Shloka 29

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

स्नानं वस्त्रं तथाचामं गन्धं पुष्पं च धूपकम् / दीपं नैवेद्यमाचामं नमस्कारं प्रदक्षिणम् / कुर्याच्छङ्कर मूलेन जपं चापि समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

snānaṃ vastraṃ tathācāmaṃ gandhaṃ puṣpaṃ ca dhūpakam / dīpaṃ naivedyamācāmaṃ namaskāraṃ pradakṣiṇam / kuryācchaṅkara mūlena japaṃ cāpi samarpayet

Translation

స్నానం, వస్త్రం, ఆచమనం; గంధం, పుష్పం, ధూపం; దీపం, నైవేద్యం, మళ్లీ ఆచమనం; అలాగే నమస్కారం, ప్రదక్షిణ—ఇవన్నీ ఓ శంకరా, మూలమంత్రంతో చేసి, జపాన్ని కూడా సమర్పించాలి.

Word by Word

• स्नानम्: bath (offering)
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वस्त्रम्: cloth/garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘also/likewise’

• आचामम्: ācamana (sipping water)
• आचामम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (आचमन-सम्बद्ध द्रव्य/क्रिया)

• गन्धम्: fragrance/paste
• गन्धम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुष्पम्: flower
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• धूपकम्: incense
• धूपकम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘incense’

• दीपम्: lamp/light
• दीपम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आचामम्: ācamana
• आचामम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नमस्कारम्: salutation
• नमस्कारम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘circumambulation’

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should do’

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मूलेन: with the root-mantra
• मूलेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘with the root (mantra)’

• जपम्: japa (repetition)
• जपम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): ‘also/even’

• समर्पयेत्: should offer/dedicate
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should offer/dedicate’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra, within the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Complete pūjā is holistic: purification, sensory offerings, reverence, circumambulation, and dedication of japa.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga within bhakti: actions and even mantra-repetition are offered (īśvara-arpita) rather than owned.

Application: Follow the upacāra order; conclude with japa and explicitly ‘samarpayati’ (dedicate) the merit to the deity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.28 (āvāhana/nyāsa/mudrā); Garuda Purana 1.32.30-31 (Vāsudeva hymn)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering upacāras (snāna, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a complete worship sequence, teaching that devotion is expressed through orderly offerings (upacāras) culminating in namaskāra, pradakṣiṇā, and dedicated japa—making the practice both reverent and ritually complete.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing disciplined worship and mantra-japa, it points to dharmic conduct and devotional purification as supports for spiritual progress—foundational themes that the text later connects to post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a simple, consistent puja routine—offer what is feasible (lamp, incense, flowers/clean water), include respectful prostration and circumambulation, and conclude by dedicating your mantra-japa and merits with sincerity.