Shloka 17

Śivarātri Vrata: Timing, Accidental Merit, and the Complete Night-Vigil Procedure

Devanagari script

अविघ्नेन व्रतं देव ! त्वत्प्रसदान्मयार्चितम् / क्षमस्व जगतां नाथ ! त्रैलोक्याधिपते हर !

Transliteration

avighnena vrataṃ deva ! tvatprasadānmayārcitam / kṣamasva jagatāṃ nātha ! trailokyādhipate hara !

Translation

హే దేవా! నీ ప్రసాదంతో నేను ఈ వ్రతాన్ని ఆరాధించాను; అది అవిఘ్నంగా పూర్తికావాలి. హే జగన్నాథా! త్రైలోక్యాధిపతి హరా! నన్ను క్షమించు।

Word by Word

• अविघ्नेन: without obstacle(s)
• अविघ्नेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः ‘विघ्नरहितेन’

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र कर्म/विषयत्वेन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• त्वत्प्रसादात्: by/through your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्वत्-प्रसादः’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/कर्ता-करण), एकवचन

• अर्चितम्: worshipped/performed
• अर्चितम्: Karma (Predicate complement to ‘व्रतम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘worshipped/performed’

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जगताम्: of the worlds/beings
• जगताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्याधिपते: O ruler of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्याधिपते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्रैलोक्यस्य अधिपतिः’

• हर: O Hara (Śiva)
• हर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/ritual performer (supplicatory address within the narrative; not a Vishnu–Garuda dialogue line)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Completion of vows depends on divine grace; forgiveness is sought as an essential limb of devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prasāda and śaraṇāgati; recognition of limited agency (kartṛtva-tyāga) leading to peace.

Application: Before concluding any vrata, explicitly pray for obstacle-free completion and ask forgiveness for errors, anchoring practice in humility rather than pride.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: inner devotional space (prayer)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional conclusions: avighna-prārthanā and kṣamā-yācñā as standard closure of vrata

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Jagannatha
• Trailokyadhipati
• Hara (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of obstacle-free completion (avighna) in Garuda Purana rituals?

This verse frames the vrata as successful only by divine grace and explicitly prays for an “avighna” completion, reflecting the Purana’s emphasis on correct, uninterrupted observance for full ritual fruit.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Even when discussing dharma and post-death outcomes, the Garuda Purana repeatedly stresses devotion, humility, and atonement; here the practitioner seeks forgiveness for any lapse in the observance and dedicates the act to the Lord’s grace.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing any vow, prayer, or śrāddha-related duty, end with a brief request for obstacle-free completion and forgiveness for mistakes—cultivating sincerity, accountability, and steadiness in practice.