Shloka 7

Vyāsāṅga Trayodaśī: Month-by-Month Śiva Worship, Dantadhāvana Observances, and Udyāpana

Devanagari script

दन्तकाष्ठं प्राशयेच्च ददेज्जतीफलं तथा / प्रद्युम्नं पूजयेज्ज्येष्ठे चम्पकैर्बिल्वजं दशेत्

Transliteration

dantakāṣṭhaṃ prāśayecca dadejjatīphalaṃ tathā / pradyumnaṃ pūjayejjyeṣṭhe campakairbilvajaṃ daśet

Translation

دنتکاشٹھ چبائے اور جتی پھل بھی ارپن کرے؛ ماہِ جَیَشٹھ میں چمپک کے پھولوں سے پردیومن کی پوجا کرے اور بلوا کے پتے بھی پیش کرے۔

Word by Word

• दन्तकाष्ठम्: tooth-stick
• दन्तकाष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक

• प्राशयेत्: should cause to eat / should offer to eat
• प्राशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• ददेत्: should give/offer
• ददेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जातीफलम्: nutmeg (jātīphala)
• जातीफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाती + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• प्रद्युम्नम्: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म-कारक (object of worship)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठे: in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (in Jyeṣṭha month)

• चम्पकैः: with campaka flowers
• चम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण-कारक

• बिल्वजम्: made from bilva (wood)
• बिल्वजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिल्व + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (born of bilva / made of bilva)

• दशेत्: should chew/bite
• दशेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दंश्/दश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; पाठभेदसम्भवः (daśet ~ should bite/chew)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion through disciplined daily purity and specific offerings; honoring Pradyumna with fragrant blossoms and sacred leaves.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā of a divine manifestation (vyūha) as a support for devotion and inner purification.

Application: Chew/use the tooth-cleaning twig as prescribed; offer jāti-phala; in Jyeṣṭha worship Pradyumna with campaka flowers and present bilva leaves.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/household shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.117 (Jyeṣṭha prescription; Pradyumna within the month-wise deity list)

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of month-specific worship (like Jyeṣṭha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links a specific month (Jyeṣṭha) with worship of a specific form of Viṣṇu (Pradyumna), indicating that time (kāla) is treated as a ritual factor that strengthens the intended merit (puṇya) of the observance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes disciplined conduct and devotional offerings as dharmic practices that build puṇya, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly presents as supportive for favorable post-death outcomes and avoidance of suffering after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain daily cleanliness and intentional, simple worship: adopt a consistent purification routine and make sincere offerings (flowers/leaves) with remembrance of Viṣṇu, especially during traditional observance periods.