Shloka 43

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing Hari with the Pavitra

Devanagari script

सांवत्सरीमिमां पूजां सम्पाद्य विधिवन्मया / व्रजेः पवित्रकेदानीं विष्णुलेकं विसर्जितः

Transliteration

sāṃvatsarīmimāṃ pūjāṃ sampādya vidhivanmayā / vrajeḥ pavitrakedānīṃ viṣṇulekaṃ visarjitaḥ

Translation

ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਇਹ ਸਾਲਾਨਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਸੰਪੰਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਹੁਣ ਮੈਂ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰਕ ਸਥਾਨ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਵਾਂਗਾ, ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਦੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਆਗਿਆ (ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂਲੇਖ) ਭੇਜ ਕੇ ਵਿਸਰਜਿਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• सांवत्सरीम्: annual
• सांवत्सरीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांवत्सरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण—पूजाम् (annual)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'this'

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सम्पाद्य: having completed
• सम्पाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त, अर्थे: 'सम्पाद्य/सम्पादयित्वा' (having completed/accomplished)

• विधिवत्: properly
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (according to rule/properly)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; 'by me'

• व्रजेः: you will go
• व्रजेः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; 'you will go'

• पवित्रके: in the pavitraka rite/amulet
• पवित्रके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'in/at the pavitraka (sacred thread/amulet/rite context)'

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb of time: 'now')

• विष्णु-लोकम्: Vishnu's world
• विष्णु-लोकम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: 'विष्णोः लोकः')

• विसर्जितः: sent forth/dismissed
• विसर्जितः: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'dismissed/sent forth' (past passive participle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rituals should be performed ‘vidhivat’ and concluded with proper procedural acts (dispatching the Vishnu-lekha/ordinance) before moving to the next prescribed observance.

Vedantic Theme: Discipline (niyama) and fidelity to scriptural injunction (vidhi) as supports for purification; devotion expressed through orderly observance.

Application: Complete commitments fully (documentation/communication included) before transitioning; treat religious vows and annual observances with consistency.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha/ritual destination (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: pavitraka/pavitra observance and sāṁvatsarī-pūjā sequence (chapter-local continuity)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of annual worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames an annual rite as something to be completed strictly “according to rule,” emphasizing disciplined observance as a means of purification and dharmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it highlights the power of properly performed rites and divine ordinance (Vishnu’s injunction), which in the Garuda Purana context supports orderly transition, merit, and protection in post-death narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow key life-cycle and annual observances with sincerity and correct method, treating dharmic duties as structured practices rather than casual preferences.