Shloka 33

Hayagrīva Pūjāvidhi: Root Mantra, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala-Devatā Worship, and Stotra

Devanagari script

देवं संस्थाप्य विधिवद्वस्त्रं दद्याद्वृषध्वज / ततो ह्याचमनं दद्यादुपवीतं ततः शुभम्

Transliteration

devaṃ saṃsthāpya vidhivadvastraṃ dadyādvṛṣadhvaja / tato hyācamanaṃ dadyādupavītaṃ tataḥ śubham

Translation

Setelah menegakkan dewa menurut tatacara, pemuja hendaklah mempersembahkan kain. Kemudian persembahkan air ācamana; sesudah itu berikan upavīta, benang suci yang membawa keberkatan.

Word by Word

• देवम्: the god (Lord)
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive) = ‘having स्थापित/installed’

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय; विधि + वत्)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb ‘according to rule’

• वस्त्रम्: a garment/cloth
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वृषध्वज: O bull-bannered one
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ‘वृषः ध्वजः यस्य’ (epithet: ‘bull-bannered’)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (adverb)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) emphasizing/assertive

• आचमनम्: ācamana (sipping water rite)
• आचमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमन (प्रातिपदिक; √चम्/√कम् with आ-, ritual noun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उपवीतम्: the sacred thread
• उपवीतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; sacred thread

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (adverb)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; qualifies implied offering (e.g., upavīta/other auspicious item)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worship is governed by vidhi (proper rule); honoring the deity with appropriate offerings cultivates inner discipline and sacred regard.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga orientation: right action offered to Īśvara purifies the doer; external order supports internal order.

Application: Follow a clear, respectful sequence in worship; let ‘offering’ include ethical self-adornment—clean conduct, restraint, and sincerity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: shrine/altar

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.29-32 (preceding invocation, dhyāna, mudrā, water offerings, bathing)

Characters & Entities

• Deva (deity)
• Upavita (sacred thread)
• Achamana (ritual sipping water)
• Vrishadhvaja (epithet of Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering cloth, ācamana, and upavīta in Garuda Purana worship instructions?

This verse presents a sequential puja protocol: after establishing the deity, offering cloth honors and ‘clothes’ the divine form, ācamana completes ritual purification/refreshment, and upavīta signifies auspiciousness and adherence to dharmic order.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader focus on dharma and ritual correctness?

Even when the text discusses major themes like karma and post-death rites elsewhere, it repeatedly stresses that right procedure (vidhi) in worship and offerings sustains dharma; this verse is a compact example of that ritual precision.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing puja, follow a clear, respectful order: establish the deity/image properly, make appropriate offerings (like clean cloth), and include purification acts (ācamana) and auspicious observances (upavīta) according to one’s tradition and eligibility.