Shloka 20

Devanagari script

न तेषामशुभङ्किञ्चिद्विप्रेण सहकारिणा / जलावगाहनात्तेषां सद्यः शुद्धिरुदाहृता

Transliteration

na teṣāmaśubhaṅkiñcidvipreṇa sahakāriṇā / jalāvagāhanātteṣāṃ sadyaḥ śuddhirudāhṛtā

Translation

เมื่อมีพราหมณ์เป็นผู้ช่วย ย่อมไม่เหลืออวมงคลใด ๆ; ด้วยการลงอาบน้ำจุ่มกายในน้ำ ความบริสุทธิ์ของเขาถูกประกาศว่าเกิดขึ้นทันที.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle (निषेधवाचक)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• aśubham: inauspiciousness/impurity
• aśubham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kiñcit: any/little bit
• kiñcit: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim + cit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Indefinite Pronoun/Adverb

• vipreṇa: with the Brahmin
• vipreṇa: Sahartha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sahakāriṇā: who is a co-worker/helper
• sahakāriṇā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahakārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• jalāvagāhanāt: from bathing in water
• jalāvagāhanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalāvagāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of Time

• śuddhiḥ: purification
• śuddhiḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म) in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• udāhṛtā: is declared/said
• udāhṛtā: Kriya-Visheshana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udāhṛta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Past Passive Participle (Kt)

Speaker

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

Shraddha Ritual

Timing: Immediately after water-immersion (avaghāhana)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: With brāhmaṇa assistance, immediate purification is achieved through water immersion; ritual impurity is not intrinsic but conditionally removed by prescribed means.

Vedantic Theme: External śuddhi supports inner composure; dharma operates through niyama (rule) and upāya (means).

Application: After qualifying funerary assistance, perform prescribed snāna/avaghāhana to conclude aśauca promptly, following local śākhā/smṛti procedure.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: riverbank/ghāṭa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.39 (śuddhi procedures following death-rites)

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual bathing (jalāvagāhana) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that immersion in water brings immediate purification, especially when performed with the proper assistance of a vipra, indicating bathing as a key rite for removing aśubha after death-related observances.

How does this verse explain purification after death rituals?

It emphasizes that any lingering inauspiciousness can be cleared at once through prescribed water-immersion, supported by correct ritual guidance, aligning śuddhi with dharmic procedure.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

After participating in solemn rites, follow a tradition-consistent purification practice—such as bathing and maintaining ritual cleanliness—while seeking guidance from qualified officiants when relevant.