Shloka 5

Cāturmāsya Observances—Commencement, Austerities, and Fruits

Devanagari script

स्नात्वायोभ्यच्य गृह्णीयाद्व्रतार्चनजपादिकम् / स्नात्वा यच्चतुरो मासानेकभक्तेन पूजयेत् / विष्णुं स याति विष्णोर्व लोकं मलविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

snātvāyobhyacya gṛhṇīyādvratārcanajapādikam / snātvā yaccaturo māsānekabhaktena pūjayet / viṣṇuṃ sa yāti viṣṇorva lokaṃ malavivarjitam

Translation

Sesudah mandi dan melakukan ācamana, hendaknya ia mengambil brata: pemujaan, japa, dan laku lainnya. Siapa yang setelah mandi memuja Viṣṇu selama empat bulan dengan eka-bhakta (makan sekali sehari), ia mencapai loka Viṣṇu yang bebas dari kenajisan.

Word by Word

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव/gerund (absolutive)

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु) उपसर्ग: अभि-
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव/gerund (absolutive)

• gṛhṇīyāt: one should take/undertake
• gṛhṇīyāt: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vrata-arcana-japa-ādikam: vow, worship, recitation, etc.
• vrata-arcana-japa-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक) + japa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव/gerund (absolutive)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• caturo: four
• caturo: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; मāsān-विशेषण (numeral adjective)

• māsān: months
• māsān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• eka-bhaktena: with single-meal (observance)
• eka-bhaktena: Karaṇa (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/करण (instrumental of means)

• pūjayet: one should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yāti: goes
• yāti: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक/conjunction)

• lokam: world / realm
• lokam: Karma (Destination object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• mala-vivarjitam: free from impurity
• mala-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mala (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP from √vṛj/varj with vi-); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; lokam-विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purity of body and restraint of appetite support devotion; sustained worship yields transcendental attainment (Viṣṇu-loka).

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana through śauca and niyama leading to higher gati; devotion as a vehicle to divine proximity (sālokya-type fruit).

Application: During Cāturmāsya, maintain daily bathing/ācamana, worship and japa; adopt eka-bhakta (single meal) or an appropriate moderated diet as capacity allows, keeping the mind on Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Cāturmāsya vrata-vidhi details (snāna, ācamana, eka-bhakta) and phala statements; Garuda Purana: descriptions of higher lokas attained by Viṣṇu-bhaktas

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Cāturmāsya worship in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse presents four-month devotion to Viṣṇu—supported by bathing, ācamana, worship, and japa—as a disciplined vrata that culminates in attaining Viṣṇu’s realm, described as free from impurity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It links inner and outer purification (snāna, ācamana) with sustained devotion (arcana, japa, vrata) as the qualifying path leading the practitioner toward Viṣṇu-loka rather than lower post-mortem destinations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a consistent daily practice—cleanliness, brief purification, mantra repetition, and Viṣṇu worship—along with moderated diet (eka-bhakta) during Cāturmāsya or any chosen period of disciplined devotion.