Shloka 45

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

रुरोद रुद्रो भयकंपिताङ्गो जिघ्रामि निर्माल्यमिदं कथं ते / जिह्वास्थितो जिह्व संज्ञो मुरारे जिह्वेन्द्रियेणापि तथार्पितं च

Transliteration

ruroda rudro bhayakaṃpitāṅgo jighrāmi nirmālyamidaṃ kathaṃ te / jihvāsthito jihva saṃjño murāre jihvendriyeṇāpi tathārpitaṃ ca

Translation

ଭୟରେ କମ୍ପିତ ଅଙ୍ଗରେ ରୁଦ୍ର କାନ୍ଦିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ: "ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଏହି ନିର୍ମାଲ୍ୟକୁ କିପରି ଆଘ୍ରାଣ କରିବି?" ହେ ମୁରାରି, ଆପଣ ଜିହ୍ବାରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଏବଂ 'ଜିହ୍ବା' ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ, ତଥାପି ଜିହ୍ୱେନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଧ୍ୟ ଅର୍ପଣ କରାଗଲା।

Word by Word

• रुरोद: (he) wept
• रुरोद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• भय-कम्पित-अङ्गः: whose limbs trembled with fear
• भय-कम्पित-अङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + कम्पित (कृदन्त, √कम्प्) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भयेन कम्पितानि अङ्गानि यस्य)

• जिघ्रामि: I smell
• जिघ्रामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• निर्माल्यम्: (the) offered garland/remnants
• निर्माल्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha/Prashna (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जिह्वा-स्थितः: situated on the tongue
• जिह्वा-स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त, √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जिह्वायां स्थितः)

• जिह्व: O tongue
• जिह्व: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• संज्ञः: named/called
• संज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• मुरारे: O Murāri (Vishnu)
• मुरारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• जिह्वा-इन्द्रियेण: by the tongue-organ (sense of taste)
• जिह्वा-इन्द्रियेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जिह्वायाः इन्द्रियम्)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अर्पितम्: offered
• अर्पितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्पित (कृदन्त, √अर्प्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (निर्माल्यम् इदम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva), addressing Lord Vishnu (Murāri)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s offerings (nirmālya/prasāda) sanctify the senses; even taste (jihvā) becomes a vehicle of worship when offerings are properly presented and received.

Vedantic Theme: Transformation of indriyas from bondage to instruments of devotion; prasāda as grace that purifies and reorients experience.

Application: Receive prasāda with reverence; use speech and taste (tongue) for sanctification—chanting and mindful consumption of offered food.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (3.18) on nirmālya and sense-devatā motifs; repeated bhakti-lakṣaṇas (tears, trembling, choked voice)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Murāri (Vishnu)
• Jihvā (tongue as a sense/organ)

FAQs

What is the importance of nirmālya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights nirmālya as a sacred remnant of worship and raises a ritual-theological question about which sense-faculty is appropriate for receiving or engaging with it, emphasizing purity and correct devotional protocol.

How does this verse relate to the discipline of the senses (indriya-nigraha)?

By mentioning the tongue both as a deity-seat (jihvāsthita) and as a sense-organ (jihvendriya), the verse points to the need for disciplined, sanctified sensory engagement—what is offered and consumed should align with dharmic and devotional norms.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat temple or pūjā remnants (like garlands, tulasī, prasāda) with reverence, avoid casual or impure handling, and cultivate mindful restraint of the senses—especially speech and taste—so offerings and consumption remain ethically and ritually aligned.