Shloka 54

Devanagari script

स्वशास्त्रविहितैः प्राप्तैर्युवंवस्त्रेति वस्त्रकम् / कविहाविति मन्त्रेण आनयेन्मण्डपं शुभम्

Transliteration

svaśāstravihitaiḥ prāptairyuvaṃvastreti vastrakam / kavihāviti mantreṇa ānayenmaṇḍapaṃ śubham

Translation

తన శాస్త్రవిధి ప్రకారం పొందిన వస్త్రాన్ని తీసుకొని “యువం వస్త్రే…” మంత్రం జపించాలి. తరువాత “కవిహా…” మంత్రంతో ఆ వస్త్రాన్ని శుభ మంటపానికి తీసుకురావాలి.

Word by Word

• स्वशास्त्रविहितैः: by those prescribed in one’s own śāstra
• स्वशास्त्रविहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + शास्त्र + विहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वशास्त्रे विहित = prescribed in one’s own śāstra)

• प्राप्तैः: obtained/available
• प्राप्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (√आप् + प्र, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुं/नपुं

• युवंवस्त्रे: in/with (the mantra phrase) “yuvaṃvastre”
• युवंवस्त्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवंवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्रपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-उद्धरण (quoted mantra-word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक

• वस्त्रकम्: a cloth/garment
• वस्त्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कविहा: (the word) “kavihā”
• कविहा: Sambandha (Mantra-quote/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कविहा (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्रपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-उद्धरण (quoted word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आनयेत्: should bring
• आनयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मण्डपम्: the pavilion
• मण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with मण्डपम्)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śāstra-niṣṭhā: use materials acquired according to prescribed rules; ritual correctness as dharmic integrity.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as support (ādhāra) for sattva and steadiness; right means (upāya-śuddhi) conditions right ends.

Application: Source ritual materials ethically and traditionally; maintain cleanliness and propriety in worship spaces.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-structure

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.48 (maṇḍapa/śayyā preparations; mantra-guided handling of upacāras)

FAQs

What is the importance of using śāstra-vihita (scripturally prescribed) items in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that ritual materials—here, cloth—should be acquired and used according to scriptural rules, ensuring the rite is performed in a dharmic and ritually valid manner.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana guidance on post-death or funeral rituals?

It gives a procedural instruction: preparing the auspicious maṇḍapa and bringing the required cloth while reciting specific mantras, reflecting the text’s focus on correct ritual sequence (vidhi).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow authentic, tradition-based guidance for rites (through qualified priests/textual procedure), use properly sourced materials, and keep the ritual space orderly and auspicious rather than improvised.