Shloka 13

Vyāsāṅga Trayodaśī: Month-by-Month Śiva Worship, Dantadhāvana Observances, and Udyāpana

Devanagari script

रतिमुक्तमनङ्गं च स्वर्णमण्डलसंस्थितम् / गन्धाद्यैर्दशसाहस्रं तिलव्रीह्यादि होमयेत्

Transliteration

ratimuktamanaṅgaṃ ca svarṇamaṇḍalasaṃsthitam / gandhādyairdaśasāhasraṃ tilavrīhyādi homayet

Translation

രതിമുക്തനായ അനംഗദേവനെ സ്വർണമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ച്, സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യാദികളോടുകൂടി എള്ള്, അരി മുതലായവ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് പത്തായിരം ആഹുതികളോടെ ഹോമം ചെയ്യണം।

Word by Word

• rati-muktam: freed from passion
• rati-muktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्या मुक्तम् = rati-freed)

• anaṅgam: Ananga (Kāma)
• anaṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

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

• svarṇa-maṇḍala-saṃsthitam: placed in a golden circle
• svarṇa-maṇḍala-saṃsthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वर्णमण्डले संस्थितम् = situated in a golden circle/disc)

• gandha-ādyaiḥ: with perfumes and the like
• gandha-ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गन्धः आदिः येषाम् = with perfumes etc.)

• daśa-sāhasram: ten thousand (times/quantity)
• daśa-sāhasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (दश सहस्राणि = ten thousand)

• tila-vrīhi-ādi: sesame, rice, etc.
• tila-vrīhi-ādi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + vrīhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः); तत्पुरुष-समास (तिलव्रीहयः आदयः = sesame, rice etc.)

• homayet: should offer (as oblation)
• homayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage: ‘let him offer oblations’

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritualized devotion: installing the deity in a consecrated maṇḍala and offering oblations as a means of purification and merit.

Vedantic Theme: Upasana as chitta-shuddhi (purification of mind) preparing for higher knowledge; devotion expressed through disciplined action.

Application: Create a clean worship space, establish a focused symbol (maṇḍala), and perform offerings with attention, purity, and count/consistency (saṅkhyā-niyama).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space (yajna-shala/mandapa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117.14-15 (jagara, dana, bhojana as udyapana); Garuda Purana 1.118.1-2 (vrata framing; Vishnu worship and charity)

Characters & Entities

• Anaṅga
• Homa
• Maṇḍala

FAQs

What is the importance of performing homa with tila and vrīhi in the Garuda Purana?

This verse prescribes homa using sesame and rice as standard, merit-generating oblations, emphasizing disciplined ritual action supported by pure materials and mantra-based offerings.

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

Indirectly: it highlights merit-producing rites (homa and proper installation/worship) that the Garuḍa Purāṇa often presents as supportive of dharma and favorable post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow ritual acts with ethical intent: if performing homa, use clean offerings, maintain disciplined counts/commitment, and treat the rite as a practice of self-restraint (ratimukta) rather than mere display.