Shloka 63

Āhnika-Dharma: Dawn Purification, Sandhyā-Upāsanā, Tarpana, Pañca-Mahāyajñas, and Aśauca Rules

Devanagari script

स्वैर्मन्त्रैरर्चयेद्देवान्पुष्पैः पत्रैस्तथाम्बुभिः / ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं सूर्यं तथैव मधुसूदनम्

Transliteration

svairmantrairarcayeddevānpuṣpaiḥ patraistathāmbubhiḥ / brahmāṇaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sūryaṃ tathaiva madhusūdanam

Translation

ด้วยมนต์ที่กำหนดแก่ตน พึงบูชาเทวะด้วยดอกไม้ ใบไม้ และน้ำ คือบูชาพรหมา ศังกระ สุริยะ และมธุสูทนะ (วิษณุ)

Word by Word

• स्वैः: with one’s own
• स्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (own)

• मन्त्रैः: mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Discourse (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (thus/also)

• अम्बुभिः: with water
• अम्बुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सूर्यम्: the Sun-god
• सूर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Discourse (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse (Particle/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/just)

• मधुसूदनम्: Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• मधुसूदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मधोः सूदनः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional worship through prescribed mantras and simple offerings; honoring multiple deities while explicitly including Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-upāsanā as a means to citta-śuddhi; unity of the divine approached through many forms (saguṇa-brahman upāsanā).

Application: Perform daily worship using one’s adhikāra-appropriate mantras; offer flowers, bilva/leaves, and water; include remembrance of Brahmā, Śiva, Sūrya, and Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: home shrine/temple space (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional and ritual chapters on arcana and śrāddha-adjacent worship (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shankara (Shiva)
• Surya
• Madhusudana (Vishnu)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of worship with flowers, leaves, and water in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes accessible, sattvic offerings—flowers, leaves, and water—combined with mantra as a complete form of worship for sustaining dharma and devotional discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By prescribing regular worship of major deities, the text reinforces merit (puṇya) and inner purification, which the Garuda Purana links with a more auspicious post-death journey and reduced fear of afterlife suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a simple daily worship routine—recite your learned mantras and offer water, leaves, or flowers with sincerity—cultivating steadiness, gratitude, and ethical living.