Shloka 3

Devanagari script

मङ्गला विजया लक्ष्मीः शिवा नारायणी क्रमात् / मार्गे तृतीयामारभ्य पूजयेन्न वियोगभाक्

Transliteration

maṅgalā vijayā lakṣmīḥ śivā nārāyaṇī kramāt / mārge tṛtīyāmārabhya pūjayenna viyogabhāk

Translation

In due order, the goddesses Maṅgalā, Vijayā, Lakṣmī, Śivā, and Nārāyaṇī should be worshipped; beginning from the third day on the departed one’s journey, perform their worship so that separation from welfare and protection does not befall.

Word by Word

• मङ्गला: Maṅgalā (auspicious one)
• मङ्गला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विजया: Vijayā (victorious one)
• विजया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवा: Śivā
• शिवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारायणी: Nārāyaṇī
• नारायणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in order, successively
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘क्रमात्’ = क्रमशः (in order); अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• मार्गे: on the path/way
• मार्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तृतीयाम्: the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; (तिथि-नाम)

• आरभ्य: beginning from
• आरभ्य: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + √rabh (रभ् धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• वियोग-भाक्: one who suffers separation (will not be)
• वियोग-भाक्: Karta (Implied subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāj (भाज् धातु; भाक्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष ‘वियोगं भजते’ (one who undergoes separation); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अन्तर्निहितः साधकः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Narayana) speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Ekoddishta

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: From the third day (tṛtīyā) onward during the departed one’s journey period

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual support and protective devatā-upāsanā during the liminal post-death journey to avert harmful separation and ensure welfare.

Vedantic Theme: Compassionate duty (pitṛ-dharma) and loka-saṅgraha; ritual as a means to stabilize the subtle transition (saṃskāra efficacy).

Application: In bereavement, follow prescribed day-wise rites with steadiness; use structured remembrance and prayer to support the deceased and the living family’s integration.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: liminal route

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: day-wise journey of the preta and associated rites (general internal linkage)

Characters & Entities

• Maṅgalā
• Vijayā
• Lakṣmī
• Śivā
• Nārāyaṇī

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Maṅgalā, Vijayā, Lakṣmī, Śivā, and Nārāyaṇī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as sequential protective powers to be invoked during the departed one’s onward journey, aiming to secure auspiciousness, success, prosperity, benevolence, and divine safeguarding so that misfortune or loss does not arise.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

It frames the post-death movement as a “path” with day-wise observances; from the third day onward, specific worship is prescribed as spiritual support for the traveler (preta), reflecting the Purana’s broader ritual mapping of the after-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing śrāddha or related rites, follow the tradition’s sequence and timing with faith and clarity—treating ritual as disciplined remembrance and an act of protection and goodwill for the departed and the family.