Shloka 142

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

जलाभिमन्त्रणं यच्च तीर्थस्य परिकल्पयेत् / अघमर्षणसूक्तेन त्रिवारं त्वेव नित्यशः

Transliteration

jalābhimantraṇaṃ yacca tīrthasya parikalpayet / aghamarṣaṇasūktena trivāraṃ tveva nityaśaḥ

Translation

La consagración del agua—cuando se prepara el agua sagrada de tīrtha—debe realizarse recitando el himno Aghamarṣaṇa exactamente tres veces, cada día sin falta.

Word by Word

• जलाभिमन्त्रणम्: consecration/recitation over water
• जलाभिमन्त्रणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमन्त्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य अभिमन्त्रणम्)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

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

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• परिकल्पयेत्: should arrange/should perform
• परिकल्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अघमर्षणसूक्तेन: with the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn
• अघमर्षणसूक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अघमर्षणस्य सूक्तम्)

• त्रिवारम्: three times
• त्रिवारम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक निपात (particle)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• नित्यशः: always/daily
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘-शस्’ प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-samskara of water and daily repetition as a discipline for removing sin (agha-marṣaṇa) and maintaining ritual purity.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as a prerequisite for higher knowledge; śabda (mantra) as a purifier when aligned with niyama.

Application: Before bath/ācamanam, consecrate water and recite Aghamarṣaṇa three times daily; treat repetition as a fixed vow (nitya-karma).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213 (snana-vidhi and nitya-karmas context)

Characters & Entities

• Tirtha
• Aghamarshana Sukta

FAQs

What is the importance of consecrating tīrtha-water in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats tīrtha-water as ritually effective only when sanctified by mantra; the Aghamarṣaṇa recitation makes the water fit for purification and sacred use.

How does this verse relate to purification and removal of sin (pāpa)?

By prescribing the Aghamarṣaṇa Sūkta—traditionally understood as “sin-dispelling”—the text links daily water-consecration to inner and outer cleansing, supporting dharmic purity in rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before prayer or ritual, prepare a small vessel of clean water and recite the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn three times with focus, using it as sanctified water for ācamana or purification.