Shloka 5

Kārtika Vrata, Bhīṣma-pañcaka, and Ekādaśī Timing

Tithi & Pāraṇa Rules

Devanagari script

यजेन्मौनी घृताद्यैश्च पञ्चगव्येन वारिभिः / स्नापयित्वाथ कर्पूरमुखैश्चैवानुलेपयेत्

Transliteration

yajenmaunī ghṛtādyaiśca pañcagavyena vāribhiḥ / snāpayitvātha karpūramukhaiścaivānulepayet

Translation

మౌనవ్రతంతో ఘృతాది ద్రవ్యాలు, పంచగవ్యజలంతో పూజ చేయాలి. స్నానం చేయించి తరువాత కర్పూరాది సుగంధ ద్రవ్యాలతో దేవవిగ్రహానికి అనులేపనం చేయాలి.

Word by Word

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

• मौनी: the silent one (observer of silence)
• मौनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• घृताद्यैः: with ghee etc.
• घृताद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन (plural); घृत-आदि = ‘ghee and the like’

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

• पञ्चगव्येन: with pañcagavya (five cow-products)
• पञ्चगव्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + गव्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular); पञ्चगव्य = five cow-products

• वारिभिः: with waters
• वारिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• स्नापयित्वा: having bathed (him)/having caused (him) to bathe
• स्नापयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having caused to bathe’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (sequencing particle: then)

• कर्पूरमुखैः: with camphor and the like
• कर्पूरमुखैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर + मुख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन (plural); कर्पूरमुख = camphor etc. as chief/foremost (i.e., camphor-headed substances)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अनुलेपयेत्: should anoint/smear
• अनुलेपयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + लिप् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्; ‘cause to be anointed/smeared’

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vainateya, typical dialogue frame of the Garuḍa Purāṇa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upacāra-bhakti: devotion expressed through disciplined purity (mauna), abhiṣeka, and anulepana using sanctifying substances like pañcagavya and camphor.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sevā as citta-śuddhi leading toward sāttvika steadiness; the Lord approached through name/form while remembering His transcendence.

Application: Maintain a focused, distraction-free worship period; use simple, clean offerings; treat bathing/anointing as mindful service rather than mere procedure.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: griha-mandira/puja-sthana

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.123.6-9 (five-day regimen; dhupa/naivedya/japa; limb-wise worship)

Characters & Entities

• Pañcagavya
• Ghṛta (ghee)
• Karpūra (camphor)
• Mauna (silence as a vow)

FAQs

What is the importance of pañcagavya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents pañcagavya-water as a purificatory medium used in worship and ablution, emphasizing ritual cleanliness and sanctification before anointing and further offerings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it belongs to the conduct/ritual instructions section, where purity, restraint (mauna), and correct worship are taught as dhārmic disciplines that support auspicious karma rather than describing the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain focused restraint (silence/attention) during prayer, prioritize cleanliness and reverence in worship, and use traditional purificatory and fragrant substances (where culturally appropriate) as part of a disciplined devotional routine.