Shloka 7

Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī Vrata (Vijayā/Mahātī Dvādaśī): Vāmana-Kumbha Worship, Restraints, and Jāgaraṇa

Devanagari script

सितवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नं छत्रोपानद्युगान्वितम् / ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय शिरः संपूजयेत्ततः

Transliteration

sitavastrayugacchannaṃ chatropānadyugānvitam / oṃ namo vāsudevāya śiraḥ saṃpūjayettataḥ

Translation

తర్వాత తెల్ల వస్త్రాల జంటతో కప్పబడిన, ఛత్రం మరియు పాదుకల జంటతో కూడిన (మూర్తి) శిరస్సును ‘ఓం నమో వాసుదేవాయ’ అని జపిస్తూ విధిగా పూజించాలి।

Word by Word

• सितवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नम्: covered with a pair of white garments
• सितवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक) + छन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √छद्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सितवस्त्रयोः युगेन छन्नम् = covered with a pair of white garments)

• छत्रोपानद्युगान्वितम्: accompanied by an umbrella and a pair of sandals
• छत्रोपानद्युगान्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (छत्रेण उपानद्युगेन च अन्वितम् = accompanied with an umbrella and a pair of sandals)

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable interjection); दत्तिः—चतुर्थी-योग्यः (takes dative)

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• शिरः: the head
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• संपूजयेत्: should worship duly
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (Vāsudeva) instructing Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra), per the common dialogue frame of the Garuḍa Purāṇa

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra and upacāra-pūjā: honoring Vāsudeva with purity (white cloth) and royal emblems (chatra, pāduke).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as śaraṇya (refuge) approached through nāma-mantra and reverent service (sevā).

Application: During the rite, arrange white garments, umbrella, and sandals as offerings; worship with the mantra ‘Oṃ namo Vāsudevāya’ with focused mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household shrine/temporary altar

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.136.7-8 (mantra + aṅga-wise salutations)

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva

FAQs

What is the importance of offering white garments, an umbrella, and sandals in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as auspicious ritual accompaniments used while honoring the deity (Vāsudeva), indicating completeness and reverence in the worship sequence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is primarily procedural (pujā-vidhi) rather than describing the soul’s journey; it emphasizes devotional order and mantra-based worship as part of dharmic observance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain clarity and discipline in worship: offer clean, sattvic items (symbolized by white cloth) and recite “Oṃ namo Vāsudevāya” with focused reverence.