Shloka 11

Graha-yajña-vidhi

Procedure for the Planetary Sacrifice

Devanagari script

दध्योदनं हविः पूपान्मांसं चित्रान्नमेव च / दद्याद्गहक्रमादेतान् ग्रहेभ्यो भाजनं ततः

Transliteration

dadhyodanaṃ haviḥ pūpānmāṃsaṃ citrānnameva ca / dadyādgahakramādetān grahebhyo bhājanaṃ tataḥ

Translation

พึงถวายข้าวคลุกนมเปรี้ยว ฮวิส ขนมบูชา เนื้อ และอาหารหลากชนิด แด่เทวะแห่งพระเคราะห์ตามลำดับ; แล้วจึงถวายทานเป็นภาชนะและเครื่องใช้

Word by Word

• दधि: curd
• दधि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• ओदनम्: cooked rice
• ओदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (समासोत्तरपद)

• दध्योदनम्: curd-rice
• दध्योदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दध्ना/दधियुक्त ओदनः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• हविः: oblation
• हविः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (form हविः)

• पूपान्: cakes
• पूपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• मांसम्: meat
• मांसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• चित्र: variegated/special
• चित्र: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) विशेषण

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (समासोत्तरपद)

• चित्रान्नम्: special/varied food
• चित्रान्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (चित्रम् अन्नम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन

• ग्रह: planetary deity (graha)
• ग्रह: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• क्रमात्: in sequence/according to order
• क्रमात्: Hetu/Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (in order/according to sequence)

• गहक्रमात्: according to the order of the grahas
• गहक्रमात्: Hetu/Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पञ्चमी एकवचन (ablative used adverbially)

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ग्रहेभ्यः: to the grahas
• ग्रहेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी बहुवचन (सम्प्रदान)

• भाजनम्: vessel/container
• भाजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kala (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter/then)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karmic alignment through properly sequenced offerings to grahas, completed by dāna (utensils) as relinquishment.

Vedantic Theme: Niṣkāma-karma tendency: ritual action becomes purifying when paired with giving and non-possessiveness.

Application: Offer prescribed items (dadhyodana, havis, pūpa, māṃsa, citrānna) to grahas in correct order; then donate the vessels used, avoiding re-appropriation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household shrine/ritual pavilion

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.101.12 (dakṣiṇā list for grahas)

Characters & Entities

• Grahas (planetary deities)

FAQs

What is the importance of graha offerings in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a structured method of propitiating the grahas through specific food offerings and a concluding donation of utensils, emphasizing orderly ritual action (grahakrama) and charitable giving (dāna).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic framework where disciplined ritual observance and dāna reduce obstacles and inauspicious influences, helping maintain dharmic order that benefits one’s life-course and post-death merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing a traditional graha-śānti, follow an authorized sequence for offerings and include a genuine act of charity (such as donating utensils/essentials) as the verse prescribes.