Shloka 9

Rambhā-Tṛtīyā Vrata: annual cycle of Devī worship, offerings, and dāna

Devanagari script

राजपुत्रीं चाश्वयुजे जपापुष्पैश्च जीरकम् / प्राशयेन्निशि नैवेद्यैः कृसरैः कार्तिके यजेत्

Transliteration

rājaputrīṃ cāśvayuje japāpuṣpaiśca jīrakam / prāśayenniśi naivedyaiḥ kṛsaraiḥ kārtike yajet

Translation

ในเดือนอาศวยุช พึงถวาย/ให้รับประทานราชปุตรีพร้อมยี่หร่าและดอกชบา; ในยามราตรีให้รับประทานเป็นไนเวทยะ เดือนการ์ติกะพึงบูชาด้วยกฤสร (อาหารบูชาแบบข้าวผสม)

Word by Word

• राजपुत्रीम्: rājaputrī (a plant/flower name)
• राजपुत्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्री (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + पुत्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आश्वयुजे: in Āśvayuja (month)
• आश्वयुजे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वयुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• जपापुष्पैः: with hibiscus flowers
• जपापुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपापुष्प (प्रातिपदिक; जपा + पुष्प)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जीरकम्: cumin
• जीरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• प्राशयेत्: should feed (cause to eat)
• प्राशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) भावः—प्राशयति (to cause to eat)

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करण

• कृसरैः: with kṛsara (rice-and-pulse dish)
• कृसरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करण

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika (month)
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• यजेत्: should worship/offer
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Time-sanctified devotion: month-specific flowers/foods and night naivedya cultivate steadiness of worship and consecration of daily life.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as niyama: repeated offering transforms ordinary acts (eating, cooking, night routine) into īśvara-sevā.

Application: In Āśvayuja, offer prescribed items (japā/hibiscus, jīraka, rājaputrī as stated) and perform night-time naivedya; in Kārtika, offer kṛsara as naivedya in worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.120 (māsa-wise upacāra list)

FAQs

What is the importance of month-specific offerings in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific months (Āśvayuja and Kārtika) with prescribed offerings, indicating that timing and appropriate naivedya are part of disciplined dharmic worship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey here; instead, it gives ritual prescriptions that support dharma and devotional order, which the Garuda Purana often presents as foundational to spiritual well-being.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you observe monthly vratas or seasonal worship, align offerings with traditional, sattvic naivedya (e.g., kṛsara in Kārtika) and keep the practice consistent and reverent.