Shloka 28

Snāna-Śauca Krama: Varuṇa–Āpaḥ Mantras, Aghamarṣaṇa, Sūrya-Upasthāna, and Sarva-Tarpaṇa

Devanagari script

ॐ इदमापप्रवहता स्वं मलं क्षाललोहितम् / यथात्वहोत्रामृतं यच्च शोफे अभीषणम्

Transliteration

oṃ idamāpapravahatā svaṃ malaṃ kṣālalohitam / yathātvahotrāmṛtaṃ yacca śophe abhīṣaṇam

Translation

ఓం. ఈ జలప్రవాహంతో నా స్వమలినత రక్తంతో సహా కడుగబడుగాక; హోమామృతసమమైనది భయంకర వాపులోనూ శాంతి, శుభం కలిగించుగాక।

Word by Word

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Invocation/मङ्गलाचरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणवः (sacred syllable), अव्यय

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• आप: waters
• आप: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• प्रवहता: flowing forth
• प्रवहता: Karta (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√वह् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; आपः इति विशेषण

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मलं इति विशेषण

• मलम्: impurity
• मलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• क्षाल: washing/cleansing
• क्षाल: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• लोहितम्: reddened by washing
• लोहितम्: Karma (Predicate/qualifier of malaṃ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्षाल-लोहितम् = क्षालेन लोहितम् (instrumental tatpuruṣa)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (comparative/manner)

• त्व: indeed/just
• त्व: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्व (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपातः; समासपूर्वपद (textual/vedic particle)

• होत्र: oblation/ritual offering
• होत्र: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• अमृतम्: nectar-like (ritual) ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karma (Comparand)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; त्व-होत्र-अमृतम् = (होत्रस्य) अमृतम्/होत्रे अमृतम् (tatpuruṣa; Vedic compound)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

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

• शोफे: in swelling/edema
• शोफे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अभीषणम्: terrible/dreadful
• अभीषणम्: Karma (Predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; यत्/इदम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Shauca (purity) and removal of mala (defilement) through consecrated water; healing as a dharmic restoration of auspicious order.

Vedantic Theme: Antahkarana-shuddhi as a prerequisite for higher knowledge; outer cleansing mirrors inner purification.

Application: Use sanctified water with mantra during bathing/cleansing, especially when seeking relief from affliction; cultivate the intent of purification rather than mere hygiene.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: waterbody/ritual-bathing setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.214.30-32 (post-bath conduct, acamana, sun-veneration); Garuda Purana 1.214.29 (Apah/Pavamana purification mantras)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of purification (mala-kṣālana) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames flowing water as a ritual and symbolic cleanser that removes mala (impurity), supporting purity required for rites and spiritual steadiness.

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

By emphasizing cleansing and auspicious relief, it aligns with the Purana’s broader teaching that proper rites and purity help the departed and the living avoid fear and disturbance in transitional states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use water-based purification with mindful recitation—treating cleanliness, restraint, and sincere intention as integral to any prayer, funeral rite, or ancestral offering.