Shloka 133

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

प्रक्षिपोद्दिशि नैरृत्यां रक्षो ऽपहतये तु तत् / निषिद्धभक्षणाद्यत्तु पापाद्यच्च प्रतिग्रहात्

Transliteration

prakṣipoddiśi nairṛtyāṃ rakṣo 'pahataye tu tat / niṣiddhabhakṣaṇādyattu pāpādyacca pratigrahāt

Translation

രാക്ഷസനിവാരണത്തിനായി അത് നൈഋത്യ (തെക്ക്‑പടിഞ്ഞാറ്) ദിക്കിലേക്ക് എറിയണം. നിഷിദ്ധഭക്ഷണാദികളാലും അയോഗ്യപ്രതിഗ്രഹത്താലും ഉണ്ടായ പാപവും അകന്നുപോകട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• प्रक्षिप: throw, cast
• प्रक्षिप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• उद्दिशि: direct (it), aim
• उद्दिशि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• नैरृत्याम्: in the south-west (direction of Nirṛti)
• नैरृत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• रक्षः: demon, evil spirit
• रक्षः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• अपहतये: for the removal/destruction
• अपहतये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपहति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Dative, Singular)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• तत्: that (water/act)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• निषिद्धभक्षणादि: from forbidden eating etc.
• निषिद्धभक्षणादि: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (निषिद्धस्य भक्षणम् इत्यादि)

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Relative pronoun; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• पापादि: from sins etc.
• पापादि: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (पापम् इत्यादि)

• यत्: whatever which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Relative pronoun; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

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

• प्रतिग्रहात्: from accepting (gifts), from receipt
• प्रतिग्रहात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: During preliminary/ancillary protective acts around tarpana/śrāddha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific actions (forbidden eating, improper acceptance) generate pāpa; ritual expiation and protective acts aim to neutralize their effects.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-bandha and the need for śuddhi to restore sattva and eligibility for dharma/bhakti.

Application: Avoid niṣiddha-bhakṣaṇa and improper gifts; if transgressed, perform prescribed purification and protective rites, including directional expulsion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: directional-ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.213.132 (water-mantra preparation); Garuda Purana 1.213.134 (purification of tri-karma: speech/mind/body)

Characters & Entities

• Nirṛti
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the importance of casting the offering toward the south-west (Nairṛti) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links the south‑west (Nairṛti) direction with averting harmful forces; casting the item there is prescribed as a protective act specifically meant to ward off rākṣasas during ritual contexts.

How does this verse relate to sins like forbidden eating and improper gifts (pratigraha)?

It states that the same prescribed act/throwing of the ritual item is understood to counteract sins arising from niṣiddha-bhakṣaṇa (prohibited consumption) and from pratigraha (wrongful acceptance), indicating a purificatory or expiatory function.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid niṣiddha (ethically/ritually prohibited) consumption and refuse unethical gifts; where tradition is followed, perform rites with proper directionality and intent for protection and purification rather than as mere formality.