Shloka 15

Budhāṣṭamī / Mahārudra Vrata: Procedure, Mantra, and the Story of Kauśika and Vijayā

Devanagari script

पुटद्वयं गृहीत्वान्नं बुभुजाते प्रदत्तकम् / स्त्रियो गतास्तौ धनदौ धनपानमपश्यताम्

Transliteration

puṭadvayaṃ gṛhītvānnaṃ bubhujāte pradattakam / striyo gatāstau dhanadau dhanapānamapaśyatām

Translation

Dengan mengambil dua cawan daun, kedua-duanya memakan makanan yang telah dipersembahkan. Para wanita itu pun beredar, sedangkan dua “pemberi kekayaan” itu tidak melihat “minuman kekayaan” (yakni kenikmatan/penikmatan persembahan).

Word by Word

• पुटद्वयम्: two packets
• पुटद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुट (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (a pair of packets)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (having taken)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बुभुजाते: the two ate
• बुभुजाते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन

• प्रदत्तकम्: given (to them)
• प्रदत्तकम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (given)

• स्त्रियः: the women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गताः: went away
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• धनदौ: the two wealth-givers (Kubera-like)
• धनदौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘धनद’ (giver of wealth/Kuvera)

• धनपानम्: dhanapāna (wealth-drink/wealth)
• धनपानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपश्यताम्: the two saw
• अपश्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offerings and their consumption operate within subtle rules; what is ‘given’ may not be ‘seen’ as enjoyed in ordinary terms.

Vedantic Theme: Sūkṣma-phala: unseen consequences of actions; the subtlety of karma beyond immediate perception.

Application: Treat offerings and gifts with reverence; recognize that outcomes of giving/receiving may be indirect or delayed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: altar/naivedya place

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.132.14 (Budha worship leading to offerings); Garuda Purana 1.132.16 (later acceptance from thieves; moral contrast)

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual offerings (dāna/naivedya) in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that offered food is ‘received’ and enjoyed by the intended recipients, reinforcing that properly given offerings generate karmic results even when the giver does not directly witness the outcome.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or unseen karmic mechanisms?

By showing the offering being consumed without the donors perceiving it, the verse points to subtle, unseen channels through which actions (like giving) bear fruit—an idea central to Garuda Purana’s karmic framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Give charity and make offerings with faith and correctness rather than for display; the verse emphasizes sincerity and the unseen fruition of righteous acts.