Shloka 4

Cāturmāsya Observances—Commencement, Austerities, and Fruits

Devanagari script

एवमभ्यर्च्य गृह्णीयाद्व्रतार्चनजपादिकम् / सर्वाघं च क्षयं याति चिकीर्षेद्यो हरेर्व्रतम्

Transliteration

evamabhyarcya gṛhṇīyādvratārcanajapādikam / sarvāghaṃ ca kṣayaṃ yāti cikīrṣedyo harervratam

Translation

Sau khi thờ phụng như vậy, người ta nên thọ trì các pháp hành của hạnh nguyện—cúng bái, trì tụng thần chú và các kỷ luật liên hệ. Ai muốn thực hành lời nguyện của Hari thì mọi tội lỗi đều tiêu diệt.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb)

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु) उपसर्ग: अभि-
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव/gerund (absolutive)

• gṛhṇīyāt: one should take/undertake
• gṛhṇīyāt: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vrata-arcana-japa-ādikam: vow, worship, recitation, etc.
• vrata-arcana-japa-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक) + japa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• sarva-agham: all sin
• sarva-agham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक/conjunction)

• kṣayam: destruction / end
• kṣayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मप्रवचनीयार्थ (result state)

• yāti: goes / comes to
• yāti: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• cikīrṣet: would wish to do
• cikīrṣet: Kriya (Relative clause verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) (desiderative: cikīrṣ-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; सन्नन्त (desiderative)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual-devotional action (arcana, japa, vrata) undertaken properly leads to pāpa-kṣaya.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga orientation: disciplined action offered to Hari purifies and prepares for higher knowledge/devotion.

Application: Combine worship (arcana), mantra repetition (japa), and supportive disciplines as a coherent vow; keep regularity and purity of conduct during the observance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (home/temple)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: sections enumerating limbs of vrata—snāna, ācamana, arcana, japa, niyama—and their fruits; Garuda Purana: pāpa-kṣaya statements tied to Viṣṇu worship and nāma-japa

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari-vrata in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Hari’s vow as a disciplined practice—worship, mantra-japa, and allied observances—that leads to the destruction of sin (pāpa-kṣaya).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes purification through devotion and disciplined practice; reducing sin is presented as a key support for spiritual progress and a safer post-death trajectory in Garuda Purana’s broader framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a consistent routine of Vishnu worship (arcana) and daily mantra repetition (japa) as a vowed discipline, treating it as ethical-spiritual training rather than a one-time ritual.