Shloka 27

Tithi-Vrata Vidhāna: Śikhī-vrata (Pratipadā), Tṛtīyā Devī/Śrīdhara rites, Gaṇeśa Caturthī Mantra-Nyāsa, and Nāga Pañcamī

Devanagari script

पृथक् समस्तं मधावी सर्वान्कामान वाप्नुयात् / श्रावणे चाश्विने भाद्रे पञ्चम्यां कात्तिक शुभे

Transliteration

pṛthak samastaṃ madhāvī sarvānkāmāna vāpnuyāt / śrāvaṇe cāśvine bhādre pañcamyāṃ kāttika śubhe

Translation

別々に行っても、まとめて行っても、賢き修行者は一切の願いを成就する。とりわけシュラーヴァナ、アーシュヴィナ、バードラパダ、カールティカの諸月における吉祥なる第五日（パンチャミー）においてである。

Word by Word

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• समस्तम्: collectively/altogether
• समस्तम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• मधावी: a wise/able person
• मधावी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधाविन्/मधावी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गुणवाचक नाम (one who is intelligent/energetic)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: should attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (मास-नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आश्विने: in (the month of) Āśvina
• आश्विने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्विन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (मास-नाम)

• भाद्रे: in (the month of) Bhādra
• भाद्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (मास-नाम)

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (lunar day)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• कार्त्तिक: in (the month of) Kārttika
• कार्त्तिक: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (मास-नाम); पाठे 'कात्तिक'

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (काल/तिथि/मासे)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper arrangement (pṛthak/samasta) and auspicious timing amplify ritual efficacy toward kāma-siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa pragmatics: time (kāla) and method (vidhi) as auxiliaries (aṅga) to sādhana; discipline supports inner steadiness.

Application: Schedule Vināyaka worship on pañcamī in these months; keep a vrata-like routine; perform names individually or as a set depending on capacity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.129.23 (fruits: vighna-nāśa, kāma-siddhi); Garuda Purana 1.129.24-26 (names and mandala method)

FAQs

What is the importance of Panchami tithi in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Panchami as a specially auspicious time-window for observances, stating that rites done then can yield complete desired results.

Does the Garuda Purana allow performing rituals separately or all at once?

Yes—this verse explicitly says that whether done individually (pṛthak) or together (samastam), the wise practitioner can attain the intended fruits.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you follow a vrata/ritual cycle, prioritize clarity and sincerity, and—when possible—schedule key observances on Panchami in the stated auspicious months.