Shloka 8

Tithi-Vrata Vidhāna: Śikhī-vrata (Pratipadā), Tṛtīyā Devī/Śrīdhara rites, Gaṇeśa Caturthī Mantra-Nyāsa, and Nāga Pañcamī

Devanagari script

समाप्ते शयनं दद्याद्गृहं चोपस्करान्वितम् / संपूज्य विप्रमिथनं भवानी प्रीयतामिति

Transliteration

samāpte śayanaṃ dadyādgṛhaṃ copaskarānvitam / saṃpūjya vipramithanaṃ bhavānī prīyatāmiti

Translation

At the close of the rite, one should donate a bed, and also a house furnished with household implements. Having duly honored the brāhmaṇa couple, one should say: “May Bhavānī, the Goddess, be pleased.”

Word by Word

• samāpte: at the completion (of the rite)
• samāpte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāpta (प्रातिपदिक; √āp + सम् उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; क्तान्त-प्रातिपदिकम्

• śayanam: a bed, bedding
• śayanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• gṛham: a house
• gṛham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• upaskara-anvitam: furnished with utensils/equipment
• upaskara-anvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upaskara (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक; √i + अनु उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying gṛham)

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)

• vipra-mithanam: a pair/couple of brāhmaṇas
• vipra-mithanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + mithana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः (viprāṇāṃ mithanam)

• bhavānī: Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
• bhavānī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• prīyatām: may (she) be pleased
• prīyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dāna and satkāra at the end of a vrata/rite secure auspicious completion and divine favor.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga orientation: offering and honoring as purification (citta-śuddhi) supporting higher aims.

Application: Conclude vows/pujā with appropriate charity (bed, household support), honor learned couples, and verbally dedicate the act to the deity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: domestic/ritual space (griha)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta-kalpa/ācāra sections): dāna at rite-conclusion; honoring brāhmaṇas; devī-mantra usage in vratas

Characters & Entities

• Bhavani
• Vipra (Brahmins)

FAQs

What is the importance of donating a bed and a furnished house in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames such gifts as concluding dāna that completes the rite—charity offered with proper honor to recipients, intended to generate auspicious merit and ritual wholeness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

Indirectly, it emphasizes that properly concluded rites and dāna support dharma and merit (puṇya), which Garuda Purana repeatedly links with favorable post-death outcomes and reduced suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Conclude religious observances with meaningful charity (according to capacity), honor learned and ethical recipients, and dedicate the act to the Divine rather than to personal display.