Shloka 23

Pretaśilā at Gayā: Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, Gadādhara’s Manifestation, and the Fruits of Śrāddha & Deity-Worship

Devanagari script

रेवन्तं पूजयित्वाथ अश्वानाप्नोत्यनुत्तमान् / अभ्यर्च्येन्द्रं महैश्वर्यं गौरीं सौभाग्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

revantaṃ pūjayitvātha aśvānāpnotyanuttamān / abhyarcyendraṃ mahaiśvaryaṃ gaurīṃ saubhāgyamāpnuyāt

Translation

રેવંતની પૂજા કરવાથી અનુત્તમ શ્રેષ્ઠ અશ્વો પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે. ઇન્દ્રની આરાધનાથી મહા ઐશ્વર્ય મળે છે, અને ગૌરીની પૂજાથી સૌભાગ્ય તથા વૈવાહિક મંગળ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.

Word by Word

• रेवन्तम्: Revanta
• रेवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having worshipped)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनुत्तमान्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अश्वान्)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• महैश्वर्यम्: great lordship/prosperity
• महैश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महत् ऐश्वर्यम्)

• गौरीम्: Gaurī
• गौरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific devatā-upāsanā yields corresponding phala: mobility/strength (horses), sovereignty/prosperity, and saubhāgya.

Vedantic Theme: Iśvara-anugraha mediates karmic fruits; ordered cosmos where worship aligns the seeker with particular śaktis.

Application: For livelihood and protection in travel/vehicles, invoke Revanta; for leadership and prosperity, honor Indra with humility; for marital harmony and auspiciousness, worship Gaurī with vows and ethical conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: temple/household shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86 (catalog of devatā worship and fruits)

Characters & Entities

• Revanta
• Indra
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Revanta in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Revanta-upāsanā as a focused practice for gaining excellent horses and related worldly success, framed as a specific, result-oriented phalaśruti.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it teaches karma-through-upāsanā—devotional acts yielding specific fruits—showing how prescribed worship is linked to tangible outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined, ethical devotion: choose a form of worship aligned with a dhārmic goal (prosperity, stability, harmony), and pursue it with consistency and right conduct rather than mere wish-fulfillment.