Shloka 9

Devanagari script

प्रातः सन्ध्यामुपासीत दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् / हुत्वाग्नौ सर्यदेवत्याञ्जपेन्मन्त्रान्समाहितः

Transliteration

prātaḥ sandhyāmupāsīta dantadhāvanapūrvakam / hutvāgnau saryadevatyāñjapenmantrānsamāhitaḥ

Translation

ప్రాతఃకాలంలో ముందుగా దంతధావనం చేసి, ప్రాతఃసంధ్యోపాసన చేయవలెను. తరువాత అగ్నిలో సూర్యదేవతకు ఆహుతులు సమర్పించి, సమాహితచిత్తంతో మంత్రజపం చేయవలెను.

Word by Word

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सन्ध्याम्: the Sandhyā (twilight prayer)
• सन्ध्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• उपासीत: should worship/attend upon
• उपासीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √आस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दन्त-धावन-पूर्वकम्: with tooth-cleaning done first
• दन्त-धावन-पूर्वकम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + धावन (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb: 'preceded by tooth-cleaning')

• हुत्वा: having offered (oblations)
• हुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सव्य-देवत्यान्: having the Savyā deities (as presiding deities)
• सव्य-देवत्यान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देवत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सव्याः देवताः येषां ते)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रान्: mantras
• मन्त्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• समाहितः: collected/attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (Agent-state/कर्ता-धर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + √धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Daily morning discipline: bodily cleanliness, sandhyā-upāsanā, offering to Sūrya in fire, and mantra recitation with collected mind.

Vedantic Theme: Nitya-karma and upāsanā as mind-purifying practices leading toward steadiness (ekāgratā) supportive of jñāna and bhakti.

Application: Establish a dawn routine: hygiene, brief worship/meditation, and focused recitation; cultivate consistency and attention (samāhita-citta).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: domestic sacred space / liminal dawn setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.96.7 (daily smarta duties in marriage fire); Garuda Purana 1.96.8 (purification prerequisites)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of morning Sandhyā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents morning Sandhyā as a foundational nitya-karma: purification first, then worship and mantra-japa with mental focus, establishing daily dharmic discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing regular purification, worship, and mantra-japa, it points to how disciplined dharma and sattvic habits support spiritual progress and reduce karmic burdens that obstruct higher states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin the day with cleanliness, a brief prayer/meditation to the Sun (or morning worship), and focused mantra repetition to cultivate clarity, self-control, and consistency in dharmic living.