Shloka 5

Vows and Deity-Worship According to Tithi (Pratipadā to Amāvāsyā), plus Weekdays, Nakṣatras, and Yogas

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ्यां च चतुर्व्यूहः पञ्चम्यामर्चितो हरिः / कार्तिकेयो रविः षष्ठ्यां सप्तम्यां भास्करोर्ऽथदः

Transliteration

caturthyāṃ ca caturvyūhaḥ pañcamyāmarcito hariḥ / kārtikeyo raviḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ saptamyāṃ bhāskaror'thadaḥ

Translation

ചതുർത്ഥി തിഥിയിൽ ചതുർവ്യൂഹത്തെ പൂജിക്കണം; പഞ്ചമി തിഥിയിൽ ഹരിയെ അർച്ചിക്കണം. ഷഷ്ഠി തിഥിയിൽ കാർത്തികേയനും രവിയും പൂജ്യർ; സപ്തമി തിഥിയിൽ ഭാസ്കരൻ സമൃദ്ധിദാതാവായി പൂജ്യൻ.

Word by Word

• caturthyām: on the Caturthī (4th tithi)
• caturthyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (4th lunar day)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction), समुच्चयार्थ

• catur-vyūhaḥ: the four Vyūhas
• catur-vyūhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur + vyūha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (fourfold emanation)

• pañcamyām: on the Pañcamī (5th tithi)
• pañcamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (5th lunar day)

• arcitaḥ: worshipped
• arcitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kārtikeyaḥ: Kārtikeya
• kārtikeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• raviḥ: Ravi (Sun)
• raviḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ṣaṣṭhyām: on the Ṣaṣṭhī (6th tithi)
• ṣaṣṭhyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (6th lunar day)

• saptamyām: on the Saptamī (7th tithi)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (7th lunar day)

• bhāskaraḥ: Bhāskara (Sun)
• bhāskaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• artha-daḥ: giver of benefit
• artha-daḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra in the Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tithi-wise devotion: worship of Caturvyūha (Vāsudeva-Saṅkarṣaṇa-Pradyumna-Aniruddha), then Hari, then Skanda and the Sun—channeling protection, vitality, and prosperity.

Vedantic Theme: Viṣṇu’s emanational theology (Pāñcarātra flavor) integrated with deva-worship; the One approached through ordered forms and cosmic powers (Sūrya as tejas).

Application: On caturthī, contemplate/chant names of the Caturvyūha; on pañcamī, simple Hari-arcana; on ṣaṣṭhī and saptamī, offer arghya to Sūrya at sunrise and honor Kārttikeya for courage and protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana’s broader Viṣṇu-bhakti and nāma/arcana emphases; chapter 116’s continuing tithi-devatā mapping; References elsewhere in Garuda Purana to Sūrya worship (arghya) and to Viṣṇu’s forms/names

Characters & Entities

• Caturvyuha
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Karttikeya (Skanda)
• Ravi (Surya)
• Bhaskara (Surya)

FAQs

What is the importance of tithi-wise deity worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse maps specific lunar days to specific deities, presenting a disciplined vrata framework where worship is aligned with the tithi to gain corresponding spiritual and worldly benefits.

Why is the Sun (Ravi/Bhaskara) emphasized on ṣaṣṭhī and saptamī?

The verse assigns Ravi to ṣaṣṭhī and Bhāskara to saptamī, highlighting Sūrya-upāsanā as especially efficacious on these days, with saptamī explicitly linked to prosperity (arthada).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you observe monthly vratas, use caturthī for Caturvyūha/Viṣṇu-focused worship, pañcamī for Hari, ṣaṣṭhī for Skanda and Sūrya, and saptamī for Sūrya prayers/ārghya with an intention for clarity, health, and right livelihood.