Shloka 4

Vyāsāṅga Trayodaśī: Month-by-Month Śiva Worship, Dantadhāvana Observances, and Udyāpana

Devanagari script

वीरेश्वरं फाल्गुने तु पूजयेत्तु मरूबकैः / शर्कराशाकमण्डाश्च चूतजं दन्तधावनम्

Transliteration

vīreśvaraṃ phālgune tu pūjayettu marūbakaiḥ / śarkarāśākamaṇḍāśca cūtajaṃ dantadhāvanam

Translation

No mês de Phālguna, deve-se adorar Vīreśvara com oferendas de marūbaka; e oferecer açúcar, preparos de legumes e maṇḍa, juntamente com um raminho de mangueira (chūtaja) para a limpeza dos dentes (dantadhāvana).

Word by Word

• वीरेश्वरम्: Vīreśvara
• वीरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object of worship)

• फाल्गुने: in (the month of) Phālguna
• फाल्गुने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; विधि (should)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मरूबकैः: with marūbaka (flowers/leaves)
• मरूबकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरूबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण-कारक (instrumental: with marūbaka flowers/leaves)

• शर्करा: sugar
• शर्करा: Karma (Item offered/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पदार्थ-निर्देश

• शाकमण्डाः: vegetable gruels/broths
• शाकमण्डाः: Karma (Items offered/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक + मण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; पदार्थ-निर्देश (vegetable gruels)

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

• चूतजम्: made from mango (tree)
• चूतजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चूत + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (born of mango-tree)

• दन्तधावनम्: tooth-cleaning stick/powder
• दन्तधावनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + धावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object/item)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion expressed through precise upacāras aligned to lunar months; sanctifying food and daily acts by offering to the deity.

Vedantic Theme: Offering (arpana) transforms ordinary acts into worship; supports sattva through regulated conduct.

Application: In Phālguna, worship Vīreśvara with marūbaka; offer sugar, vegetable preparations, and maṇḍa; use mango twig for tooth-cleaning as part of the observance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/household shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117 (month-wise pūjā and naivedya prescriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Vīreśvara

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Vīreśvara in Phālguna according to the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats Phālguna as a specific time for Vīreśvara-pūjā and emphasizes that correct timing and prescribed offerings form part of proper dharmic observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it gives ritual discipline (ācāra) instructions—practices that, in the Purāṇic framework, support merit (puṇya) and orderly religious life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe seasonal/monthly worship with simple, sattvic offerings and maintain daily purity practices (like traditional dantadhāvana), focusing on consistency and intention rather than extravagance.