Shloka 122

Ācāra-Nirṇaya: Varṇa-Āśrama Dharma, Śauca, Snāna, Sandhyā, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and Gṛhastha-Dinacaryā

Devanagari script

प्रातः स्नायी तदाप्नोति वर्षेण श्रद्धयान्वितः / य इच्छेद्विपुलान् भोगांश्चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहोपमान्

Transliteration

prātaḥ snāyī tadāpnoti varṣeṇa śraddhayānvitaḥ / ya icchedvipulān bhogāṃścandrasūryagrahopamān

Translation

శ్రద్ధతో ప్రాతఃకాలంలో స్నానం చేసే వాడు ఒక సంవత్సరంలో ఇష్టఫలాన్ని పొందుతాడు. చంద్రుడు, సూర్యుడు, గ్రహాల వంటి కాంతిమంతమైన విస్తార భోగాలను కోరితే అవి లభిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: in the morning)

• स्नायी: one who bathes
• स्नायी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that (result)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• वर्षेण: by (observing for) a year
• वर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ (इण्) + नि/अनु उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• इच्छेत्: would desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• विपुलान्: abundant
• विपुलान्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भोगान्)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन

• चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहोपमान्: comparable to the moon, sun, and planets
• चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहोपमान्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + सूर्य + ग्रह + उपमान (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपमानार्थक: चन्द्र-सूर्य-ग्रह-उपमान = 'like the moon, sun, and planets'; विशेषण (qualifying भोगान्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Shraddha-yukta nitya-kriya (pratah-snana) yields timely, proportionate results; desire shapes the phala.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala-niyama under Ishvara; purification (shauca) as support for sattva and dharmic life.

Application: Adopt consistent early-morning bathing with sincere intent; pair with simple vows and restraint to stabilize practice for a year.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: snana-tirtha (unspecified)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta/Acara sections): emphasis on shauca, snana, vrata-phala; Garuda Purana: Ekadashi/Visnu-bhakti passages that connect purity with devotion

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya
• Grahas

FAQs

What is the importance of early morning bathing (prātaḥ snāna) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents prātaḥ snāna performed with śraddhā as a dharmic purifier that yields tangible results—prosperity and refined enjoyments—within a stated timeframe.

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

While not describing the after-death journey directly, it reinforces the Garuda Purana theme that disciplined daily dharma and purity practices shape one’s merit (puṇya), which in turn influences one’s post-mortem and celestial outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a consistent dawn routine of cleanliness and mindful intention (śraddhā), treating daily purification as a foundation for ethical living, clarity, and steadier prosperity.