Shloka 14

Dhyāna of Hari and the Procedure of Āditya/Sūrya Worship

Devanagari script

सकलीकरणं कुर्याद्रायत्र्या भास्करस्य च / धर्ंमात्मने च पूर्वस्मिन्यमा येति च दक्षिणे

Transliteration

sakalīkaraṇaṃ kuryādrāyatryā bhāskarasya ca / dharṃmātmane ca pūrvasminyamā yeti ca dakṣiṇe

Translation

بھاسکر کے گایتری سمان ‘رایتری’ منتر سے ‘سکلی کرن’ کی رسم کرے؛ مشرق میں دھرماتما کو اور جنوب میں یم کو نذر کرے۔

Word by Word

• सकलीकरणम्: the act of making complete/totalization
• सकलीकरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकलीकरण (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रायत्र्या: by/with the Rāyatrī (mantra/arrangement)
• रायत्र्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भास्करस्य: of Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धर्मात्मने: to Dharmātmā (the righteous-souled one)
• धर्मात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य आत्मा)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्वस्मिन्: in the east
• पूर्वस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-निर्देश (in the east)

• यमाः: the Yamas (restraints / deities named Yama)
• यमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (Quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; दिक्-निर्देश (in the south)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual completeness (sakalīkaraṇa) requires honoring dharma and death’s adjudicator in their proper directions.

Vedantic Theme: Ṛta/dharma as cosmic order: correct orientation and intention harmonize individual action with universal governance.

Application: When performing rites, maintain procedural integrity—proper direction, mantra, and sankalpa; remember accountability (Yama) alongside righteousness (Dharma).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual mandala / dik-pūjā layout

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: dik-pūjā and protective preliminaries before major rites; Garuda Purana: Yama-related invocations frequently accompany preta/antyeṣṭi contexts (conceptual linkage)

Characters & Entities

• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Yama
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the importance of sakalīkaraṇa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats sakalīkaraṇa as a required completion-rite within śrāddha-related observances, to be done with a Sun-mantra and with specific directional offerings, indicating its role in properly concluding and directing post-death ritual intent.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By invoking Yama (the lord of the southern direction and judge of the departed) and Dharma, the verse situates post-death rites within the moral-judicial order governing the departed soul’s onward journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If performing ancestral rites, follow tradition-sensitive guidance: keep mantra and directionality disciplined (east/south offerings), and treat the rite as an ethical act aligned with Dharma—done with purity, sincerity, and proper instruction.