Shloka 5

Phala-Saptamī and Vijayā-Saptamī: Bhādrapada Worship, Feeding, Mantra, and Sevenfold Saptamī Restraints

Devanagari script

सर्वे भवन्तु सफला मम कामाः समन्ततः / (इति फलसप्तमी) संपूज्य देवं सप्तम्यां पायसेनाथ भोजयेत्

Transliteration

sarve bhavantu saphalā mama kāmāḥ samantataḥ / (iti phalasaptamī) saṃpūjya devaṃ saptamyāṃ pāyasenātha bhojayet

Translation

“ขอให้ความปรารถนาทั้งปวงของข้าพเจ้าสำเร็จผลโดยรอบทุกประการ” นี่คือพิธีผลสัปตมี เมื่อบูชาเทพเจ้าโดยสมบูรณ์แล้ว ในวันสัปตมีพึงจัดเลี้ยงด้วยปายสะ (ข้าวมธุปายาส/ข้าวนมหวาน)

Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective used substantively/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (कामाḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणार्थे)

• bhavantu: may (they) become
• bhavantu: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• saphalāḥ: fruitful, successful
• saphalāḥ: Karmapravacanīya/Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-विरुद्ध ‘स’ उपसर्गार्थ ‘फलयुक्त’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kāmāḥ: desires, wishes
• kāmāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• samantataḥ: on all sides; entirely
• samantataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation/label marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative/label marker)

• phala-saptamī: Phala-saptamī (name of the observance/day)
• phala-saptamī: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala + saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम-समास (कर्मधारयवत्/तत्पुरुष) — तिथिविशेष-नाम

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + sam (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः ‘सम्यक् पूजयित्वा’

• devam: the deity
• devam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• saptamyām: on the seventh (day)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• pāyasena: with rice-pudding (pāyasa)
• pāyasena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण-भाव (instrumental)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence particle)

• bhojayet: should feed (others)
• bhojayet: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) अर्थः ‘भोजयेत्’

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa, Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṅkalpa-prārthanā (‘may my desires be fulfilled’) is yoked to pūjā and dāna/bhojana; devotion channels personal aims into dharmic action.

Vedantic Theme: Desire is refined through īśvara-arpana; ritualized giving and worship cultivate sattva and reduce grasping, even when seeking kāmya-phala.

Application: When making wishes, pair them with worship and generosity (feeding sweet rice), keeping intentions ethical and beneficial to others.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: household/temple feeding rite

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.130.2–1.130.4: Saptamī worship, brāhmaṇa-bhojana, fruit offerings as components of the same vrata

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Deva

FAQs

What is the importance of Phala-saptamī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Phala-saptamī as a vow centered on worship of the Deity and a prescribed offering/feeding, undertaken with the intention that one’s wishes become “saphala” (fulfilled).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it emphasizes dharmic observance (vrata, worship, and offering) as a means to attain desired outcomes through sanctioned ritual action.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform worship with a clear intention, and pair devotion with an act of offering/feeding (e.g., sweet rice as naivedya or charitable feeding), aligning personal wishes with disciplined, dharmic practice.