Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अपराजिताशिखान्तु नीलोत्पलसमन्विताम् / ताम्बूलेन प्र (दाना) दद्याच्च वशीकरणमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

aparājitāśikhāntu nīlotpalasamanvitām / tāmbūlena pra (dānā) dadyācca vaśīkaraṇamuttamam

Translation

శిఖావంతమైన అపరాజితా పుష్పాన్ని నీలకమలంతో కలిసి తాంబూలం (పాన)తో ఇవ్వాలి; ఇది ఉత్తమ వశీకరణ విధి అని చెప్పబడింది.

Word by Word

• अपराजिताशिखा: the crest/tip of aparājitā (plant)
• अपराजिताशिखा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजिता + शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः ‘अपराजितायाः शिखा’ (plant-part)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• नीलोत्पलसमन्विताम्: endowed with blue lotus
• नीलोत्पलसमन्विताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीलोत्पल + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नीलोत्पलेन समन्विता)

• ताम्बूलेन: with betel leaf
• ताम्बूलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रदाना: in offering/giving (text uncertain)
• प्रदाना: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) → प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया/सप्तमी?; पाठे कोष्ठकस्थ-भ्रंशः—अर्थतः ‘प्रदाने’ (सप्तमी एकवचन) ‘in giving/while offering’ इति अपेक्षितम्

• दद्याच्च: should give, and
• दद्याच्च: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दद्यात् (तिङन्त) + च
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; च (समुच्चय) संलग्न

• वशीकरणम्: subjugation, enchantment
• वशीकरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशी + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘वशीकरण’ (act of subjugation)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritualized gifting (dāna/arpana) combined with specific botanicals is asserted to produce desired relational outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Kama-driven karma: illustrates pursuit of desired objects through ritual means within samsara.

Application: Offer Aparājitā flower (with crest-like tip) together with nīlotpala and tāmbūla as a vaśīkaraṇa prayoga.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.178.13–14 (preceding vaśīkaraṇa/stambhana prayogas); Garuda Purana 1.178.16–17 (subsequent bodily/lunar mapping)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Aparājitā and nīlotpala in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse treats Aparājitā and blue lotus as specific ritual substances (dravya) whose combined offering is prescribed for vaśīkaraṇa (attraction/influence) as part of a stated rite.

How does this verse fit the Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

It reads like a procedural instruction (vidhi) given by Vishnu to Garuda, listing the exact items to be offered and the intended ritual effect.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If used, it should be approached as a traditional offering practice with ethical restraint—prioritizing self-discipline and non-harm rather than coercion, and consulting a qualified practitioner for any ritual performance.