Shloka 3

Devanagari script

(इति शिवचतुर्दश्यष्टमीव्रतम्) / त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात्कार्तिक्यां भवनं शुभम् / सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं शुभम्

Transliteration

(iti śivacaturdaśyaṣṭamīvratam) / trirātropoṣito dadyātkārtikyāṃ bhavanaṃ śubham / sūryalokamavāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṃ śubham

Translation

Thus ends the Śiva Caturdaśī–Aṣṭamī vow. Having fasted for three nights, one should, in the month of Kārtika, donate an auspicious dwelling. By this blessed Dhāma-vrata—the vow of offering a home—one attains Sūrya-loka, the world of the Sun.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle, ‘thus’)

• शिवचतुर्दश्यष्टमीव्रतम्: the vow of Śiva on the 14th and 8th lunar days
• शिवचतुर्दश्यष्टमीव्रतम्: Karma/Visheya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + चतुर्दशी + अष्टमी + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (चतुर्दशी-अष्टमी) तत्पुरुष-सम्बन्धेन ‘शिवस्य’

• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः: (one who is) fasted for three nights
• त्रिरात्रोपोषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + रात्रि + उपोषित (उप + वस्/उष्?; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘उपोषित’ = उपवासं कृतवान्; समासः—त्रिरात्र-उपोषित (for three nights fasted)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (3rd sg.)

• कार्तिक्याम्: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिक्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time—अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc. sg.)

• भवनम्: a house, dwelling
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘भवनम्’)

• सूर्यलोकम्: the world of the Sun
• सूर्यलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य लोकः)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (3rd sg.)

• धामव्रतम्: this ‘Dhāma’ vow
• धामव्रतम्: Visheshya (Predicate/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन्/धाम + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः (धाम्नः/धाम-सम्बन्धि व्रतम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); सर्वनाम

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘धामव्रतम्/इदम्’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vrata + dāna as karma-sādhana producing specific loka-phala (Sūrya-loka).

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa phala-bhoga; merit as cause for higher-gati within saṃsāra.

Application: Undertake regulated fasting, then perform tangible charity (housing/shelter) during Kārtika with sankalpa and purity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_calendar

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.137 (vrata-kathana sequence: weekday/nakṣatra observances and offerings)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya
• Kartika (month)

FAQs

What is the importance of Dhāma-vrata in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the Dhāma-vrata—fasting for three nights and donating a dwelling in Kārtika—is an auspicious observance that grants the merit leading to Sūrya-loka.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death punishments here, the verse presents a merit-based trajectory: disciplined fasting and substantial charity generate punya that elevates one to a higher loka, specifically Sūrya-loka.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe self-restraint (fasting/discipline) and pair it with meaningful giving—supporting housing, shelter, or accommodation for the needy—especially during sacred times like Kārtika.