Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

हुत्वा सहस्रमेकैकं देवं शिरसि कल्पयेत् / एवं मध्ये तथा पादे पूर्णाहुत्या तथा पुनः

Transliteration

hutvā sahasramekaikaṃ devaṃ śirasi kalpayet / evaṃ madhye tathā pāde pūrṇāhutyā tathā punaḥ

Translation

Having offered a thousand oblations (āhuti), one should mentally install each deity upon the head; in the same manner in the middle of the body and likewise at the feet—again concluding with the pūrṇāhuti, the full oblation.

Word by Word

• हुत्वा: having offered (oblation)
• हुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• एकैकम्: each one (one by one)
• एकैकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (एकः च एकः) अर्थे ‘one by one/each’

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• शिरसि: on/at the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• कल्पयेत्: should place/visualize
• कल्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• पादे: at the foot
• पादे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• पूर्णाहुत्या: with a full oblation
• पूर्णाहुत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (पूर्णा आहुतिः)

• तथा: again/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Repetition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Homa joined with internalization: after external offering, deities are mentally installed (kalpanā/nyāsa) in bodily loci, culminating in pūrṇāhuti.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāga tendency: outward yajña supports inner purification; the body becomes an instrument for dharma leading toward sattva-śuddhi.

Application: When performing any disciplined practice, pair external action with mindful internal placement (head/heart/feet) and conclude with a clear ‘completion’ step to avoid ritual incompleteness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual body-mandala (śarīra as kṣetra)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48.83-86 (homa count, devatā-kalpanā, nyāsa loci)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of pūrṇāhuti in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse highlights pūrṇāhuti as the concluding, “complete” offering that seals the rite after the prescribed placements/visualizations and oblations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes ritual completeness and ordered consecration (head–middle–feet), reflecting the Purāṇic idea that properly performed rites support purification and auspicious outcomes for the practitioner.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing any rite (homa, prayer, japa), follow a clear sequence and conclude properly—finish what you begin with focused intention and a deliberate closing act.