Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

नमस्कारेण पुषापाणि विन्यसेद्वै पृथक्पृथक् / नर्ते ह्याराधनात्पुण्यं विद्यते कर्म वैदिकम्

Transliteration

namaskāreṇa puṣāpāṇi vinyasedvai pṛthakpṛthak / narte hyārādhanātpuṇyaṃ vidyate karma vaidikam

Translation

ด้วยนมัสการอันเคารพ จงถวายดอกไม้แยกเป็นดอก ๆ ทีละดอก; เพราะหากปราศจากการอาราธนาแล้ว กรรมพิธีเวทาย่อมไม่ก่อบุญกุศล

Word by Word

• नमस्कारेण: by salutation/with obeisance
• नमस्कारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि+नि
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• ऋते: without/except
• ऋते: Sambandha (Exclusion/अपवाद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like), अर्थ: विना (without); governs Ablative

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• आराधनात्: from worship; by means of worship (as the condition)
• आराधनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (middle), भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग

• कर्म: rite/action
• कर्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (apposition)

• वैदिकम्: Vedic
• वैदिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with कर्म

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual merit depends on aradhana-bhava (worshipful intent); mere Vedic action without devotion is spiritually barren.

Vedantic Theme: Karma becomes purifying when offered to the Lord (ishvara-arpana); inner bhava is primary over external form.

Application: Perform puja with conscious namaskara and attentive offering; avoid treating rites as transactional or purely formal.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (altar/puja-sthana)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.50.67-70 (Hari-smriti, mantra, panca-mahayajna context)

FAQs

What is the importance of worship (ārādhana) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the merit of Vedic ritual is truly gained only when it is performed as devoted worship—mere external action without ārādhana does not yield puṇya.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

By emphasizing inner devotion over empty ritual, it points to the ethical-spiritual basis of karma: the soul’s post-death outcomes depend on the quality of intention and dharmic practice, not mechanical performance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform worship mindfully: offer flowers or other items with respect and attention, cultivating devotion and sincerity rather than treating rituals as routine.