Shloka 47

Āhnika-Dharma: Dawn Purification, Sandhyā-Upāsanā, Tarpana, Pañca-Mahāyajñas, and Aśauca Rules

Devanagari script

सावित्रीं वा जपे द्विद्वांस्तथा चैवाघमर्षणम् / ततः संमार्जनं कुर्यादापोहिष्ठामयोभुवः

Transliteration

sāvitrīṃ vā jape dvidvāṃstathā caivāghamarṣaṇam / tataḥ saṃmārjanaṃ kuryādāpohiṣṭhāmayobhuvaḥ

Translation

عالم دِوِج کو ساوتری (گایتری) اور اَگھمرشن کا جپ کرنا چاہیے۔ پھر ‘آپو ہِشٹھا…’ اور ‘اَیو بھوَوَہ’ کے جل منتر پڑھتے ہوئے مارجن (طہارت) کرے۔

Word by Word

• सावित्रीम्: the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) mantra
• सावित्रीम्: Karma (object of recitation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्विद्वान्: the knower; learned person
• द्विद्वान्: Karta (agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विद्वस्/द्विद्वान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् ‘ज्ञानी/विद्वान्’ अर्थे

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb ‘thus/likewise’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अघमर्षणम्: the Aghamarṣaṇa (sin-dispelling) hymn/mantra
• अघमर्षणम्: Karma (object of recitation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb ‘thereafter/from that’)

• संमार्जनम्: sprinkling/cleansing (rite)
• संमार्जनम्: Karma (object of ‘do’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संमार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आपः: O waters / the waters
• आपः: Karta (of implied ‘are’) / mantra-address
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• हिष्ठा: most wholesome
• हिष्ठा: Viśeṣaṇa (of आपः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; वैदिक रूप (superlative ‘most beneficial’)

• अमयोभुवः: health-giving; disease-dispelling
• अमयोभुवः: Viśeṣaṇa (of आपः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमय (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अमयस्य भुवः = disease-removing/health-giving)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purification of mind and conduct through Vedic recitation and consecrated water; sin-removal via Aghamarṣaṇa.

Vedantic Theme: Śuddhi as a prerequisite for upāsanā and jñāna: external cleansing supports internal sattva and remembrance of the Self/Īśvara.

Application: Perform daily sandhyā sequence: Gāyatrī-japa, Aghamarṣaṇa, then mārjana/ācamana with water-mantras, emphasizing attention and correct pronunciation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: waterside/ritual area

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.50 (mārjana and mantra-vidhi continuation)

FAQs

What is the importance of Savitri (Gayatri) and Aghamarshana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as core purificatory recitations for a dvija—Sāvitrī for sanctifying the mind and Aghamarṣaṇa specifically for removing pāpa (sin/impurity) before further rites.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

Indirectly, it emphasizes ritual and inner purification as a dharmic foundation—purity of conduct and rite is treated as supportive for auspicious outcomes, including post-death transitions described elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a disciplined purification routine—regular mantra-japa, repentance/atonement practices, and mindful cleansing—before prayer, śrāddha-related duties, or any sacred observance.