Shloka 101

Devatā-Pratiṣṭhā: Maṇḍapa Construction, Dikpāla Worship, Kalaśa-Abhiṣeka, Nyāsa and Homa Procedures

Devanagari script

व्यजनं ग्रामवस्त्रादीन्सोपस्कारं सुमण्डपम् / भोजनं च महात्कुर्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च जायते / यजमानो विमुक्तः स्यात्स्थापकस्य प्रसादतः

Transliteration

vyajanaṃ grāmavastrādīnsopaskāraṃ sumaṇḍapam / bhojanaṃ ca mahātkuryātkṛtakṛtyaśca jāyate / yajamāno vimuktaḥ syātsthāpakasya prasādataḥ

Translation

വ്യജനം, ഗ്രാമവസ്ത്രാദി സാമഗ്രികൾ യഥോചിത ഉപസ്കാരങ്ങളോടെ, സുന്ദരമായി അലങ്കരിച്ച മണ്ഡപവും മഹാഭോജനവും ഒരുക്കണം. ഇതുവഴി കൃതകൃത്യനാകുന്നു; സ്ഥാപക/ആചാര്യന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ യജമാനൻ വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• व्यजनम्: fan
• व्यजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• ग्रामवस्त्रादीन्: villages, garments, and the like
• ग्रामवस्त्रादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थ: ‘villages, garments, etc.’

• सोपस्कारम्: with all requisites
• सोपस्कारम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + उपस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); अव्ययीभाव: ‘उपस्कारैः सह’ = ‘with accessories/implements’

• सुमण्डपम्: a fine pavilion
• सुमण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘सुन्दरः मण्डपः’

• भोजनम्: food, feast
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

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

• महत्: great, abundant
• महत्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do/arrange
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु + क्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘कृतं कृत्यं येन’ = ‘one whose duty is done’

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

• जायते: becomes, is born (becomes)
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• यजमानः: the sacrificer
• यजमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• विमुक्तः: liberated, freed
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular); ‘freed, released’

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

• स्थापकस्य: of the establisher/officiant (sthāpaka)
• स्थापकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• प्रसादतः: through the grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘by/through grace’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual completion includes hospitality, provisioning, and feeding; satisfaction of the officiant conduces to the patron’s release from ritual/karma-bondage.

Vedantic Theme: Karma purified by dāna and sevā; grace (prasāda) as a catalyst for inner freedom while acting within dharma.

Application: Pair spiritual practice with service and feeding; ensure those who facilitate sacred/community work are cared for; seek closure and blessings after major undertakings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: well-adorned mandapa / community feeding space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48 (samāpti: bhojana, upaskara, mandapa; prasāda of sthāpaka)

FAQs

What is the importance of arranging food, cloth, and a mandapa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents such offerings—provisions, a proper pavilion, and a generous meal—as duty-completing acts that generate religious merit and purification for the sponsor.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It implies that supportive ritual acts (dāna, hospitality, correct arrangements) reduce bondage from pāpa and help the patron move toward release, aligning ritual merit with spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform rites with sincerity and completeness: support qualified officiants, provide necessary materials, and practice generous feeding/charity as a disciplined form of dharma.