Shloka 8

Devanagari script

जानुभ्यामवनीं गत्वा चन्द्रायार्घ्यं निवेदयेत् / क्षिरोदार्णवसंभूत ! अत्रिनेत्रसमुद्भव !

Transliteration

jānubhyāmavanīṃ gatvā candrāyārghyaṃ nivedayet / kṣirodārṇavasaṃbhūta ! atrinetrasamudbhava !

Translation

ให้คุกเข่าลงบนพื้นดินแล้วถวาย “อรฆยะ” แด่พระจันทรา พร้อมกล่าวว่า “โอ้ผู้บังเกิดจากเกษีรสมุทร! โอ้ผู้กำเนิดจากเนตรของอัตริ!”

Word by Word

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

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• चन्द्राय: to the Moon
• चन्द्राय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering (water oblation)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• क्षिरोद: milk-ocean
• क्षिरोद: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्षीरस्य उदः = क्षीरसमुद्रः), पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• अर्णव: ocean
• अर्णव: Viśeṣya (Head-term within compound/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• संभूत: born/arisen
• संभूत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्रि: Atri (sage)
• अत्रि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• नेत्र: eye
• नेत्र: Viśeṣya (Head-term within compound/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• समुद्भव: O one arisen from Atri’s eye
• समुद्भव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उद् + भू (धातु) + अ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अत्रेः नेत्रात् समुद्भवः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within ritual guidance context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upacara-bhakti through arghya: humility of posture and sanctified speech to attune oneself to a devata who governs mind, soma, and auspicious timing.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana as a purifier of antahkarana; devata as a functional manifestation within Ishvara’s order (rita/dharma).

Application: Perform arghya with clean water at moonrise/appropriate tithi; kneel or bow, recite the epithets, cultivate gratitude and mental steadiness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual site

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.131 (sequence of arghya and Vishnu-nama salutations)

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)
• Kshirodarnava (Ocean of Milk)
• Atri (sage)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering arghya to Chandra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Chandra-arghya as a formal act of reverence and purification, performed with humility (kneeling), using a lineage-based invocation that sacralizes the offering.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader emphasis that correct rites and disciplined conduct refine one’s spiritual condition, which in turn impacts post-death transitions and auspicious outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform ritual actions with humility and clarity of intention—when doing traditional observances (like lunar offerings), follow prescribed posture and invocation to cultivate steadiness, reverence, and inner purification.