Shloka 3

Vyāsāṅga Trayodaśī: Month-by-Month Śiva Worship, Dantadhāvana Observances, and Udyāpana

Devanagari script

माघे नटेश्वरायार्च्य कुन्दैर्मौक्तिकमालया / प्लक्षेण दन्तकाष्ठं च नैवेद्यं पूरिका मुने

Transliteration

māghe naṭeśvarāyārcya kundairmauktikamālayā / plakṣeṇa dantakāṣṭhaṃ ca naivedyaṃ pūrikā mune

Translation

マーガ月に、聖仙よ、ジャスミンの花と真珠の花輪をもってナテーシュヴァラを礼拝し、さらにプラクシャ樹の歯木（ダンタカーシュタ）を用い、プーリカーをナイヴェーディヤとして供えるべし。

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (locative of time)

• नटेश्वराय: to Naṭeśvara (Lord of dancers)
• नटेश्वराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नट + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान-कारक (dative of recipient)

• अर्च्य: having worshipped
• अर्च्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकर्म (having worshipped)

• कुन्दैः: with jasmine flowers
• कुन्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental)

• मौक्तिकमालया: with a pearl garland
• मौक्तिकमालया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौक्तिक + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental)

• प्लक्षेण: with (wood of) the plakṣa tree
• प्लक्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental)

• दन्तकाष्ठम्: a tooth-stick
• दन्तकाष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object)

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

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object/offerable item)

• पूरिका: pūrīka (a sweet cake)
• पूरिका: Karma (Item offered/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय/निर्देश (as item named)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्बोधन-प्रयोग

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda / via the Purāṇic dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti expressed through month-specific upacāras (flowers, garlands, naivedya) and bodily purity practices as worship.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-ārādhana as a purifier of antaḥkaraṇa; karma-yoga flavor through disciplined offerings.

Application: Observe Māgha worship: offer jasmine and pearl garland, maintain morning hygiene with plakṣa dantakāṣṭha, and offer pūrikā as naivedya with reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/household shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117 (monthly/seasonal pūjā-vidhi sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Naṭeśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of Māgha-month worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Māgha as a time for specific, disciplined worship—detailing flowers, adornment, and food-offering—showing that month-wise observances (vratas) are structured ways to cultivate devotion and ritual purity.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing dharmic observances (worship, purity practices, and offerings), it supports the broader Garuḍa Purāṇa theme that right conduct and devotion shape one’s merit (puṇya), which influences post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If observing Māgha practices, keep worship simple and consistent: offer traditional flowers/food according to your means, maintain bodily cleanliness (symbolized here by dantakāṣṭha), and treat the offering as an act of disciplined devotion.