Shloka 75

Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures

Devanagari script

स्वशास्त्रविहितैर्मन्त्रैः प्रणवेनाथ होमयेत् / ततः पूर्णाहुतिं दत्त्वा पूर्णात्पूर्णमनारेथः

Transliteration

svaśāstravihitairmantraiḥ praṇavenātha homayet / tataḥ pūrṇāhutiṃ dattvā pūrṇātpūrṇamanārethaḥ

Translation

Then one should perform the homa with the mantras enjoined in one’s own śāstra, beginning with—or accompanied by—the sacred Praṇava, Oṃ. Thereafter, having offered the pūrṇāhuti, one should proceed so the rite concludes in auspicious wholeness, “from the full unto the full.”

Word by Word

• स्वशास्त्र: one’s own śāstra
• स्वशास्त्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-समास; ‘स्वस्य शास्त्रम्’ (one’s own scripture/tradition)

• विहितैः: prescribed
• विहितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि-क्त (Past Passive Participle) ‘विहित’ = prescribed; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), अनन्तरार्थक

• होमयेत्: should offer (homa)
• होमयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) (णिच् causative: होमय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘cause to offer/perform homa’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• पूर्णाहुतिम्: the full oblation (pūrṇāhuti)
• पूर्णाहुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘पूर्णा आहुतिः’

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having given/offered’

• पूर्णात्: from the full (whole)
• पूर्णात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from the full/whole’

• पूर्णम्: the full (whole)
• पूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनारेथः: (unclear due to doubtful reading)
• अनारेथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इथस्? (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ)
• Form: पाठे ‘अनारेथः’ रूपं संदिग्धम्; सम्भाव्यः पाठः ‘अनावृत्तिः/अनारम्भः/अनार्येथः’ इत्यादि। वर्तमान-पाठानुसारः: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अर्थः अनिश्चितः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-śakti and proper conclusion: begin with Oṃ, end with pūrṇāhuti—completion is itself a sacred act.

Vedantic Theme: Pūrṇatā (wholeness) as a contemplative pointer: outer completion mirrors inner completeness.

Application: Start tasks with a centering invocation (Oṃ/intent), end with deliberate closure and gratitude to avoid ‘unfinished residue’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: yajña-vedi / kuṇḍa area

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48.76 (fire as siddhi-dāyaka after proper kindling and worship)

FAQs

What is the importance of Praṇava (Om) in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse places Oṃ at the start/center of the homa, indicating that rites should be anchored in the Praṇava as the sacred, auspicious basis for mantra and offering.

What does pūrṇāhuti mean and why is it performed?

Pūrṇāhuti is the concluding ‘final oblation’ that seals the rite; the verse presents it as the formal completion that brings the ritual to a state of auspicious wholeness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow tradition-specific (śāstra-based) procedures rather than improvisation, begin sacred acts with mindful invocation (Oṃ), and complete duties properly—finishing what is begun with clarity and reverence.