Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तक्षणाद्दारुशृङ्गादेर्यज्ञपात्रस्य मार्जनात् / सोष्णैरुदकगोमूत्रैः शुध्यत्याविककौशिकम्

Transliteration

takṣaṇāddāruśṛṅgāderyajñapātrasya mārjanāt / soṣṇairudakagomūtraiḥ śudhyatyāvikakauśikam

Translation

ภาชนะยัญที่ทำด้วยไม้ เขาสัตว์ และสิ่งคล้ายกัน ย่อมบริสุทธิ์ด้วยการขูดและขัดล้างให้สะอาด ส่วนของทำด้วยขนแกะและผ้าไหม ชำระด้วยน้ำอุ่นและโคมูตร (ปัสสาวะโค)

Word by Word

• तक्षणात्: from/by scraping (carving)
• तक्षणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular

• दारुशृङ्गादेः: of wood, horn, etc.
• दारुशृङ्गादेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु + शृङ्ग + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• यज्ञपात्रस्य: of a sacrificial vessel
• यज्ञपात्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• मार्जनात्: from/by wiping/cleaning
• मार्जनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular

• सोष्णैः: with warm (ones)
• सोष्णैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; विशेषण (qualifier)

• उदकगोमूत्रैः: with water and cow-urine
• उदकगोमूत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक + गोमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार/द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• शुध्यति: becomes purified
• शुध्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present active 3rd sg

• आविककौशिकम्: woolen and silk (cloth)
• आविककौशिकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आविक + कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार/द्वन्द्व), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular; here as subject

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material-specific purification: wooden/horn vessels by scraping and scouring; wool/silk by warm water and cow’s urine.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa requires śuddha-upakaraṇa (pure instruments); attention to means (upāya) aligns action with dharma.

Application: For porous/organic materials use mechanical removal (scraping) plus washing; for textiles use warm water; where traditional, use gomūtra as a purifier/disinfectant in ritual contexts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: yajna-shala / household ritual area

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.97 (continuation of śauca rules for different substances)

FAQs

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

This verse frames śauca as a practical dharmic requirement: specific materials require specific cleaning methods so that yajña/śrāddha implements are fit for sacred use.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct ritual purity, it supports the proper performance of rites (including śrāddha) that the Garuda Purana connects with post-death welfare and orderly dharmic outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain cleanliness and material-appropriate cleansing for items used in worship/ancestral rites; the broader takeaway is disciplined hygiene and respect for ritual standards.