Shloka 9

Graha-yajña-vidhi

Procedure for the Planetary Sacrifice

Devanagari script

अर्कः पलाशः खदिरस्त्वपामार्गो ऽथ पिप्पलः / औदुम्बरः शमी दूर्वा कुशाश्च समिधः क्रमात्

Transliteration

arkaḥ palāśaḥ khadirastvapāmārgo 'tha pippalaḥ / audumbaraḥ śamī dūrvā kuśāśca samidhaḥ kramāt

Translation

តាមលំដាប់ ឈើសមិធ (ឈើបញ្ចូលភ្លើងបូជា) គឺ៖ អរក (arka), បលាស (palāśa), ខទិរ (khadira), អបាមារគ (apāmārga), បន្ទាប់មក ពិប្បល (pippala), អោទុម્બរ (audumbara), សមី (śamī), ទួរវា (dūrvā) និង គុស (kuśa)។

Word by Word

• अर्कः: arka plant
• अर्कः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• पलाशः: palāśa
• पलाशः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खदिरः: khadira
• खदिरः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: and/also
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘and/also/but’)

• अपामार्गः: apāmārga
• अपामार्गः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• पिप्पलः: pippala (aśvattha)
• पिप्पलः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• औदुम्बरः: udumbara
• औदुम्बरः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शमी: śamī
• शमी: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दूर्वा: dūrvā grass
• दूर्वा: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुशाः: kuśa grasses
• कुशाः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (plural)

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

• समिधः: fuel-sticks (samidh)
• समिधः: Karta (Listed item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिध्/समिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनान्त रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (ablative used adverbially): ‘in order’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material exactness in yajna: even fuel selection is dharma, expressing reverence through right means (samyak-sadhana).

Vedantic Theme: Nature as offering-field; disciplined action transforms ordinary biomass into sacred instrument, aiding purification.

Application: Collect and use the listed samidh—arka, palasha, khadira, apamarga, pippala, audumbara, shami, durva, kusha—in the prescribed sequence for offerings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest-to-altar supply chain; samidh collection and homa use

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.101.5-8 (same rite: setup, offerings, mantra sequence)

FAQs

What is the importance of samidh (ritual fuel) in Garuda Purana death rites?

This verse specifies the approved samidh materials in a set order, indicating that correct ritual substances are part of proper śrāddha/antyeṣṭi performance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: it supports the broader Preta-kāṇḍa teaching that post-death rites must be done correctly; these offerings are presented as part of the prescribed ritual framework that aids the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When arranging śrāddha or funeral-related homa under a qualified priest, use traditionally accepted samidh (or their locally sanctioned substitutes) and follow the prescribed order rather than improvising.