Shloka 8

Saṅkara-jāti-nirṇaya and Gṛhastha-ācāra: Daily Rites, Purity, Anadhyāya, and Food Discipline

Devanagari script

दायकालादृते वापि श्रौतं वैतानिकाग्निषु / शरीरचिन्तां निर्वर्त्य कृतशौचविधिर्द्विजः

Transliteration

dāyakālādṛte vāpi śrautaṃ vaitānikāgniṣu / śarīracintāṃ nirvartya kṛtaśaucavidhirdvijaḥ

Translation

นอกจากกาลที่กำหนดแล้ว ทวิชะไม่พึงประกอบพิธีศรौतในไฟไวตานิกะ เมื่อจัดการกิจแห่งกายแล้ว และชำระตนตามบัญญัติแห่งเศาจะ จึงค่อยดำเนินพิธีต่อไป

Word by Word

• दाय-कालात्: from the time of giving (alms/fee)
• दाय-कालात्: Apadana (Source/Exception point/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाय (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दायस्य कालः)

• ऋते: except/without
• ऋते: Sambandha (Exclusion marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like: 'except/without')

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• श्रौतम्: Vedic/Śrauta (rite)
• श्रौतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रौत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषण

• वैतानिक-अग्निषु: in the Vaitānika sacred fires
• वैतानिक-अग्निषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतानिक (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वैतानिकाः अग्नयः)

• शरीर-चिन्ताम्: care/attention to the body
• शरीर-चिन्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शरीरस्य चिन्ता)

• निर्वर्त्य: having completed/attended to
• निर्वर्त्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निर् + √वृत्/√वर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• कृत-शौच-विधिः: one who has performed the purification procedure
• कृत-शौच-विधिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ) + शौच (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतं शौचविधिः यस्य/कृतः शौचविधिः)

• द्विजः: the dvija (twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrauta rites are not to be performed outside their proper time; bodily needs should be addressed and purification completed before ritual action.

Vedantic Theme: External purity supporting inner steadiness; discipline in karma as preparatory purification (sattva-shuddhi).

Application: Observe ritual timing and prerequisites; prioritize cleanliness and readiness before sacred acts (a generalizable principle for any disciplined practice).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacrificial space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.96.7 (daily smarta duties); Garuda Purana 1.96.9 (morning sandhyā after tooth-cleaning; collected mind)

FAQs

What is the importance of śauca (purification) in Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses that ritual action becomes appropriate only after śauca is completed—purity is treated as a prerequisite for valid Vedic observance.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals and dharma?

It frames death-related and time-bound rites as regulated actions: one should follow the correct timing and avoid performing śrauta acts in sacrificial fires outside the proper occasion, maintaining dharmic order during impurity-sensitive periods.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow clear timing and cleanliness rules before religious practice: complete necessary bodily routines, observe prescribed purification, and then perform worship/rituals with attentiveness and discipline.