Shloka 22

Devanagari script

चन्दनं नीलयुक्तं च तिलभस्माक्षतं तथा / आग्नेयादिषु कोणेषुर् श्यादीनां तु क्रमान्न्यसेत्

Transliteration

candanaṃ nīlayuktaṃ ca tilabhasmākṣataṃ tathā / āgneyādiṣu koṇeṣur śyādīnāṃ tu kramānnyaset

Translation

Hendaklah diletakkan kayu cendana yang dicampur pigmen biru, bersama abu bijan dan beras utuh (akṣata), pada penjuru-penjuru bermula dari tenggara, disusun menurut tertib yang ditetapkan.

Word by Word

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• नील-युक्तम्: mixed with blue (dye)
• नील-युक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying चन्दनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• तिल-भस्म-अक्षतम्: sesame, ash, and unbroken rice grains
• तिल-भस्म-अक्षतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + भस्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• आग्नेय-आदिषु: in the (intermediate) directions beginning with the southeast
• आग्नेय-आदिषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; Locative plural ('in the agneya etc.')

• कोणेषु: in the corners
• कोणेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; Locative plural

• श्यादीनाम्: of the colors beginning with śya (dark/blue-green)
• श्यादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्य (प्रातिपदिक; color-term) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूह), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural ('of the śya etc.')

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• क्रमात्: in order/ क्रमशः
• क्रमात्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु) with नि-उपसर्ग (√अस्/अस्यति ‘to place/throw’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should place'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Timing: During koṇa-nyāsa phase after primary directional placements

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual efficacy depends on correct sequence (krama) and correct placement (nyāsa) of purified substances.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa discipline as a preparatory support; order and attention as forms of sattva cultivation.

Application: Follow step-by-step procedures in sacred or meaningful tasks; small details (sequence, placement) train steadiness and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: corner stations (koṇa-dik) of ritual mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.43 (koṇa-nyāsa and dravya-nyāsa instructions around pavitra)

FAQs

What is the importance of directional placement (āgneyādi koṇa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that ritual substances should be placed in specific corner-directions starting from the southeast, preserving the prescribed order—direction and sequence are treated as integral to the rite’s correctness.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

Although the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife descriptions, it also contains Ācāra (ritual/dharma) instructions; this verse is a procedural guideline for arranging offerings and materials during worship or consecratory acts.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing a traditional pūjā/saṃskāra, follow a trusted ritual manual or guru’s sequence for placing items by direction; the takeaway is disciplined order and attentiveness in sacred actions.