Shloka 10

Graha-yajña-vidhi

Procedure for the Planetary Sacrifice

Devanagari script

होतव्या मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां दध्ना चैव समन्वितः / गुडौदनं पायसं च हविष्यं क्षीरषाष्टिकम्

Transliteration

hotavyā madhusarpirbhyāṃ dadhnā caiva samanvitaḥ / guḍaudanaṃ pāyasaṃ ca haviṣyaṃ kṣīraṣāṣṭikam

Translation

Devem-se oferecer oblações preparadas com mel e ghee, juntamente com coalhada; também arroz com jaggery e o doce arroz ao leite (pāyasa), e o havis sagrado—especialmente o ṣāṣṭika à base de leite.

Word by Word

• होतव्या: to be offered
• होतव्या: Karya (Obligation/कर्तव्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) → होतव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), विधेय; प्रथमा बहुवचन (feminine implied with understood offerings/हविष्यानि)

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Sadhana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; (समासपूर्वपद)

• सर्पिः: ghee
• सर्पिः: Sadhana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; (समासपूर्वपद)

• मधुसर्पिर्भ्याम्: with honey and ghee
• मधुसर्पिर्भ्याम्: Sadhana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) द्विवचन

• दध्ना: with curd
• दध्ना: Sadhana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• समन्वितः: endowed/combined (with)
• समन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (of the performer/offerer understood)

• गुड: jaggery
• गुड: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• ओदनम्: cooked rice
• ओदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासोत्तरपद); द्वितीया एकवचन

• गुडौदनम्: rice with jaggery
• गुडौदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (गुडयुक्त ओदनः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• पायसम्: milk-rice/pudding
• पायसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हविष्यम्: oblation/offerable food
• हविष्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• क्षीर: milk
• क्षीर: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• षाष्टिकम्: made of ṣāṣṭika rice (a variety)
• षाष्टिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षाष्टिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (of rice/food)

• क्षीरषाष्टिकम्: ṣāṣṭika rice cooked in milk
• क्षीरषाष्टिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + षाष्टिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (क्षीरेण/क्षीरयुक्तं षाष्टिकम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper dravya (materials) and anna (food) offerings refine intention and yield auspicious ritual efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as yajña—action consecrated through offering, purifying the doer (karma-śuddhi).

Application: Prepare prescribed oblations (madhu-sarpiḥ, dadhi, guḍaudana, pāyasa, kṣīra-ṣāṣṭika) with cleanliness and offer with mantra and right timing.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (griha/vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.101 (graha/offerings sequence context)

FAQs

What is the importance of havis (sacred food offerings) in Garuda Purana death rituals?

This verse specifies traditional havis items—honey, ghee, curd, jaggery-rice, and pāyasa—indicating that consecrated, sattvic foods are prescribed as ritual offerings in śrāddha-related contexts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

Indirectly: by prescribing śrāddha-style offerings, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that proper rites and offerings aid the departed’s post-death journey and welfare in the preta stage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing śrāddha/annual remembrance, keep offerings simple and sattvic (e.g., ghee, curd, sweet rice, milk-rice), prepared and offered with purity and intention, following one’s family tradition and priestly guidance.