Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ॐ तेजश्चंण्डाय हुं फट् स्वधा स्वाहा पौषट् / निर्माल्यं चार्पयेत्तस्मै ह्यर्घ्यं दद्यात्ततो हर

Transliteration

oṃ tejaścaṃṇḍāya huṃ phaṭ svadhā svāhā pauṣaṭ / nirmālyaṃ cārpayettasmai hyarghyaṃ dadyāttato hara

Translation

Om—reverencia al Radiante y Terrible: huṃ, phaṭ; svadhā, svāhā, pauṣaṭ. Luego ofrézcase a Él el nirmālya (los restos sagrados de la ofrenda) y después entréguese el arghya (agua de honor), oh Hara.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambodhana/Mantra (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गल/प्रणव-उच्चारण (invocatory syllable)

• तेजः: splendour; energy
• तेजः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• चण्डाय: to Caṇḍa (fierce one)
• चण्डाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (masculine, dative singular)

• हुं: huṃ
• हुं: Mantra (Mantric particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुं (अव्यय/बीज)
• Form: बीजाक्षर (mantric seed syllable)

• फट्: phaṭ
• फट्: Mantra (Mantric particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (अव्यय/न्यास)
• Form: उच्चारण-निपात (mantric exclamation)

• स्वधा: svadhā
• स्वधा: Mantra (Ritual particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: पितृ-तर्पण-निपात (ritual particle used in offerings to Pitṛs)

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Mantra (Ritual particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: होम-निपात (ritual particle used in oblations)

• पौषट्: pauṣaṭ
• पौषट्: Mantra (Ritual particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पौषट् (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: यज्ञीय-निपात (ritual exclamation)

• निर्माल्यम्: (flower) garland/remnants of worship
• निर्माल्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अर्पयेत्: should offer
• अर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (optative, active, 3rd sg)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (pronoun, dative singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering (water/oblation)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (optative, active, 3rd sg)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• हर: O Hara (Śiva)
• हर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (masculine, vocative singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda; vocative within verse addresses Hara/Śiva)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra and upacāra (nirmālya, arghya) as disciplined devotion that invokes tejas and auspicious protection.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-upāsanā as citta-śuddhi (purification through worship).

Application: Maintain ritual cleanliness; offer consecrated remnants respectfully; conclude mantra with arghya as a formal act of honoring the deity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space (gṛha/mandira/vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.39 (Sūrya-pūjā/vidhi context)

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering nirmālya and arghya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a ritual sequence: after mantra-recitation, the devotee offers consecrated remnants (nirmālya) and then arghya as a formal act of honoring and completing the offering.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices connected with death rites or protection?

While not describing the soul’s journey directly, the use of huṃ and phaṭ indicates protective, obstacle-removing ritual intent—consistent with Garuda Purana’s broader emphasis on correct rites and safeguarding spiritual transitions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain ritual clarity and order: recite the mantra with focus, offer what is sanctified (nirmālya) respectfully, and conclude with arghya—cultivating reverence, discipline, and devotional attention.