Shloka 5

Vows and Deity-Worship According to Tithi (Pratipadā to Amāvāsyā), plus Weekdays, Nakṣatras, and Yogas

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ्यां च चतुर्व्यूहः पञ्चम्यामर्चितो हरिः / कार्तिकेयो रविः षष्ठ्यां सप्तम्यां भास्करोर्ऽथदः

Transliteration

caturthyāṃ ca caturvyūhaḥ pañcamyāmarcito hariḥ / kārtikeyo raviḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ saptamyāṃ bhāskaror'thadaḥ

Translation

Au quatrième jour lunaire (caturthī), on adore le Caturvyūha (les quatre émanations). Au cinquième (pañcamī), on adore Hari. Au sixième (ṣaṣṭhī), on adore Kārttikeya et Ravi (le Soleil). Au septième (saptamī), on adore Bhāskara (le Soleil) comme dispensateur de prospérité.

Word by Word

• caturthyām: on the Caturthī (4th tithi)
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (4th lunar day)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction), समुच्चयार्थ

• catur-vyūhaḥ: the four Vyūhas
• catur-vyūhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur + vyūha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (fourfold emanation)

• pañcamyām: on the Pañcamī (5th tithi)
• pañcamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (5th lunar day)

• arcitaḥ: worshipped
• arcitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kārtikeyaḥ: Kārtikeya
• kārtikeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• raviḥ: Ravi (Sun)
• raviḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ṣaṣṭhyām: on the Ṣaṣṭhī (6th tithi)
• ṣaṣṭhyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (6th lunar day)

• saptamyām: on the Saptamī (7th tithi)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (7th lunar day)

• bhāskaraḥ: Bhāskara (Sun)
• bhāskaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• artha-daḥ: giver of benefit
• artha-daḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra in the Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tithi-wise devotion: worship of Caturvyūha (Vāsudeva-Saṅkarṣaṇa-Pradyumna-Aniruddha), then Hari, then Skanda and the Sun—channeling protection, vitality, and prosperity.

Vedantic Theme: Viṣṇu’s emanational theology (Pāñcarātra flavor) integrated with deva-worship; the One approached through ordered forms and cosmic powers (Sūrya as tejas).

Application: On caturthī, contemplate/chant names of the Caturvyūha; on pañcamī, simple Hari-arcana; on ṣaṣṭhī and saptamī, offer arghya to Sūrya at sunrise and honor Kārttikeya for courage and protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana’s broader Viṣṇu-bhakti and nāma/arcana emphases; chapter 116’s continuing tithi-devatā mapping; References elsewhere in Garuda Purana to Sūrya worship (arghya) and to Viṣṇu’s forms/names

Characters & Entities

• Caturvyuha
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Karttikeya (Skanda)
• Ravi (Surya)
• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

What is the importance of tithi-wise deity worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse maps specific lunar days to specific deities, presenting a disciplined vrata framework where worship is aligned with the tithi to gain corresponding spiritual and worldly benefits.

Why is the Sun (Ravi/Bhaskara) emphasized on ṣaṣṭhī and saptamī?

The verse assigns Ravi to ṣaṣṭhī and Bhāskara to saptamī, highlighting Sūrya-upāsanā as especially efficacious on these days, with saptamī explicitly linked to prosperity (arthada).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you observe monthly vratas, use caturthī for Caturvyūha/Viṣṇu-focused worship, pañcamī for Hari, ṣaṣṭhī for Skanda and Sūrya, and saptamī for Sūrya prayers/ārghya with an intention for clarity, health, and right livelihood.