Shloka 30

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing Hari with the Pavitra

Devanagari script

रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा प्रातः संपूज्य केशवम् / आरोपयेत्क्रमेणैव ज्येष्ठमध्यकनीयसम्

Transliteration

rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā prātaḥ saṃpūjya keśavam / āropayetkrameṇaiva jyeṣṭhamadhyakanīyasam

Translation

Having kept vigil through the night, and at dawn duly worshipped Keśava (Viṣṇu), one should then, in proper order, seat/install them sequentially—the eldest, the middle, and the youngest.

Word by Word

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• जागरणम्: wakefulness/vigil
• जागरणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया — having done

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped properly
• संपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया — having duly worshipped

• केशवम्: Keshava (Vishnu)
• केशवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• आरोपयेत्: should place/arrange
• आरोपयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्/आ-रोप् (धातु; causative sense ‘to place/raise’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — should place/should mount

• क्रमेण: in order/stepwise
• क्रमेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular; प्रकार (manner)

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

• ज्येष्ठ: the eldest
• ज्येष्ठ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मध्य: the middle
• मध्य: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण

• कनीयसम्: the youngest
• कनीयसम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; comparative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Night vigil and dawn worship of Keśava as devotional discipline; honoring order (krama) and seniority in ritual arrangement.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti supported by niyama; devotion expressed through regulated practice and reverence for dharmic order.

Application: Observe jagarana, worship Keśava at dawn, then seat/install participants or ritual seats in the prescribed eldest-to-youngest sequence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (griha/mandapa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.43.29 (pratah-puja preparation); Garuda Purana 1.43.31-32 (mantra-consecration, dana, dharana)

Characters & Entities

• Keshava

FAQs

What is the importance of night vigil (jāgaraṇa) in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse presents jāgaraṇa as a preparatory discipline before dawn worship—staying awake through the night is treated as a form of observance that precedes and supports the next morning’s formal worship of Viṣṇu.

How does this verse explain the correct order (krama) in ritual arrangements?

It explicitly states that after worshipping Keśava, the arrangement should be done sequentially—eldest first, then the middle, then the youngest—indicating that hierarchy and order are part of ritual propriety (ācāra).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin important religious or family rites with a clear devotional center (dawn worship) and follow an agreed, respectful order of participation—typically honoring elders first—to maintain harmony and ritual discipline.