Shloka 1

Damanaka-Navamī, Digdaśamī-vrata, and Ekādaśī Ṛṣi-Pūjā

Devanagari script

नाम चतुस्त्रिंशदुत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः ब्रह्मोवाच / नवम्यामाश्विने शुक्ले एकभक्तेन पूजयेत् / देवीं विप्रंल्लक्षमेकञ्जपेद्वीरं व्रती नरः

Transliteration

nāma catustriṃśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ brahmovāca / navamyāmāśvine śukle ekabhaktena pūjayet / devīṃ vipraṃllakṣamekañjapedvīraṃ vratī naraḥ

Translation

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಆಶ್ವಿನ ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷದ ನವಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ರತಸ್ಥನು ಏಕಭಕ್ತನಾಗಿ ದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿ, ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನನ್ನು ಸತ್ಕರಿಸಿ, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮಂತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ವೀರ (ರಕ್ಷಕ) ಮಂತ್ರವನ್ನು ಒಂದೇ ಬಾರಿ ಜಪಿಸಬೇಕು।

Word by Word

• नाम: name; titled as
• नाम: Sambandha (Heading/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षक-शब्द (title marker)

• चतुस्त्रिंशत्-उत्तर-शत-तमः: the 132nd (hundred plus thirty-two)
• चतुस्त्रिंशत्-उत्तर-शत-तमः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुः (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रत्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal) ‘तम’ प्रत्यययुक्त; अध्यायः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (tithi)
• नवम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• आश्विने: in Āśvina (month)
• आश्विने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्विन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मासवाचक-विशेषण (in the month of Āśvina)

• शुक्ले: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पक्षवाचक-विशेषण (bright fortnight)

• एकभक्तेन: with one meal (observance)
• एकभक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करणवाचक (with single meal/one-time eating)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विप्रम्: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लक्षम्: one hundred thousand (times)
• लक्षम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (one lakh)

• एकम्: one (single)
• एकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘जपेत्’ इत्यस्य कर्मविशेषणम् (once/one set)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वीरम्: ‘Vīra’ (name/mantra)
• वीरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मन्त्र/नामवाचक (as object of japa)

• व्रती: an observer of vows
• व्रती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्रतधारी

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘व्रती’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Brahma

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual discipline (ekabhakta), devatā-pūjā, brāhmaṇa-pūjana, and mantra-japa as dhārmic means to secure auspiciousness and protection.

Vedantic Theme: Karma (niyata-karma/upāsanā) purifies the mind and aligns the practitioner with ṛta/dharma; devotion and restraint support sattva.

Application: Observe a moderated fast (single meal), perform respectful giving/honoring of learned persons, and maintain a consistent daily japa practice on sacred tithis for steadiness and protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-calendar time (tithi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.135 (vrata-kathana sequence: navamī–daśamī–ekādaśī observances)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devi
• Brahmana
• Lakshmi

FAQs

What is the importance of Ashvina Shukla Navami in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes Shukla Navami of Āśvina as a specific day for vrata-based Devī worship, paired with restraint (single meal), brāhmaṇa honoring, and mantra-recitation for auspicious results.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey here; instead, it teaches dharmic discipline—vrata, worship, and honoring brāhmaṇas—which the Garuḍa Purāṇa treats as merit-producing actions that support spiritual welfare.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe a simple fast or single-meal discipline on a sacred day, perform sincere Devī worship, support learned/ethical teachers (brāhmaṇa ideal), and keep mantra practice consistent and mindful.