Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

इन्द्रादीनां स्वमन्त्रैश्च तथाहुतिशतंशतम् / पुर्णाहुतिं शतस्यान्ते सर्वेषां चैव होमयेत्

Transliteration

indrādīnāṃ svamantraiśca tathāhutiśataṃśatam / purṇāhutiṃ śatasyānte sarveṣāṃ caiva homayet

Translation

For Indra and the other deities, one should offer a hundred oblations, each with their own mantras; and when the hundred is complete, one should perform the concluding full oblation, the pūrṇāhuti, for them all.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रादीनाम्: of Indra and others
• इन्द्रादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समासः—इन्द्रादयः (इन्द्र-आदि) इति तत्पुरुषः

• स्वमन्त्रैः: with their own mantras
• स्वमन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—स्वमन्त्राः (स्वाः मन्त्राः) कर्मधारयः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• आहुतिशतंशतम्: a hundred hundreds of oblations (ten thousand)
• आहुतिशतंशतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति + शत + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—आहुतिशतम्-शतम् (आहुतिनां शतं शतम्) इति तत्पुरुषः

• पूर्णाहुतिम्: the final/complete oblation
• पूर्णाहुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्णाहुतिः (पूर्णा आहुतिः) कर्मधारयः

• शतस्य: of the hundred (set)
• शतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of them)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (pronominal)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Prayojaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• होमयेत्: should offer (in the fire) / should perform homa
• होमयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage ‘to cause offering/perform homa’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating instructions to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual exactness: offering prescribed oblations with each deity’s mantra and sealing the rite with a collective pūrṇāhuti.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as disciplined action (niyata-karma) that purifies the mind and supports higher pursuit.

Application: When performing homa, keep mantra–devatā pairing exact, maintain the prescribed count, and conclude with a proper pūrṇāhuti as the rite’s ‘seal’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (yajña-śālā/vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48.78-81 (continuation of homa procedure: placement, pūrṇāhuti, bali, dravya, dik/side recitations)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of pūrṇāhuti in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse highlights pūrṇāhuti as the formal completion of the prescribed count of offerings, sealing the rite and dedicating it properly to the intended deities.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing correct ritual procedure (homa with proper mantras and completion), it supports dharmic observance that is repeatedly linked in the Garuda Purana to favorable post-death outcomes and merit (puṇya).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing a homa (especially in śrāddha-associated contexts), follow disciplined counts, use appropriate mantras, and complete with a pūrṇāhuti—emphasizing sincerity, order, and proper closure of the rite.