Shloka 8

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing/Offering the Pavitra Sacred Thread

Devanagari script

चतुरङ्गुलान्तराः स्युर्ग्रन्थिनामानि च क्रमात् / प्रकृतिः पौरुषी वीरा चतुर्थो चापराजिता

Transliteration

caturaṅgulāntarāḥ syurgranthināmāni ca kramāt / prakṛtiḥ pauruṣī vīrā caturtho cāparājitā

Translation

ปมเงื่อนให้เว้นระยะสี่อังคุละ; และชื่อปมตามลำดับคือ ปฤกฤติ, เปารุษี, วีรา, และปมที่สี่ อปราชิตา.

Word by Word

• चतुरङ्गुलान्तराः: with four-finger intervals
• चतुरङ्गुलान्तराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुरङ्गुलान्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (चतुर् + अङ्गुल + अन्तर) ‘having an interval of four fingers’

• स्युः: should be
• स्युः: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ग्रन्थिनामानि: the names of the knots
• ग्रन्थिनामानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थिनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ग्रन्थि + नामन्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• क्रमात्: in order, sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘क्रमेण’

• प्रकृतिः: Prakṛti (name)
• प्रकृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पौरुषी: Pauruṣī (name)
• पौरुषी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वीरा: Vīrā (name)
• वीरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चतुर्थः: the fourth
• चतुर्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अपराजिता: Aparājitā (name)
• अपराजिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, per the common dialogue frame of the Garuda Purana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual form carries meaning: measured spacing and named knots embody principles—Prakṛti (nature), Pauruṣī (personhood/spirit), Vīrā (valor), Aparājitā (invincibility).

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-prakṛti and puruṣa symbolism (Prakṛti/Pauruṣī) as a contemplative scaffold; disciplined form supports inner steadiness.

Application: When tying protective cords or sacred threads, keep consistent spacing and mentally invoke the knot-names as intentions: balance, dignity, courage, and resilience.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.42.4-7 (pavitraka preparation, mantras, thread-deities, counts)

FAQs

What is the importance of granthis (knots) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves the technical taxonomy of granthis by giving their ordered names, indicating a structured subtle-body map used for spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By naming and sequencing subtle ‘knots,’ it points to inner psycho-spiritual constrictions that are mapped and understood in teachings about the soul’s conditioning and release.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a contemplative framework: recognize recurring inner ‘knots’ (habitual patterns) and work to loosen them through disciplined ethics, prayer, and steady meditative practice.