Shloka 7

Vows and Deity-Worship According to Tithi (Pratipadā to Amāvāsyā), plus Weekdays, Nakṣatras, and Yogas

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यां च हरिः कामस्त्रयोदश्यां महेश्वरः / चतुर्दश्यां पञ्चदश्यां ब्रह्मा च पितरोर्ऽथदाः

Transliteration

dvādaśyāṃ ca hariḥ kāmastrayodaśyāṃ maheśvaraḥ / caturdaśyāṃ pañcadaśyāṃ brahmā ca pitaror'thadāḥ

Translation

द्वादशीला हरिचे पूजन करावे, त्रयोदशीला कामदेवाचे. चतुर्दशीला महेश्वराचे; आणि चतुर्दशी व पंधरावीला ब्रह्मा व पितरांचे—अभीष्ट फल देणाऱ्यांचे—आराधन करावे.

Word by Word

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth (lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

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

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कामः: Kāma (god of desire)
• कामः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth (lunar day)
• त्रयोदश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (lunar day)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• पञ्चदश्याम्: on the fifteenth (lunar day)
• पञ्चदश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; प्रातिपदिकम्: ब्रह्मन्, रूपम्: ब्रह्मा

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

• पितरोः: of the (two) Pitṛs / ancestors
• पितरोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (पितरौ इति द्विवचनार्थे)

• अर्थदाः: bestowers of boons/benefits
• अर्थदाः: Karma (Object-complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: Caturdaśī and Paurṇimā (as indicated)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on right time (tithi) and right deity; intended outcomes are mediated by cosmic offices (Hari, Kāma, Maheśvara, Brahmā, Pitṛs).

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa as ordered action; devotion disciplines desire (Kāma) under dharma and īśvara governance.

Application: On Dvādaśī worship Hari; on Trayodaśī worship Kāma; on Caturdaśī worship Maheśvara; on Caturdaśī–Paurṇamāsī worship Brahmā and Pitṛs for desired fruits, per one’s sampradāya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.116.6–8 (tithi-devatā sequence); Garuda Purana sections on Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha (elsewhere in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Kama
• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Brahma
• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of tithi-based worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific lunar days with specific deities, indicating that worship aligned with the tithi is believed to yield results more effectively and in a dharmic, orderly way.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teaching on the soul and ancestral duties?

By highlighting the Pitṛs as bestowers of fruits on key tithis, it reinforces the Garuda Purana’s emphasis on honoring ancestors through prescribed observances, which supports family welfare and fulfills ancestral obligations (pitṛ-ṛṇa).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you follow traditional practice, you can schedule Viṣṇu worship on Dvādaśī, Śiva worship on Caturdaśī, and perform Pitṛ-oriented acts (tarpana/prayer/charity in their name) on Amāvāsyā or Paurṇimā with sincerity and ethical living.