Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अभिषेकं तथा वस्त्त्रं ततो यज्ञोपवीतकम् / गन्धं पुष्पं तथा धूपं दीपमन्नं प्रदक्षिणम्

Transliteration

abhiṣekaṃ tathā vasttraṃ tato yajñopavītakam / gandhaṃ puṣpaṃ tathā dhūpaṃ dīpamannaṃ pradakṣiṇam

Translation

پہلے ابھیشیک کرے، پھر وستر (کپڑا) ارپن کرے، اس کے بعد یجنوپویت (جنیو) چڑھائے۔ پھر گندھ، پُشپ، دھوپ، دیپ، نَیویدْیَ (اَنّ) ارپن کرکے آخر میں پردکشنہ کرے۔

Word by Word

• abhiṣekam: ablution (ritual bathing)
• abhiṣekam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• vastram: cloth; garment
• vastram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पाठभेदः: वस्त्त्रं (=वस्त्रं)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• yajñopavītakam: sacred thread
• yajñopavītakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + upavīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yajña’s upavīta)

• gandham: fragrance; sandal paste
• gandham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• puṣpam: flower
• puṣpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय

• dhūpam: incense
• dhūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dīpam: lamp
• dīpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• annam: food offering
• annam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pradakṣiṇam: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as an act)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, ritual teaching context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upacāra-pūjā as embodied devotion: offering purity, dignity (vastra), sacred identity (yajñopavīta), and sensory offerings culminating in circumambulation.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga within bhakti: action offered to the Lord purifies the doer (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi).

Application: Follow a simple pūjā checklist: bathe/clean, offer cloth or symbolic cloth, offer sacred thread (or its substitute), gandha-puṣpa-dhūpa-dīpa-naivedya, then pradakṣiṇā with mindful gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/home shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.30.11 (japa count and completion); Garuda Purana 1.30.12-13 (dhyāna and form-visualization)

FAQs

What is the importance of offering abhiṣeka, dīpa, and anna in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a standard sequence of worship: purification through abhiṣeka, reverence through light (dīpa), and gratitude/sustenance through food offering (anna/naivedya), completing devotion with pradakṣiṇā.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes right ritual conduct (ācāra) and devotional discipline, which the Garuda Purana treats as supportive of merit (puṇya) and spiritual steadiness that shape one’s post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a simple, consistent worship routine—cleanliness, a small lamp, a sincere food offering, and respectful pradakṣiṇā—focusing on intention and dharmic living rather than mere display.