Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
Graha-yajña-vidhi
Procedure for the Planetary Sacrifice
आकृष्णेन इमन्देवा अग्निर्मूर्धादिवः ककुत् / उब्दुध्यस्वेति जुहुयादेभिरेव यथाक्रमम्
ākṛṣṇena imandevā agnirmūrdhādivaḥ kakut / ubdudhyasveti juhuyādebhireva yathākramam
«Ākṛṣṇa…» ဟူသော မန္တရအစဖြင့် စတင်၍ အစဉ်လိုက် ဟုတိ (မီးထဲသို့ ပူဇာ) ကို ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။ ထိုအခါ «အို ဒေဝတို့…», «အဂ္နိသည် မူရ္ဓန် (ခေါင်း) ဖြစ်၏», «ကောင်းကင်၏ ထိပ် (divaḥ kakut) ဖြစ်၏», «နိုးထလော့ (ubdudhyasva)!» ဟူသည့် စကားများကို သတ်မှတ်ထားသည့် အစဉ်အတိုင်း ခေါ်ဆိုကာ ပူဇာရမည်။
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, ritual-vidhi context)
Concept: Mantra and krama (sequence) are efficacious: correct ordering is itself a carrier of meaning and power in yajna.
Vedantic Theme: Shabda (revealed sound) as a disciplined means within karma-kanda; ritual sound as purifier and concentrator of mind.
Application: Recite and offer oblations with the specified mantra segments in the prescribed order, maintaining pronunciation and sequence as integral to the rite.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: homa-altar before sacred fire
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.101.8 (continuation of mantra sequence); Garuda Purana 1.101.6 (mantra-yukta caru offerings)
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that oblations should be offered with specific invocatory mantras in a fixed sequence, showing that correct mantra-order (yathākramam) is integral to the efficacy and dharmic correctness of the rite.
It functions as a procedural instruction: the performer is told exactly which mantra-cues to use—addressing the Devas and Agni—and to offer āhutis in the prescribed order, reflecting the text’s broader focus on proper rites (vidhi).
If performing homa/śrāddha-related fire offerings, follow a qualified tradition (śākhā/ācārya) and maintain correct sequencing and pronunciation, treating the rite as disciplined dharma rather than improvisation.