Shloka 15

Śiva-pūjā: Mantra-phonetics, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, Dīkṣā and Homa

Supreme Worship Leading to Śiva-sāyujya

Devanagari script

पश्चात्पूर्णाहुतिं दत्त्वा प्रा(प्र)सोदन शिवं स्मरेत् / प्रायश्चित्तविशुद्ध्यर्थमेकैकाष्टाहुतिं क्रमात्

Transliteration

paścātpūrṇāhutiṃ dattvā prā(pra)sodana śivaṃ smaret / prāyaścittaviśuddhyarthamekaikāṣṭāhutiṃ kramāt

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം പൂർണാഹുതി അർപ്പിച്ച് പ്രസാദസ്വരൂപനായ ശുഭ ശിവനെ സ്മരിക്കണം. പിന്നെ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തശുദ്ധിക്കായി ക്രമമായി ഒന്നൊന്നായി എട്ട് ആഹുതികൾ അർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• पूर्णाहुतिम्: the full/final oblation
• पूर्णाहुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (पूर्णा आहुतिः)

• दत्त्वा: having given/offered
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रसादन: propitiation/appeasement (offering)
• प्रसादन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठभेदः ‘प्रसादन’/‘प्रासोदन’ (सम्भवतः ‘प्रसादनम्’ = propitiation/offering)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्मरेत्: should remember/meditate on
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रायश्चित्तविशुद्ध्यर्थम्: for the purpose of expiatory purification
• प्रायश्चित्तविशुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त + विशुद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (प्रायश्चित्तस्य विशुद्धेः अर्थम् = for the purpose of expiatory purification)

• एकैकाष्टाहुतिम्: eight oblations for each (item)
• एकैकाष्टाहुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + एक + अष्ट + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः द्विगु (अष्ट आहुतयः) + ‘एकैक’ = each (set of) eight oblations

• क्रमात्: in due order
• क्रमात्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त), क्रमवाचक (in order/ क्रमशः)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue instructing Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual completion must be followed by recollection of auspicious divinity and orderly expiatory steps for śuddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Śuddhi of mind through karma-yoga-like orderliness; īśvara-smaraṇa as sanctifying intention behind action.

Application: Conclude practices deliberately (closure), then anchor the mind in auspicious remembrance; follow a clear sequence when doing corrective disciplines.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: fire-altar precinct + contemplative inner shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prāyaścitta and saṃskāra-śuddhi motifs (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the importance of pūrṇāhuti in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse treats pūrṇāhuti as the formal completion of the offering, after which remembrance of Śiva and further expiatory oblations are performed for purification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes ritual purification (prāyaścitta) through ordered oblations, reflecting the Purāṇic view that correct rites and inner remembrance support spiritual cleanliness and right passage through life-and-death duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Complete any spiritual practice carefully (closure matters), add a moment of mindful remembrance, and follow a disciplined step-by-step approach to self-correction and purification.