Shloka 18

Aśokāṣṭamī and Mahānavamī: Durgā Navamī-vrata, mantra-nyāsa, forms, weapons, and offerings

Devanagari script

दद्याच्चरक्यै चैशान्यामाग्नेय्यां च विदारिकाम्

Transliteration

dadyāccarakyai caiśānyāmāgneyyāṃ ca vidārikām

Translation

ईशान्यां चरक्यै दद्याद्, आग्नेय्यां च विदारिकां समर्पयेत्।

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• चरक्यै: to Carakī (name of a goddess/being)
• चरक्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

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

• ऐशान्याम्: in the northeast (direction)
• ऐशान्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐशान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (northeast)

• आग्नेय्याम्: in the southeast (direction)
• आग्नेय्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (southeast)

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

• विदारिकाम्: Vidārikā (name of a goddess/being)
• विदारिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Substance-specific and direction-specific offerings are integral to ritual efficacy; herbs function as both symbolic and practical agents of śānti.

Vedantic Theme: Ritual as harmonization of guṇas and elements through prescribed correspondences (dik–dravya).

Application: In contemporary practice, emphasize the non-violent, herbal dimension: offerings of medicinal plants, incense, and sattvic substitutes aligned with mindful spatial arrangement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: directional quarters (dik)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.133.17 (directional offering scheme continues)

Characters & Entities

• Ishana (NE direction)
• Agni (SE direction)

FAQs

What is the importance of directional offerings in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that offerings are prescribed by direction, implying that ritual efficacy depends on aligning substances with specific cosmic/elemental quarters (such as Īśāna and Āgneya).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it contributes to the larger Garuda Purana framework where correct rites and offerings support the departed’s transition and welfare in the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing śrāddha/antyeṣṭi under guidance, follow traditional prescriptions carefully—especially directions and materials—rather than improvising, as details are treated as spiritually consequential.