Shloka 1

Sūrya–Navagraha Pūjā Upacāra, Śiva–Vaiṣṇava Salutations, and Sarasvatī-Mantra Vidhi

Devanagari script

नाम षष्ठो ऽध्यायः रुद्र उवाच / सूर्यादिपूजनं ब्रूहि कृतं स्वायम्भुवादिभिः / भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सारं व्यास ! संक्षेपतः परम्

Transliteration

nāma ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ rudra uvāca / sūryādipūjanaṃ brūhi kṛtaṃ svāyambhuvādibhiḥ / bhuktimuktipradaṃ sāraṃ vyāsa ! saṃkṣepataḥ param

Translation

Rudra said: “O Vyāsa, explain the worship of the Sun and the other deities, as practiced by Svāyambhuva and the rest—its supreme essence, bestowing both worldly enjoyment and liberation—briefly, in its highest form.”

Word by Word

• नाम: (thus) named / indeed
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/पदपूरण)

• षष्ठः: sixth
• षष्ठः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (अध्यायः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (शीर्षक-वाक्ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सूर्यादिपूजनम्: worship of the Sun and others
• सूर्यादिपूजनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म) (ब्रूहि इति क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle/कृत-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सूर्यादिपूजनम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वायम्भुवादिभिः: by Svāyambhuva (Manu) and others
• स्वायम्भुवादिभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता) (कृतम् इति कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वायम्भुव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सारम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सारम्: the essence
• सारम्: Karman (Object/कर्म) (ब्रूहि इति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• संक्षेपतः: briefly
• संक्षेपतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय), क्रियाविशेषण

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सारम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A ritual-devotional practice can yield both worldly fulfillment (bhukti) and liberation (mukti) when taught in its ‘sāra’ (essence) and performed rightly.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-samuccaya tendency: integrating ritual devotion with higher aim; movement from artha/kāma toward mokṣa.

Application: Seek concise, authentic instruction; perform worship with right intention—use worldly gains as supports, not ends, keeping liberation as the highest goal.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: dialogue setting (guru-śiṣya/saṃvāda)

Cross References

Related Themes: 1.7.2 (Hari’s promise to teach); 1.7.3-1.7.4 (mantras and upacāras of worship)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sūrya
• Svāyambhuva (Manu)
• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the importance of Sūryādi-pūjā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Sūrya-and-related deity worship as a tradition of ancient exemplars (Svāyambhuva and others) and highlights it as an essential practice capable of yielding both worldly welfare (bhukti) and spiritual liberation (mukti).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it points to a dharmic ritual path where disciplined worship purifies life and supports liberation (mukti), implying that spiritual outcomes are linked to rightly performed devotion and practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a concise, regular worship routine (especially Sūrya-upāsanā) with clarity of intention—seeking ethical living and inner purification rather than only material gains.