Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

अनङ्गायेति नैवेद्यं मधप्राश्याथ पौषके / योगेश्वरं पूजयेच्च बिल्वपत्रैः कदम्बजम् / दन्तकाष्ठं चन्दनादि नैवेद्यं कृसरादिकम्

Transliteration

anaṅgāyeti naivedyaṃ madhaprāśyātha pauṣake / yogeśvaraṃ pūjayecca bilvapatraiḥ kadambajam / dantakāṣṭhaṃ candanādi naivedyaṃ kṛsarādikam

Translation

‘അനംഗായ’ എന്ന മന്ത്രത്തോടെ നൈവേദ്യം അർപ്പിച്ച് പിന്നെ തേൻ പ്രാശനം ചെയ്യണം. പൗഷ മാസത്തിൽ ബിൽവപത്രങ്ങളാൽ യോഗേശ്വരൻ—കദംബജൻ—നെ പൂജിക്കണം; ദന്തകാഷ്ഠം, ചന്ദനാദി, കൃസര മുതലായ നൈവേദ്യങ്ങളും അർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• अनङ्गाय: to Anaṅga (Kāma)
• अनङ्गाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (प्राश्य इति)

• प्राश्य: having eaten/tasted
• प्राश्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय; gerund), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः: 'having eaten/tasted'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• पौषके: in (the month of) Pauṣa
• पौषके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; मास/समयवाचक (पौषे मासे)

• योगेश्वरम्: Yogeśvara (Lord of Yoga)
• योगेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः: योगानाम् ईश्वरः

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

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

• बिल्वपत्रैः: with bilva leaves
• बिल्वपत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः: बिल्वस्य पत्राणि

• कदम्बजम्: born from/associated with kadamba
• कदम्बजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदम्ब + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (योगेश्वरम् इति); समासः: कदम्बात् जातम्

• दन्तकाष्ठम्: tooth-stick
• दन्तकाष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चन्दनादि: sandalwood and the like
• चन्दनादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः: चन्दनं आदिः यस्य (etc.)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृसरादिकम्: (naivedya) such as kṛsara and others
• कृसरादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृसर + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नैवेद्यम् इति); समासः: कृसरः आदिः यस्य (etc.)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya, as part of dharma-ritual guidance)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti expressed through mantra-linked offering and prasad/partaking; completeness of worship includes purification (dantakāṣṭha), fragrance (candana), and nourishing naivedya.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-bhakti as a purifying discipline; offering and receiving (prasāda) cultivates surrender and gratitude.

Application: Offer naivedya with the mantra ‘Anaṅgāya’; partake of honey as prasāda; in Pauṣa worship Yogēśvara with bilva leaves; offer tooth-sticks, sandal, and foods like kṛsara according to capacity and cleanliness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117.1 (same chapter’s Śiva-vrata prescriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Yogeshvara
• Anaṅga
• Pauṣa
• Bilva

FAQs

What is the importance of naivedya and specific offerings in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats naivedya as a precise, mantra-linked act: honey, bilva leaves, sandalwood, and foods like kṛsara are prescribed as fitting offerings, showing that devotion is expressed through disciplined, appropriate ritual items.

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

This specific verse is not describing the soul’s post-death journey; it belongs to the ritual/dharma stream, emphasizing correct worship and observances that support spiritual merit and steadiness of mind.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep worship simple but deliberate: offer clean, sattvic food, use traditional auspicious items (like bilva for Śiva), and pair offerings with mindful mantra-recitation rather than treating ritual as mere formality.