Shloka 12

Pūjā-Anukrama: Bīja-Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Homa, Vyūha-Nyāsa, and Dvārakā Cakra Rakṣā

Devanagari script

नित्यमेवंविधं होमं नैमित्ते द्विगुणं भवेत् / गच्छगच्छ परं स्थानं यत्र देवो निरञ्जनः

Transliteration

nityamevaṃvidhaṃ homaṃ naimitte dviguṇaṃ bhavet / gacchagaccha paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo nirañjanaḥ

Translation

ຄວນປະກອບພິທີໂຮມ (ບູຊາໄຟ) ແບບນີ້ທຸກມື້; ເມື່ອເຮັດໃນພິທີພິເສດ ຜົນຈະເພີ່ມເປັນສອງເທົ່າ. “ໄປເຖີດ ໄປເຖີດ ສູ່ຖິ່ນສູງສຸດ ທີ່ພຣະເຈົ້າຜູ້ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນສະຖິດຢູ່”।

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• एवंविधम्: of this kind
• एवंविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं + विध (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: कर्मधारय (एवंविध = ‘एवं प्रकारः’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (होमम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• होमम्: fire-offering, homa
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नैमित्ते: in an occasional (rite)
• नैमित्ते: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘नैमित्तिककर्मणि’ इत्यर्थे

• द्विगुणम्: double
• द्विगुणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (द्वौ गुणौ यस्य/द्विगुणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (भवेत् इत्यस्य कर्तृ/प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेषणम्)

• भवेत्: should be, would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go (again/indeed)
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ)

• परम्: supreme, highest
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (स्थानम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• देवः: the Lord, god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• निरञ्जनः: stainless, pure
• निरञ्जनः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्/उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुष (निर्-अञ्जन = ‘मलरहित’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (देवः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Regular homa as daily sādhana; naimittika performance intensifies merit; the mantra-like injunction directs consciousness toward the supreme stainless Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā leading the mind toward the nirdoṣa (niranjana) Brahman/Īśvara; karma purified into bhakti-oriented action.

Application: Maintain a consistent daily offering (literal homa or simplified lamp/mental offering); on vrata, saṅkrānti, eclipse, or family rites, increase devotion and attentiveness; end practice with aspiration toward the Lord’s abode.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-fire altar

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana homa/nyāsa sections in the same adhyāya (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Deva (Nirañjana)

FAQs

What is the importance of homa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents homa as a regular purifier and merit-producing practice, with amplified results when performed as part of specific prescribed occasions (naimittika rites).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By linking ritual purification (homa) with the injunction “go to the supreme abode,” it frames righteous acts and sacred rites as supports for moving toward the stainless divine state/realm (nirañjana).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain consistent spiritual discipline (daily worship/offerings within one’s tradition), and observe key life-cycle or calendrical rites with greater care, dedicating the merit toward inner purity and liberation-oriented living.