Shloka 9

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing/Offering the Pavitra Sacred Thread

Devanagari script

जया च विजया रुद्रा अजिता च सदाशिवा / मनोन्मनी सर्वमुखी द्व्यङ्गुलाङ्गुलतो ऽथवा

Transliteration

jayā ca vijayā rudrā ajitā ca sadāśivā / manonmanī sarvamukhī dvyaṅgulāṅgulato 'thavā

Translation

ชัยยาและวิชัยยา; รุทรา; อชิตา และสทาศิวา; อีกทั้งมโนน์มณีและสรรวมุขี—ล้วนถูกอัญเชิญ; และปวิตรกะกล่าวว่ามีขนาดสองอังคุละหรือหนึ่งอังคุละด้วย

Word by Word

• jayā: Jaya (a name)
• jayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (देवी/शक्तिनाम)

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

• vijayā: Vijayā (a name)
• vijayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• rudrā: Rudrā (a name)
• rudrā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• ajitā: Ajitā (a name)
• ajitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

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

• sadāśivā: Sadāśivā (ever-auspicious one; a name)
• sadāśivā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā + śivā (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (sadā-śivā = ever-auspicious)

• manonmanī: Manonmanī (a name; mind-transcending)
• manonmanī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas + unmanī (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (manasaḥ unmanī = mind-transcending state/name)

• sarvamukhī: all-faced
• sarvamukhī: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + mukhī (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarva-mukhī = having all faces)

• dvyaṅgula-aṅgulataḥ: by/from a two-finger measure
• dvyaṅgula-aṅgulataḥ: Adhikarana/Measure (अधिकरण/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dvi + aṅgula + aṅgula + tas (प्रातिपदिक + तद्धित/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त: -tas = 'from/at the measure of'); अव्ययीभाव-समास (dvyaṅgula-aṅgulataḥ = from/at two-finger measure)

• athavā: or else
• athavā: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-smaraṇa and śakti-invocation as a means of sanctifying and protecting ritual implements.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as immanent in mantra and form; sacred order (ṛta) expressed through exact prescription.

Application: Use disciplined recitation of prescribed names while crafting/handling the pavitraka; keep measurements exact to maintain ritual integrity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (maṇḍala/altar vicinity)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.42.10-13 (pavitraka preparation and placement sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Jaya
• Vijaya
• Rudrā
• Ajitā
• Sadāśivā
• Manonmanī
• Sarvamukhī

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking names like Jaya, Vijaya, and Sadāśivā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a set of sacred names used as an invocation for auspiciousness and protection, aligning the rite with victorious and benevolent divine powers.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices and ritual procedure?

Along with listing invoked deities/energies, it references precise traditional measures (aṅgula, dvyaṅgula), indicating that correct ritual specification and proportion are part of the prescribed practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use disciplined recitation and attention to detail in spiritual practice—invocation with clarity and correct method is emphasized, not casual improvisation.