Shloka 8

Devanagari script

जानुभ्यामवनीं गत्वा लिङ्गं स्प्टष्ट्वा गृहीतवान् / एवं स्नानं स्पर्शनं च पूजनं जागरो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

jānubhyāmavanīṃ gatvā liṅgaṃ spṭaṣṭvā gṛhītavān / evaṃ snānaṃ sparśanaṃ ca pūjanaṃ jāgaro 'bhavat

Translation

เขาคุกเข่าลงถึงพื้น แล้วแตะต้องลิงคะและยึดไว้; ด้วยเหตุนี้จึงบังเกิดการชำระด้วยน้ำ การสัมผัส การบูชา และการตื่นเฝ้า (ชาครณะ) ขึ้น।

Word by Word

• जानुभ्याम्: with (his) two knees
• जानुभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन

• अवनीम्: the ground/earth
• अवनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having gone’

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) → स्पृष्ट्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having touched’

• गृहीतवान्: took/held
• गृहीतवान्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीतवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त (perfect participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘took/held’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्पर्शनम्: touching
• स्पर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जागरः: wakefulness (night vigil)
• जागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/occurred
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti can manifest through simple acts—water, touch, attention, and wakefulness—sometimes even without explicit intent; the sacred responds to gesture and proximity.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (grace) meeting the jīva through accessible acts; karma transmuted by devotion-like conduct.

Application: Adopt simple daily devotional disciplines: offer water, respectful touch (or namaskāra), brief worship, and mindful vigil/awareness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: improvised shrine in forest setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana, sections praising jāgara (night vigil) and simple offerings as potent; Garuda Purana, exempla of liṅga/holy-symbol contact producing merit

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga

FAQs

What is the importance of snāna, sparśana, pūjana, and jāgaraṇa in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse frames these four as core devotional acts connected with reverent approach to the liṅga—purification (snāna), sanctified contact (sparśana), formal worship (pūjana), and sustained devotion through vigil (jāgaraṇa).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, by emphasizing disciplined worship and purity of practice; such dhārmic observances are presented in the Purāṇic framework as supportive of merit (puṇya) and spiritual steadiness, which influence one’s post-death trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach worship with humility and bodily reverence, keep basic purity, perform sincere pūjā, and cultivate focused devotion (even brief “vigil” as mindful wakefulness) rather than mechanical ritual.