Shloka 10

Dūrvāṣṭamī Vrata and Rohiṇī-Yukta Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī: Mantras, Arghya, and Viṣṇu-Nāma Salutations

Devanagari script

यशोदायै ततो दद्यादर्घ्यं फलसमन्वितम् / अनन्तं (घं) वामनं शौरिं वैकुष्ठं पुरुषोत्तमम्

Transliteration

yaśodāyai tato dadyādarghyaṃ phalasamanvitam / anantaṃ (ghaṃ) vāmanaṃ śauriṃ vaikuṣṭhaṃ puruṣottamam

Translation

यशोदायै ततः दद्यादर्घ्यं फलसमन्वितम्; अनन्तं वामनं शौरिं वैकुण्ठं पुरुषोत्तमम् (स्मरन्)।

Word by Word

• यशोदायै: to Yaśodā
• यशोदायै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: thereafter)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• फल: fruit
• फल: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• समन्वितम्: accompanied with
• समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); अर्घ्यम् इति विशेषणम्

• अनन्तम्: Ananta
• अनन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णोर्नाम

• वामनम्: Vāmana
• वामनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• शौरिम्: Śauri (descendant of Śūra)
• शौरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैकुण्ठम्: Vaikuṇṭha (Lord/realm epithet)
• वैकुण्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (उत्तमः पुरुषः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nama-smaraṇa and arghya as offerings that honor both the Lord’s līlā-context (Yaśodā) and His cosmic forms (Ananta, Vāmana, Śauri, Vaikuṇṭha, Puruṣottama).

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as Puruṣottama—transcendent yet accessible through līlā; devotion integrates immanence (mother-child intimacy) and transcendence (Vaikuṇṭha).

Application: Offer fruits and water with remembrance of Vishnu’s names; cultivate loving service in daily duties, seeing home life as a field for bhakti.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household shrine or temple

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.131.11–12 (extended Vishnu-nama salutations)

Characters & Entities

• Yaśodā
• Ananta
• Vāmana
• Śauri
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Puruṣottama

FAQs

What is the importance of offering arghya with fruits in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames arghya—augmented with fruits—as a respectful, complete act of worship directed to divine figures/names, emphasizing devotional correctness and merit through properly accompanied offerings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing disciplined worship of Viṣṇu through revered names, it points to bhakti and right conduct as supports for spiritual well-being and auspicious passage beyond suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Offer a simple, sincere arghya (water oblation) with fruit in a daily or periodic Viṣṇu pūjā, reciting these names as a focused remembrance of the Supreme.