Shloka 16

Tithi-Vrata Vidhāna: Śikhī-vrata (Pratipadā), Tṛtīyā Devī/Śrīdhara rites, Gaṇeśa Caturthī Mantra-Nyāsa, and Nāga Pañcamī

Devanagari script

पूजयोत्तिलहोमैश्च एते पूज्या गणास्तथा / गणाय गणपतये स्वाहा कूष्माण्डकाय च

Transliteration

pūjayottilahomaiśca ete pūjyā gaṇāstathā / gaṇāya gaṇapataye svāhā kūṣmāṇḍakāya ca

Translation

Ang mga pangkat na tagasunod (gaṇa) na ito ay dapat ding sambahin sa pamamagitan ng mga handog at homa ng buto ng linga. (Maghandog sa mantra:) “svāhā sa Gaṇa, sa Gaṇapati,” at gayundin “svāhā kay Kūṣmāṇḍaka.”

Word by Word

• पूजय: worship!
• पूजय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तिलहोमैः: with sesame oblations
• उत्तिलहोमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तिल + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—उत्तिल-होम (तत्पुरुष; ‘with sesame-offerings’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (√पूज् धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘पूजनीयाः’

• गणाः: groups/attendants (gaṇas)
• गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘so/likewise’)

• गणाय: to Gaṇa (name)
• गणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणपतये: to Gaṇapati
• गणपतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वाहा: svāhā (oblation formula)
• स्वाहा: Mantra (मन्त्र-पद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: होम-सम्बद्ध निपात (oblation exclamation), अव्यय

• कूष्माण्डकाय: to Kūṣmāṇḍaka (name)
• कूष्माण्डकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya, typical Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual completeness includes honoring subsidiary beings (gaṇas) and offering homa with proper mantras; protection arises from ordered propitiation.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana as saṃskāra: disciplined action refines the mind; acknowledging cosmic hierarchy reduces egoic isolation.

Application: When performing worship, include ancillary offerings (tilahoma) and explicit svāhā to Gaṇa/Gaṇapati and related guardians to remove obstacles and stabilize the rite.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: homa/pūjā altar (havanakuṇḍa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.129 (gaṇa-pūjā; tilahoma; svāhā-mantras)

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Gaṇapati
• Kūṣmāṇḍaka
• Svāhā (homa formula)

FAQs

What is the importance of tila (sesame) homa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents sesame oblations as an approved means of worship, indicating tila-homa as a purificatory and propitiatory act within prescribed rites.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana ritual practice?

It gives a direct liturgical instruction: worship the gaṇas through offerings and specifically through homa using the svāhā formula addressed to Gaṇa, Gaṇapati, and Kūṣmāṇḍaka.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing traditional fire-offerings or pūjā, practitioners may include respectful Gaṇapati/gaṇa invocation and sesame offerings as part of a disciplined, rule-based ritual approach.