Shloka 8

Graha-yajña-vidhi

Procedure for the Planetary Sacrifice

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतेपरिदीयेति सर्वे अन्नात्परिसुतम् / शन्नोदेवी कयानश्च केतुङ्क्रण्वन्निति क्रमात्

Transliteration

bṛhaspateparidīyeti sarve annātparisutam / śannodevī kayānaśca ketuṅkraṇvanniti kramāt

Translation

క్రమంగా ఈ మంత్రాలన్నీ జపించాలి—“బృహస్పతే పరిదీయ…”, తరువాత “అన్నాత్ పరిసుతమ్…”, తరువాత “శన్నో దేవీ…”, తరువాత “కయా నః…”, మరియు చివరగా “కేతుం కృణ్వన్…”—ఇదే క్రమం।

Word by Word

• बृहस्पते: O Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• परि: around/fully
• परि: Sambandha (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषक-अव्यय (preverb/adverb)

• दीयेति: ‘may I offer’ (thus)
• दीयेति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपदम्; ‘दीये’ = ‘may I give/offer’ + इति (quotative)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अन्नात्: from food
• अन्नात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular)

• परिसुतम्: (that which is) pressed/extracted
• परिसुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु) + परि- (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘well-pressed/extracted’

• शत्: be auspicious (grant welfare)
• शत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शम् (धातु) + लोट् (वेदिक-रूप)
• Form: वैदिक-लोट्/आशीर्लिङ्-प्राय (benedictive/imperative sense), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; ‘शं’ = auspiciousness (as verbal wish)

• नः: for us/our
• नः: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen./Dat. 6th/4th), बहुवचन (plural) (enclitic)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• कया: by what (means)
• कया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• नः: for us/our
• नः: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen./Dat. 6th/4th), बहुवचन (plural) (enclitic)

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

• केतुम्: a banner/sign (Ketu)
• केतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• क्रण्वन्: making/doing
• क्रण्वन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; वैदिक-रूप ‘क्रण्वन्’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनान्त रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (ablative used adverbially): ‘in order/stepwise’

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Correct mantra sequencing (krama) is itself dharma in ritual action; remembrance and fidelity to śruti-patterns sustain efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Discipline of speech (vak-samyama) and attention (ekagrata) as purifying supports; śabda-pramana honored in practice.

Application: Recite the listed mantras in the stated order during the rite, treating each as a distinct unit rather than mixing or omitting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: homa setting with recitation sequence

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.101.7 (preceding mantra set); Garuda Purana 1.101.9 (samidh sequence supporting the same homa)

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the importance of mantra order (krama) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that specific mantras are to be recited in a fixed sequence; correct krama is treated as part of ritual correctness (ācāra) and is linked with auspicious, intended results.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or afterlife teachings?

While this verse is primarily procedural (mantra-krama) rather than descriptive of Yama’s realm, it supports the broader Garuda Purana emphasis that rites—often including śānti and related recitations—must be performed precisely to be effective.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing any traditional rite (śrāddha, śānti, pūjā), follow an authenticated liturgical order from a reliable source or priest; avoid random or improvised sequencing of mantras.