Shloka 1

Devanagari script

नामाष्टाविंशत्युत्तरद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच / अशेषलोकनाथस्य सारमाराधनं हरेः / दद्यातु पुरुषसूक्तेण यः पुष्पाण्यप एव च

Transliteration

nāmāṣṭāviṃśatyuttaradviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca / aśeṣalokanāthasya sāramārādhanaṃ hareḥ / dadyātu puruṣasūkteṇa yaḥ puṣpāṇyapa eva ca

Translation

Sūta said: “This is the two-hundred-and-twenty-ninth chapter. The essential way to worship Hari, the Lord of all worlds, is this: one should offer flowers and water while reciting the Puruṣa-sūkta.”

Word by Word

• नाम: (entitled)
• नाम: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अध्यायशीर्षक-रूपेण (as title marker: 'name/entitled')

• अष्टाविंशत्युत्तरद्विशततमः: the 228th
• अष्टाविंशत्युत्तरद्विशततमः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टाविंशति + उत्तर + द्विशत + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः (द्विशतस्य अष्टाविंशत्युत्तरः = 228) + तम-प्रत्यय (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अशेषलोकनाथस्य: of the lord of all worlds
• अशेषलोकनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष + लोकनाथ (लोक + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषसमासः: अशेषाणां लोकानां नाथः (lord of all worlds)

• सारम्: the essence
• सारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'essence'

• आराधनम्: worship
• आराधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) → आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (act of worship)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• दद्यातु: let (one) give / should offer
• दद्यातु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; वैदिक/आर्ष-प्रयोगे आज्ञार्थः

• पुरुषसूक्तेण: with the Puruṣa-sūkta
• पुरुषसूक्तेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुरुषस्य सूक्तम्)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अपः: water
• अपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (बहुवचन-प्रयोगः), द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 'waters'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic: indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Sūta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The essence of worship of Hari, Lord of all worlds, is offering flowers and water while reciting the Puruṣa-sūkta.

Vedantic Theme: Vedic Puruṣa as cosmic Lord; integrating śruti-mantra with personal devotion (bhakti) through simple offerings.

Application: Perform a brief daily pūjā: offer water and flowers with Puruṣa-sūkta (or a portion) with attention and purity; keep it consistent rather than elaborate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: worship procedures and Viṣṇu-upāsanā chapters; emphasis on mantra and simple upacāras

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Sūta
• Puruṣa-sūkta

FAQs

What is the importance of Puruṣa-sūkta worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse calls Puruṣa-sūkta–based offerings (water and flowers) the “essence” of worship of Hari, presenting it as a concise, mantra-centered practice.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on dharma and ritual?

It frames dharmic practice as simple but scripturally grounded: devotion expressed through proper offerings and Vedic recitation, emphasizing correctness and sincerity over complexity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In a home puja, offer clean water and flowers to Viṣṇu while reciting (or listening to) the Puruṣa-sūkta, treating it as a focused daily act of devotion.