Shloka 3

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

तिलानां तु घृताक्तानां कृष्णानां रुद्र होमयेत् / अष्टोत्तरसहस्रन्तु राजा वश्यस्त्रिभिर्दिनैः

Transliteration

tilānāṃ tu ghṛtāktānāṃ kṛṣṇānāṃ rudra homayet / aṣṭottarasahasrantu rājā vaśyastribhirdinaiḥ

Translation

Nên cử hành Rudra-homa bằng hạt mè đen được thoa bơ ghee. Nhờ dâng một nghìn lẻ tám lễ hiến, chỉ trong ba ngày ngay cả một vị vua cũng trở nên thuận phục (chịu ảnh hưởng).

Word by Word

• tilānām: of sesame seeds
• tilānām: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ghṛtāktānām: smeared with ghee
• ghṛtāktānām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghṛta + āktá (√añj/√añj?; here āktá from √añj/√añj 'to smear') (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ghṛtena āktāḥ = ghṛtāktāḥ)

• kṛṣṇānām: black
• kṛṣṇānām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of the sesame seeds)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन; here used as संबोधन (vocative)

• homayet: should offer (as oblation)
• homayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: cause to offer)

• aṣṭa: eight
• aṣṭa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; समासाङ्ग

• uttara: additional (over)
• uttara: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; समासाङ्ग (aṣṭa+uttara+sahasra)

• sahasram: a thousand (i.e., one thousand and eight)
• sahasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (aṣṭottara+sahasra = 1008)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• vaśyaḥ: submissive, brought under control
• vaśyaḥ: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• tribhiḥ: by three
• tribhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of days)

• dinaiḥ: days
• dinaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific dravya (black sesame with ghee) and precise count (1008) in homa are asserted to yield rapid worldly efficacy (vashya).

Vedantic Theme: Ritual causality (karma-kāṇḍa) and the potency of sankalpa; however, ultimate freedom is not the stated aim here.

Application: If interpreted ethically: use ritual as a means to reduce hostility and gain audience with leaders; avoid coercive intent and align requests with dharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacrificial ground (homa-śālā)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.2, 1.185.4-6 (same cluster of mantra/homa/vashya practices)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Raja (king)

FAQs

What is the importance of Rudra-homa with black sesame in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents black sesame (kṛṣṇa-tila) ghee-anointed oblations as a specific Rudra-homa prayoga, emphasizing ritual precision (dravya + saṅkhyā) to obtain a targeted result.

How does this verse explain the intended result of the ritual?

It states a concrete phala (result): completing 1008 offerings in Rudra-homa is said to make even a ruler ‘vaśya’—i.e., receptive/amenable—within three days.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights disciplined, rule-based worship (homa with specified offerings and count); in modern practice, it can be applied as a reminder to pursue reconciliation and influence ethically through devotion, restraint, and proper guidance.