Shloka 8

Gāyatrī-Kalpa: Sandhyā-Japa, Devī-Namaskāra, and Homa for Dharma, Kāma, and Moksha

Devanagari script

यथा लक्षं तु जप्तव्यं पयोमूलफलार्शनैः / अयुतद्वयहोमेन सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yathā lakṣaṃ tu japtavyaṃ payomūlaphalārśanaiḥ / ayutadvayahomena sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

مقررہ طریقے سے دودھ، جڑیں اور پھل پر گزارہ کرتے ہوئے ایک لاکھ جپ کرے؛ اور بیس ہزار آہوتیوں کے ہون سے سب مرادیں پوری ہوتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• यथा: as, in the manner that
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner adverb)

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000)
• लक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधसूचक

• जप्तव्यम्: should be recited
• जप्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• पयः-मूल-फल-आर्शनैः: with milk, roots, fruits, and ārśana (a medicinal item)
• पयः-मूल-फल-आर्शनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + ārśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (copulative) ‘पयः च मूलं च फलं च आर्शनं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• अयुत-द्वय-होमेन: by an offering of twenty thousand oblations
• अयुत-द्वय-होमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘अयुतद्वयस्य होमः’ (=20,000 oblations); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सर्व-कामान्: all desires
• सर्व-कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय ‘सर्वे कामाः’; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + √āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-japa with dietary restraint and homa as a means to accomplish desired ends (kāmya-sādhana).

Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa efficacy under niyama; disciplined action as a purifier and instrument for results (phala).

Application: Undertake a structured sādhanā: fixed-count japa (lakṣa), regulated diet (milk/roots/fruits), and a proportional homa (20,000) with consistency and purity of conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (kāmya-japa/homa and vrata sections around 1.37–1.38)

FAQs

What is the importance of one-lakh (lakṣa) japa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents lakṣa-japa as a complete, count-based sādhana that becomes effective when done in the prescribed manner and supported by disciplined observances.

Why does the verse pair japa with a specific homa count (ayuta-dvaya)?

It indicates a traditional completion method: japa is strengthened and ‘sealed’ through a defined number of fire-offerings, making the practice a full ritual cycle rather than recitation alone.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt the principle of disciplined practice—clear targets, purity of lifestyle, and a consistent routine—whether doing mantra-japa, prayer, or any spiritual vow.