Shloka 6

Vows and Deity-Worship According to Tithi (Pratipadā to Amāvāsyā), plus Weekdays, Nakṣatras, and Yogas

Devanagari script

दुर्गाष्टम्यां नवम्यां च मातरो ऽथ दिशोर्ऽथदाः / दशम्यां च यमश्चन्द्र एकादश्यामृषीन्यजेत्

Transliteration

durgāṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ ca mātaro 'tha diśor'thadāḥ / daśamyāṃ ca yamaścandra ekādaśyāmṛṣīnyajet

Translation

В восьмой день Дурги и в девятый следует почитать Матерей (Матр), а также хранителей сторон света, дарующих благословения. В десятый день следует поклоняться Яме и Луне (Чандре), а в одиннадцатый — риши, святым мудрецам.

Word by Word

• दुर्गाष्टम्याम्: on (the) Durgā-aṣṭamī (8th lunar day)
• दुर्गाष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक-समासः (दुर्गायाः अष्टमी)

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (lunar day)
• नवम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

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

• मातरः: the Mothers (Mātṛs)
• मातरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• दिशोः: of the two directions
• दिशोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• अर्थदाः: bestowers of boons/benefits
• अर्थदाः: Karma (Object-complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• दशम्याम्: on the tenth (lunar day)
• दशम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

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

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (Candra)
• चन्द्रः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एकादश्याम्: on the eleventh (lunar day)
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• ऋषीन्: the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• यजेत्: should worship/sacrifice to
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kāla (tithi) as a sacred framework: specific deities are to be honored on specific lunar days to harmonize human action with cosmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Rita/dharma expressed as time-ordered worship; devotion as a means to align the mind with cosmic governance.

Application: Observe tithi-based worship: Aṣṭamī–Navamī Mātṛs; worship Dikpālas; Daśamī Yama and Candra; Ekādaśī Ṛṣis—using appropriate offerings and mantras per tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.116 (tithi-devata prescriptions continuing into 1.116.7–8); Garuda Purana 1.117 (vrata/puja procedural continuations)

Characters & Entities

• Durga
• Matrikas (Mothers)
• Dikpalas (guardians of directions)
• Yama
• Chandra
• Rishis

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Yama in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Yama among the deities to be honored on Daśamī, highlighting Yama’s role as the upholder of dharma and the judge of karma, not merely a fearsome figure of death.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing worship of Yama (karmic adjudication) and related divine powers in a timed sequence, it reinforces that the soul’s post-death journey is governed by dharma, cosmic order, and proper rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe a disciplined devotional schedule—honor the Mātṛkās, dikpālas, Yama, Chandra, and Ṛṣis on their indicated days with prayer, charity, and restraint, aligning personal conduct with dharma.