Shloka 60

Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures

Devanagari script

श्रीसूक्तं पावमान्यं च वासदाम्यसवाजिनम् / वृषाकपिं च मित्रं बह्वचः पूर्वतो जपेत्

Transliteration

śrīsūktaṃ pāvamānyaṃ ca vāsadāmyasavājinam / vṛṣākapiṃ ca mitraṃ bahvacaḥ pūrvato japet

Translation

Un recitador versado en muchos himnos védicos debe, en primer lugar, entonar el Śrī Sūkta, los himnos Pāvamāna, el himno que comienza “vāsadāmi…”, el himno “asavājinam”, y también “vṛṣākapi” y “mitra”, como recitaciones preliminares.

Word by Word

• श्री-सूक्तम्: Śrī-sūkta (hymn to Śrī)
• श्री-सूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः सूक्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पावमान्यम्: Pāvamānya (a specific hymn)
• पावमान्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावमान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (नामरूपेण मन्त्र/सूक्तविशेषः)

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

• वासदाम्यसवाजिनम्: Vāsadāmy and Asavājin (named chants/hymns)
• वासदाम्यसवाजिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासदाम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + असवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (वासदाम्य + असवाजिन्) एकवद्भाव; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (मन्त्रनाम)

• वृषाकपिम्: Vṛṣākapi (hymn/name)
• वृषाकपिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषाकपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (मन्त्र/देवतानाम)

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

• मित्रम्: Mitra (hymn/name)
• मित्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (मन्त्र/देवतानाम)

• बह्वचः: the Bahvṛca (Ṛgvedic reciter)
• बह्वचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बह्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थक-प्रातिपदिक (one who has many verses/recitations)

• पूर्वतः: in the east/front
• पूर्वतः: Adhikarana (Directional location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: तद्धितान्त अव्यय (directional adverb: from/in the east/front)

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: पूर्वाङ्गरूपेण (प्रारम्भे)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: मन्त्रजप-पूर्वकर्म—शुद्धि, मङ्गल, अधिकार-सम्पादन; बह्वृच-विद्वत्ता द्वारा विधिसिद्धिः।

Vedantic Theme: शब्दब्रह्म-प्राधान्य (मन्त्र) से चित्त-एकाग्रता; कर्म का ‘संस्कार’ पक्ष।

Application: अनुष्ठान के आरम्भ में परम्परानुसार शुद्धि/मङ्गल-सूक्तपाठ; योग्य ऋत्विज्/पाठक से शुद्ध उच्चारण।

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual recitation zone

Cross References

Related Themes: गरुडपुराण 1.48 (सूक्त-जप-क्रम)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Mitra

FAQs

What is the importance of chanting Śrī Sūkta and Pāvamāna hymns in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places them at the beginning of recitation, indicating they function as auspicious and purificatory preliminaries before other sacred acts or chants.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices around ritual preparation?

It prescribes a specific set of Vedic hymns to be chanted first, showing that correct order (pūrvataḥ) and purification-oriented mantras are part of proper ritual discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin any serious prayer, śrāddha-related observance, or study with a short, traditional purification/auspicious invocation—maintaining order, clarity of intent, and reverence in recitation.