Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यं पात्रं च पाद्यं च गन्धपुष्पं च धूपकम् / दीपं नैवैद्यमुत्कष्टं माल्यानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

arghyaṃ pātraṃ ca pādyaṃ ca gandhapuṣpaṃ ca dhūpakam / dīpaṃ naivaidyamutkaṣṭaṃ mālyāni vividhāni ca

Translation

Offer arghya (respectful water-offering), a vessel, water for washing the feet, fragrant substances and flowers, incense, a lamp, excellent food-offerings (naivedya), and various kinds of garlands.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering (honor-water)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पात्रम्: vessel, container
• पात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• पाद्यम्: foot-water offering
• पाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• गन्धपुष्पम्: fragrance and flowers
• गन्धपुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

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

• धूपकम्: incense
• धूपकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उत्कृष्टम्: excellent, choice
• उत्कृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्कृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying naivedyam)

• माल्यानि: garlands
• माल्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying mālyāni)

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

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti is expressed through concrete, sensory offerings that discipline attention and sanctify daily life.

Vedantic Theme: Karma (ritual action) offered to Īśvara becomes purifying (īśvara-arpita), supporting inner quietude.

Application: Use a minimal but complete pūjā set: water (arghya/pādya), flower, incense, lamp, and a small food offering; prioritize cleanliness and sincerity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: altar/mandapa (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86.13 (offerings to Adi-Gadādhara); Garuda Purana 1.86.15 (additional items)

FAQs

What is the importance of arghya, pādya, dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the core upacāras (honorific offerings) that complete a formal act of worship—showing reverence through water, fragrance, light, and food offered with purity and devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that disciplined dharma and properly performed worship build spiritual merit (puṇya), which influences post-death wellbeing and one’s onward journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In daily or festival pūjā, offer what you can from this list—water, a lamp, incense, flowers, and simple food—with cleanliness and sincerity rather than extravagance.