Shloka 3

Dūrvāṣṭamī Vrata and Rohiṇī-Yukta Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī: Mantras, Arghya, and Viṣṇu-Nāma Salutations

Devanagari script

अनग्निपक्रमश्रीयान्मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया / (इति दूर्वाष्टमीव्रतम्) / कृष्णाष्टम्यां च रोहिण्यामर्धरात्रेर्ऽचनं हरेः

Transliteration

anagnipakramaśrīyānmucyate brahmahatyayā / (iti dūrvāṣṭamīvratam) / kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ ca rohiṇyāmardharātrer'canaṃ hareḥ

Translation

അഗ്നിയില്ലാത്ത ശുഭാചാരത്തോടെ ഈ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവൻ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാപാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു. ഇതാണ് ദൂർവാഷ്ടമി വ്രതമെന്ന് ഉപദേശിക്കുന്നു. കൃഷ്ണാഷ്ടമിയിൽ, രോഹിണി നക്ഷത്രം നിലനിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ, അർദ്ധരാത്രിയിൽ ഹരിയെ ആരാധിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• अनग्निपक्रमश्रीयान्: one endowed with the auspicious rite of ‘anagni-pakrama’
• अनग्निपक्रमश्रीयान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनग्नि + पक्रम + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अनग्नि-पक्रम-श्री-यान् = अनग्निपक्रमे श्रीः यस्य)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• ब्रह्महत्यया: from the sin of brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्यया: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः हत्या)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थे—उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• दूर्वाष्टमीव्रतम्: the Dūrvā-aṣṭamī vow
• दूर्वाष्टमीव्रतम्: Karta/Name (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा + अष्टमी + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दूर्वायाः अष्टमी-व्रतम्)

• कृष्णाष्टम्याम्: on the dark-fortnight eighth (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī)
• कृष्णाष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (कृष्णा अष्टमी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• रोहिण्याम्: when (the nakṣatra) Rohiṇī (prevails)
• रोहिण्याम्: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; नक्षत्रनाम

• अर्धरात्रेः: of midnight
• अर्धरात्रेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्धरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रात्रेः अर्धम्)

• अर्चनम्: worship
• अर्चनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचकं कृदन्तम् (act of worship)

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda / Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vrata-anuṣṭhāna as prāyaścitta: disciplined worship can neutralize even mahāpātaka when done with correct tithi-nakṣatra-kāla.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha mediated through bhakti and niyama; pāpa as removable upādhi through śuddhi and surrender.

Application: Observe Dūrvāṣṭamī/Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī with Rohiṇī: maintain purity, perform midnight Hari-arcana, keep vrata rules, and treat it as a reformative vow rather than mere ritual.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (gṛha/mandira)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta/Ācāra sections): vrata-prāyaścitta discussions; tithi-nakṣatra based worship prescriptions; Garuda Purana: Viṣṇu-nāma and arcana mantras in adjacent passages

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Rohiṇī (Nakṣatra)
• Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī (Tithi)
• Dūrvāṣṭamī-vrata
• Brahmahatyā (sin)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Dūrvāṣṭamī vow in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Dūrvāṣṭamī-vrata as a powerful purificatory observance, associated with release from grave sin through disciplined, auspicious worship centered on Hari.

How does this verse explain expiation for severe sins like brahmahatyā?

It states that a specific auspicious observance—performed without reliance on ritual fire—can grant liberation from the taint of brahmin-slaying, emphasizing devotional worship and vrata-discipline as a means of purification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe vows with sincerity, self-restraint, and focused devotion to Viṣṇu—especially on sacred calendrical combinations (tithi/nakṣatra)—treating worship as a path of ethical reform and inner purification.