Shloka 6

Budhāṣṭamī / Mahārudra Vrata: Procedure, Mantra, and the Story of Kauśika and Vijayā

Devanagari script

कलम्बिकाम्लिकोपेतं काम्यं तस्य फलं भवे (लभे) त् / बुधं पञ्चोपचारेण पूजयित्वा जलाशये

Transliteration

kalambikāmlikopetaṃ kāmyaṃ tasya phalaṃ bhave (labhe) t / budhaṃ pañcopacāreṇa pūjayitvā jalāśaye

Translation

La ofrenda acompañada de kalambikā y āmlikā produce el fruto deseado. Tras adorar a Budha (Mercurio) con las cinco ofrendas rituales, debe realizarse junto a un estanque o depósito de agua.

Word by Word

• kalambikā-āmlikā-upetam: accompanied with kalambikā and tamarind/sour condiment
• kalambikā-āmlikā-upetam: Visheshana (Adjective modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalambikā (प्रातिपदिक) + āmlikā (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त; इ धातु/उप-इ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कलम्बिकया च आम्लिकया च उपेतम्’—युक्तम् (bhaktam/annaṃ इत्यादि अव्यक्तं विशेष्यं)

• kāmyam: desired; wish-fulfilling
• kāmyam: Visheshana (Adjective modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘इष्टम्/वाञ्छनीयम्’ (phalam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ = ‘of him/of that observance’

• phalam: the result
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• bhavet: may be / may arise (or: may obtain)
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; पाठान्तरम्: ‘labhet’ (लभ्)

• budham: Budha (Mercury deity)
• budham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पूजनस्य कर्म (बुध-देवता/ग्रहः)

• pañca-upacāreṇa: with five offerings/services
• pañca-upacāreṇa: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + upacāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘पञ्चसंख्यकैः उपचारैः’—करणम्

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) → pūjayitvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/त्वा), अव्ययभावः; ‘having worshipped’

• jalāśaye: at a water-reservoir
• jalāśaye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘जलस्य आशये’ = जलाशय-स्थाने; अधिकरणम्

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra, consistent with Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific upacāras and correct locus (jalāśaya) are taught as means to obtain kāmya results; ritual technology channels intention.

Vedantic Theme: While kāmya-karma is desire-oriented, ordered worship can be a stepping-stone toward inner discipline; devotion can gradually refine desire into sāttvika aims.

Application: Perform Budha worship with pañcopacāra (gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya) near clean water; keep offerings simple and pure.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha-like waterside ritual site

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: graha-related observances and pañcopacāra pūjā patterns in ritual sections; Garuda Purana: tīrtha/jala emphasis for purification in rites

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)

FAQs

What is the importance of Budha (Mercury) worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Budha-worship as a kāmya practice—performed to obtain a desired, specific result—using a defined ritual form (pañcopacāra) and a prescribed setting (near a jalāśaya).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse is not about the post-death journey; it belongs to a ritual-instruction context, emphasizing how correctly performed worship and offerings are believed to produce intended results.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If one follows a traditional Budha-related observance, the takeaway is to keep the worship simple and structured (five offerings), and to perform ritual acts with attentiveness to prescribed materials and place.