Shloka 11

Nakṣatra-Devatā Enumeration and Muhūrta Rules for Travel, Rites, and Yogas

Devanagari script

माहेश्वरी चोत्तरे च द्वितीया दशामीतिथौ / पञ्चम्यां च त्रयोदश्यां वाराही दक्षिणे स्थिता

Transliteration

māheśvarī cottare ca dvitīyā daśāmītithau / pañcamyāṃ ca trayodaśyāṃ vārāhī dakṣiṇe sthitā

Translation

มาเหศวรีสถิต ณ ทิศเหนือในตถีทวิติยาและทศมี; และในตถีปัญจมีและตรโยทศี วาราหีประดิษฐาน ณ ทิศใต้॥

Word by Word

• माहेश्वरी: Māheśvarī
• माहेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; देशवाचक

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

• द्वितीया: (on) the second (tithi)
• द्वितीया: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (name of lunar day)

• दशमी-तिथौ: on the tenth tithi
• दशमी-तिथौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दशम्याः तिथौ)

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

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

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth (tithi)
• त्रयोदश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• वाराही: Vārāhī
• वाराही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; देशवाचक

• स्थिता: is situated
• स्थिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in discourse to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dik-kāla-sambandha: dharmic action depends on correct coordination of direction and lunar day.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta) manifests as structured time-space correspondences; disciplined action reduces friction (pratibandha) in karma.

Application: On Dvitīyā/Daśamī honor Māheśvarī in the north; on Pañcamī/Trayodaśī honor Vārāhī in the south; plan rites accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: directional space (dik)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.59 (sequence of devī placements across tithis/directions)

Characters & Entities

• Māheśvarī
• Vārāhī
• Tithi (lunar day)
• Directions (North/South)

FAQs

What is the importance of tithi-based directional placement in the Garuda Purana?

This verse assigns specific Śaktis (Māheśvarī, Vārāhī) to directions on particular tithis, indicating that ritual efficacy and protection are linked to correct time (tithi) and space (direction) alignment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it belongs to the Ācāra (ritual) framework that supports dharma through correct observances—practices that the text elsewhere connects to auspicious outcomes and protection.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following tithi-based observances, place/invoke Māheśvarī to the north on Dvitīyā and Daśamī, and Vārāhī to the south on Pañcamī and Trayodaśī, maintaining consistency with traditional directional ritual protocols.