Shloka 5

Agastya Arghya Vrata—Timing, Mantra, and Dāna फल

Devanagari script

खासपुष्पप्रतीकाश अग्निमारुतसम्भव ! / मित्रावारुणयोः पुत्त्रो कुम्भयोने नमो ऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

khāsapuṣpapratīkāśa agnimārutasambhava ! / mitrāvāruṇayoḥ puttro kumbhayone namo 'stu te

Translation

โอ้ผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจดอกคาสะ ผู้บังเกิดจากไฟและลม โอ้บุตรแห่งมิตรและวรุณะ โอ้กุมภโยนิ (ผู้มีครรภ์เป็นหม้อ) ขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน

Word by Word

• खास: khāsa-flower (a kind of flower)
• खास: Sambandha (Qualifier base/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (अनिश्चित), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• पुष्प: flower
• पुष्प: Sambandha (Qualifier base/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• प्रतीकाश: O one resembling (a flower)
• प्रतीकाश: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + काश् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त/विशेषणार्थ; ‘resembling/appearing like’

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Sambandha (Qualifier base/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• मारुत: wind
• मारुत: Sambandha (Qualifier base/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• सम्भव: O one born of
• सम्भव: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; क्त/भावार्थक ‘born from/originating from’

• मित्रावारुणयोः: of Mitra and Varuṇa
• मित्रावारुणयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; ‘of Mitra and Varuṇa’

• पुत्त्रः: son
• पुत्त्रः: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; (पाठे ‘पुत्त्रो’ = ‘पुत्रः’)

• कुम्भयोने: O Kumbhayoni (born from a pot)
• कुम्भयोने: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; ‘कुम्भः योनिः यस्य/यत्र’—परम्परया नाम

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriyā (Predicate-like/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable interjection)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive use), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; enclitic pronoun ‘to/for you’ (here: dative sense)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative context: a salutation/invocation within the discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti (praise) and namaskara align the practitioner with the invoked power; remembrance of rishi-mahima supports mantra-siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-anugraha through devotion and reverence to mantra-seers; humility as a purifier of ego.

Application: Recite the Agastya-salutation with focused visualization of his luminous form and origins before/while offering arghya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: invocatory space (mantra-adhikara)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.119.4 (Agastya-mantra used for arghya)

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Mitra
• Varuṇa
• Agni
• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Agastya (Kumbha-yoni) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a reverential salutation to the ṛṣi Agastya, anchoring the teaching in Vedic-ṛṣi authority and sanctifying recitation before proceeding with instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it does not describe the soul’s journey itself, but establishes a sacred, authoritative frame for the chapter’s teachings—common in Garuda Purana sections connected to ritual and post-death instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as an opening obeisance when studying or chanting the chapter—especially in śrāddha-related readings—cultivating humility and attentiveness to dharmic instruction.