Shloka 10

Dūrvāṣṭamī Vrata and Rohiṇī-Yukta Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī: Mantras, Arghya, and Viṣṇu-Nāma Salutations

Devanagari script

यशोदायै ततो दद्यादर्घ्यं फलसमन्वितम् / अनन्तं (घं) वामनं शौरिं वैकुष्ठं पुरुषोत्तमम्

Transliteration

yaśodāyai tato dadyādarghyaṃ phalasamanvitam / anantaṃ (ghaṃ) vāmanaṃ śauriṃ vaikuṣṭhaṃ puruṣottamam

Translation

Rồi người ta nên dâng arghya lên Yaśodā, kèm theo trái quả—để tôn kính Ananta, Vāmana, Śauri, Vaikuṇṭha và Puruṣottama (Đấng Tối Thượng).

Word by Word

• यशोदायै: to Yaśodā
• यशोदायै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: thereafter)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• फल: fruit
• फल: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• समन्वितम्: accompanied with
• समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); अर्घ्यम् इति विशेषणम्

• अनन्तम्: Ananta
• अनन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णोर्नाम

• वामनम्: Vāmana
• वामनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• शौरिम्: Śauri (descendant of Śūra)
• शौरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैकुण्ठम्: Vaikuṇṭha (Lord/realm epithet)
• वैकुण्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (उत्तमः पुरुषः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nama-smaraṇa and arghya as offerings that honor both the Lord’s līlā-context (Yaśodā) and His cosmic forms (Ananta, Vāmana, Śauri, Vaikuṇṭha, Puruṣottama).

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as Puruṣottama—transcendent yet accessible through līlā; devotion integrates immanence (mother-child intimacy) and transcendence (Vaikuṇṭha).

Application: Offer fruits and water with remembrance of Vishnu’s names; cultivate loving service in daily duties, seeing home life as a field for bhakti.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: household shrine or temple

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.131.11–12 (extended Vishnu-nama salutations)

Characters & Entities

• Yaśodā
• Ananta
• Vāmana
• Śauri
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Puruṣottama

FAQs

What is the importance of offering arghya with fruits in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames arghya—augmented with fruits—as a respectful, complete act of worship directed to divine figures/names, emphasizing devotional correctness and merit through properly accompanied offerings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by prescribing disciplined worship of Viṣṇu through revered names, it points to bhakti and right conduct as supports for spiritual well-being and auspicious passage beyond suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Offer a simple, sincere arghya (water oblation) with fruit in a daily or periodic Viṣṇu pūjā, reciting these names as a focused remembrance of the Supreme.