Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

दन्तकाष्ठं प्राशयेच्च ददेज्जतीफलं तथा / प्रद्युम्नं पूजयेज्ज्येष्ठे चम्पकैर्बिल्वजं दशेत्

Transliteration

dantakāṣṭhaṃ prāśayecca dadejjatīphalaṃ tathā / pradyumnaṃ pūjayejjyeṣṭhe campakairbilvajaṃ daśet

Translation

दन्तकाष्ठं प्राशयेत्, जतीफलं च दद्यात्; ज्येष्ठे प्रद्युम्नं चम्पकैः पूजयेत्, बिल्वजं च दशेत्।

Word by Word

• दन्तकाष्ठम्: tooth-stick
• दन्तकाष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक

• प्राशयेत्: should cause to eat / should offer to eat
• प्राशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

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

• ददेत्: should give/offer
• ददेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जातीफलम्: nutmeg (jātīphala)
• जातीफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाती + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• प्रद्युम्नम्: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object of worship)

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

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

• चम्पकैः: with campaka flowers
• चम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण-कारक

• बिल्वजम्: made from bilva (wood)
• बिल्वजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिल्व + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (born of bilva / made of bilva)

• दशेत्: should chew/bite
• दशेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दंश्/दश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; पाठभेदसम्भवः (daśet ~ should bite/chew)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion through disciplined daily purity and specific offerings; honoring Pradyumna with fragrant blossoms and sacred leaves.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā of a divine manifestation (vyūha) as a support for devotion and inner purification.

Application: Chew/use the tooth-cleaning twig as prescribed; offer jāti-phala; in Jyeṣṭha worship Pradyumna with campaka flowers and present bilva leaves.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/household shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117 (Jyeṣṭha prescription; Pradyumna within the month-wise deity list)

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of month-specific worship (like Jyeṣṭha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links a specific month (Jyeṣṭha) with worship of a specific form of Viṣṇu (Pradyumna), indicating that time (kāla) is treated as a ritual factor that strengthens the intended merit (puṇya) of the observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined conduct and devotional offerings as dharmic practices that build puṇya, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly presents as supportive for favorable post-death outcomes and avoidance of suffering after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain daily cleanliness and intentional, simple worship: adopt a consistent purification routine and make sincere offerings (flowers/leaves) with remembrance of Viṣṇu, especially during traditional observance periods.