Shloka 98

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

Devanagari script

चतुर्थौ जुहुयात्पश्चाद्यजमानः समाहितः / आहुतीनां शतं हुत्वा ततः पूर्णां प्रदापयेत्

Transliteration

caturthau juhuyātpaścādyajamānaḥ samāhitaḥ / āhutīnāṃ śataṃ hutvā tataḥ pūrṇāṃ pradāpayet

Translation

After that, the yajamāna, steady and intent, should offer the fourth set of āhuti. Having poured a hundred oblations, he should then perform the pūrṇāhuti, the concluding offering.

Word by Word

• चतुर्थौ: the fourth (offering)
• चतुर्थौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); ‘चतुर्थीम् (आहुतिम्)’ इत्यर्थे संहितापाठ-रूपम्

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• यजमानः: the sacrificer
• यजमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• समाहितः: composed, attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular); भूतकर्मणि/भावे, ‘collected, composed’

• आहुतीनाम्: of the oblations
• आहुतीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Plural)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having offered’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अपादानार्थक (then/thereafter)

• पूर्णाम्: the final/complete offering (pūrṇāhuti)
• पूर्णाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular); ‘पूर्णाहुति’ इत्यर्थे (elliptic)

• प्रदापयेत्: should offer/give (cause to be given)
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative): ‘should cause to be given/should offer’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on focused performance and proper sequence culminating in pūrṇāhuti.

Vedantic Theme: Saṅkalpa-śuddhi and ekāgratā: disciplined action purifies the doer and stabilizes mind.

Application: Finish commitments fully; maintain attention in worship/meditation; avoid abandoning practices mid-way.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: yajña-vedi / agni-kunda

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48 (homa-krama and samāpti rites)

FAQs

What is the importance of pūrṇāhuti in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse highlights that after completing the prescribed count of oblations (here, one hundred), the rite is sealed by the pūrṇāhuti, marking proper completion and sanctifying the offering sequence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes correct performance of post-death rites (fire oblations and completion offering), which the Garuda Purana presents as supportive acts for the departed’s orderly transition and ritual protection.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform rites with attention and completion—whether a full homa or a simplified memorial observance—ensuring the ritual is done mindfully and concluded properly rather than left incomplete.