Shloka 21

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing/Offering the Pavitra Sacred Thread

Devanagari script

ॐ हां (हौः) आत्मतत्त्वाय नमः / ॐ हां हीं हूं क्षैं सर्वतत्त्वाय नमः / कालात्मना त्वया देव यद्दृष्टं मामके विधौ

Transliteration

oṃ hāṃ (hauḥ) ātmatattvāya namaḥ / oṃ hāṃ hīṃ hūṃ kṣaiṃ sarvatattvāya namaḥ / kālātmanā tvayā deva yaddṛṣṭaṃ māmake vidhau

Translation

“ॐ హాం (హౌః) ఆత్మతత్త్వాయ నమః। ॐ హాం హీం హూం క్షైం సర్వతత్త్వాయ నమః।” హే దేవా! కాలస్వరూపుడవై నా విధిలో నీవు ఏది దర్శింపజేశావో దానికి నేను నమస్కరిస్తున్నాను।

Word by Word

• oṃ: Oṃ
• oṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Praṇava; mantra-avyaya

• hāṃ: hāṃ (seed syllable)
• hāṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hāṃ/hauḥ (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: Bīja-mantra; pāṭhabheda: hāṃ / hauḥ

• ātmatattvāya: to Ātma-tattva
• ātmatattvāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātma-tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (tattva), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Salutation particle; with dative

• oṃ: Oṃ
• oṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Praṇava; mantra-avyaya

• hāṃ: hāṃ
• hāṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hāṃ (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: Bīja-mantra

• hīṃ: hīṃ
• hīṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hīṃ (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: Bīja-mantra

• hūṃ: hūṃ
• hūṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hūṃ (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: Bīja-mantra

• kṣaiṃ: kṣaiṃ
• kṣaiṃ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣaiṃ (बीजमन्त्र/अव्यय)
• Form: Bīja-mantra

• sarvatattvāya: to all tattvas / to the all-principle
• sarvatattvāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (tattva), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Salutation particle; with dative

• kālātmanā: by (your) time-form / as Time
• kālātmanā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (ātman), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; instrumental; समासः—तत्पुरुष (kālasya ātmā)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• yat: which/that (thing)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• dṛṣṭam: seen
• dṛṣṭam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; kta participle; used predicatively ‘seen’

• māmake: in my
• māmake: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; possessive adjective ‘belonging to me’ qualifying vidhau

• vidhau: rite/procedure
• vidhau: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

Speaker

Garuda (Vinātā-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Self and the totality of tattvas are to be saluted; the divine as Time is the revealer and regulator of prescribed practice.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as īśvara-śakti governing manifestation; movement from parts (tattvas) to whole (sarva-tattva) and surrender to the revealer.

Application: Contemplate time as sacred discipline: let daily practice be guided by awareness of impermanence and cosmic order; dedicate outcomes to the divine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-temporal frame invoked within ritual

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.42.22 (purification of imperfect acts); Garuda Purana 1.42.23 (completion of vow/observance)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kāla (Time)

FAQs

What is the importance of Ātma-tattva and Sarva-tattva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames worship as recognition of the Self-principle and the totality of realities (tattvas), implying that ritual is meant to culminate in right knowledge of Ātman and the cosmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Lord as Kāla (Time), it points to Time as the governing force behind embodied experience and transition; realizing the Self and the Lord’s cosmic governance supports detachment and spiritual clarity central to the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use ritual or daily prayer to cultivate self-inquiry (Ātman awareness) and acceptance of impermanence (Kāla), aligning actions with dharma rather than anxiety over outcomes.