Shloka 27

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing Hari with the Pavitra

Devanagari script

अग्निकुण्डं विमानं च मण्डपं गृहमेव च / सूत्रमेकं तु संगृह्य दद्याद्देवस्य मृर्धानि

Transliteration

agnikuṇḍaṃ vimānaṃ ca maṇḍapaṃ gṛhameva ca / sūtramekaṃ tu saṃgṛhya dadyāddevasya mṛrdhāni

Translation

Having gathered (as offerings) a fire-pit (agnikuṇḍa), a vimāna, a maṇḍapa, and even a house, one should take a single sacred thread and place it upon the deity’s head.

Word by Word

• अग्निकुण्डम्: fire-pit
• अग्निकुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः कुण्डम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विमानम्: shrine/structure (vimāna)
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'and'

• मण्डपम्: pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'and'

• सूत्रम्: thread/cord
• सूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• एकम्: one/single
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; discourse particle

• संगृह्य: having taken up
• संगृह्य: Kriya (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त अव्यय (ल्यप्): ‘having taken/collected’

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

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मूर्धनि: on the head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offering the totality of sacred infrastructure (fire-pit, vimana, mandapa, house) and crowning the deity with pavitra symbolizes complete surrender and consecration.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as the center; all constructions and actions are subordinated to the Divine (arpana-buddhi).

Application: Dedicate one’s ‘structures’—home, work systems, resources—to a higher ethical/spiritual purpose; keep a unifying vow (eka-sutra) that ties life together.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual complex/temple precinct (structures and deity icon)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.43 (pavitra-sutra placement on deity; temple/mandapa elements in worship)

Characters & Entities

• Deva/Devata

FAQs

What is the importance of offering a sacred thread (sūtra/yajñopavīta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the sacred thread as a focused, sanctifying offering: even a single yajñopavīta, properly presented to the deity (placed on the head/crown), is counted among merit-giving acts of worship and dāna.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes puṇya-producing ritual actions (dāna and deity-offerings). In Garuda Purana’s framework, such merit supports auspicious post-death outcomes by strengthening dharma and reducing the weight of demerit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize sincere, rule-based worship and charity: offer what you can with purity and intent—even a small, symbolically potent offering made correctly is valued when aligned with dharma.