Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

ॐ उरुं हि राजा वरुणश्चकार सूर्याय पन्थानमन्वेत वा / प्रतिधाता च वक्तारस्ताहृदयाविपश्चित् / नमो ऽग्न्यरुणाया भिष्टुतोवरुणस्य पाशः / वरुणाय नमः

Transliteration

oṃ uruṃ hi rājā varuṇaścakāra sūryāya panthānamanveta vā / pratidhātā ca vaktārastāhṛdayāvipaścit / namo 'gnyaruṇāyā bhiṣṭutovaruṇasya pāśaḥ / varuṇāya namaḥ

Translation

ॐ। విస్తారమైన రాజైన వరుణుడు సూర్యుడు అనుసరించుటకు మార్గాన్ని నిర్మించాడు. ఆయన స్థాపకుడు, సరిచేయువాడు—హృదయవివేకులు ఇలా ప్రకటిస్తారు. అగ్ని మరియు అరుణునకు నమస్కారం; వరుణుని పాశము స్తుతింపదగినది. వరుణునకు నమః।

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रणव/मन्त्रारम्भ-चिह्न)

• उरुम्: vast/great
• उरुम्: Karma (Mantra word)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मन्त्रपदे

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (Emphasis/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात—हेतु/निश्चय)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सूर्याय: for the Sun
• सूर्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• पन्थानम्: path
• पन्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अन्वेत: may (he) follow
• अन्वेत: Kriya (Predicate within mantra)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-पाठभेदसम्भव; अत्र मन्त्रपाठे ‘अन्वेत’ = आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ 3rd sg (परस्मैपद) — ‘may he follow’

• वा: or
• वा: Nipata (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्प/alternative particle)

• प्रतिधाता: the establisher/ordainer
• प्रतिधाता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति + धा (धातु) → प्रतिधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• वक्तारः: speakers
• वक्तारः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ताः: those
• ताः: Visheshana/Anvaya (Pronominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘those’

• हृदया: by heart
• हृदया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; मन्त्रपाठे समासाङ्ग

• अविपश्चित्: unwise
• अविपश्चित्: Karta-visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन/बहुवचन-पाठभेदसम्भव; ‘unwise’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (नमस्-शब्दः) — प्रायः चतुर्थ्यर्थे ‘to/for’

• अग्न्यरुणाय: to Agni-Aruṇa
• अग्न्यरुणाय: Sampradana (Recipient of salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘to Agni-Aruṇa’

• अभिष्टुतः: praised
• अभिष्टुतः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + स्तु (धातु) → अभिष्टुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘praised’

• वरुणस्य: of Varuṇa
• वरुणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पाशः: noose
• पाशः: Karta/Pratipādya (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वरुणाय: to Varuṇa
• वरुणाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayoga (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (salutation formula)

Speaker

Narrator (scriptural recitation within the Garuda Purana dialogue tradition, framed as Vishnu teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ṛta and moral causality: Varuṇa establishes order and binds transgression with pāśa; wisdom is to align conduct with truth.

Vedantic Theme: Iśvara-niyati: cosmic law as expression of the Divine; humility before order supports purification and self-correction.

Application: Use the mantra as a daily reminder: keep promises, practice truthfulness, accept accountability; when feeling ‘bound’ by guilt or habit, consciously recommit to ethical order and seek release through rectification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: waterside ritual station with cosmic reference

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.214.7 (Varuṇa pāśa release prayer)

Characters & Entities

• Varuna
• Surya
• Agni
• Aruna

FAQs

What is the importance of Varuṇa and his pāśa (noose) in the Garuda Purana context?

This verse praises Varuṇa as the regulator who binds wrongdoing through the ‘pāśa’—a symbol of moral law and restraint—reminding practitioners to live within dharma.

How does this verse relate to the idea of an ordained ‘path’ in Hindu cosmology?

By stating that Varuṇa established the Sun’s path, the verse points to a universe governed by order (ṛta), where cosmic regularity mirrors ethical order in human life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a short daily remembrance that discipline and truthfulness are forms of worship—aligning personal conduct with cosmic order.