Shloka 3

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

तिलानां तु घृताक्तानां कृष्णानां रुद्र होमयेत् / अष्टोत्तरसहस्रन्तु राजा वश्यस्त्रिभिर्दिनैः

Transliteration

tilānāṃ tu ghṛtāktānāṃ kṛṣṇānāṃ rudra homayet / aṣṭottarasahasrantu rājā vaśyastribhirdinaiḥ

Translation

Debe realizarse un Rudra-homa con sésamo negro ungido con ghee. Ofreciendo mil ocho oblaciones, aun un rey se vuelve dócil (bajo influencia) en el plazo de tres días.

Word by Word

• tilānām: of sesame seeds
• tilānām: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ghṛtāktānām: smeared with ghee
• ghṛtāktānām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghṛta + āktá (√añj/√añj?; here āktá from √añj/√añj 'to smear') (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ghṛtena āktāḥ = ghṛtāktāḥ)

• kṛṣṇānām: black
• kṛṣṇānām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of the sesame seeds)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन; here used as संबोधन (vocative)

• homayet: should offer (as oblation)
• homayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: cause to offer)

• aṣṭa: eight
• aṣṭa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; समासाङ्ग

• uttara: additional (over)
• uttara: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; समासाङ्ग (aṣṭa+uttara+sahasra)

• sahasram: a thousand (i.e., one thousand and eight)
• sahasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (aṣṭottara+sahasra = 1008)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• vaśyaḥ: submissive, brought under control
• vaśyaḥ: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• tribhiḥ: by three
• tribhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of days)

• dinaiḥ: days
• dinaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific dravya (black sesame with ghee) and precise count (1008) in homa are asserted to yield rapid worldly efficacy (vashya).

Vedantic Theme: Ritual causality (karma-kāṇḍa) and the potency of sankalpa; however, ultimate freedom is not the stated aim here.

Application: If interpreted ethically: use ritual as a means to reduce hostility and gain audience with leaders; avoid coercive intent and align requests with dharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacrificial ground (homa-śālā)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.2, 1.185.4-6 (same cluster of mantra/homa/vashya practices)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Raja (king)

FAQs

What is the importance of Rudra-homa with black sesame in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents black sesame (kṛṣṇa-tila) ghee-anointed oblations as a specific Rudra-homa prayoga, emphasizing ritual precision (dravya + saṅkhyā) to obtain a targeted result.

How does this verse explain the intended result of the ritual?

It states a concrete phala (result): completing 1008 offerings in Rudra-homa is said to make even a ruler ‘vaśya’—i.e., receptive/amenable—within three days.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights disciplined, rule-based worship (homa with specified offerings and count); in modern practice, it can be applied as a reminder to pursue reconciliation and influence ethically through devotion, restraint, and proper guidance.