putra, rājya) and prescriptions of jāgaraṇa; Garuda Purana: kṣetra-māhātmya style passages where sacred places magnify merit

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the importance of jāgaraṇa (vigil) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse presents jāgaraṇa as a sustained devotional discipline—kept across the year—that supports both worldly well-being (kīrti, śrī, putra, rājya) and higher spiritual attainment linked with Śiva’s abode.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death geography, it emphasizes a living practice (year-long vigil worship) that shapes one’s destiny—suggesting that disciplined devotion can lead toward Śiva’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt regular devotional observances (e.g., periodic night vigils, fasting, mantra-japa, temple worship) with consistency over time, treating spiritual practice as a long-term vow rather than an occasional act.