Shloka 22

Pavitrāropaṇa-vidhi

Rite of Investing/Offering the Pavitra Sacred Thread

Devanagari script

कृतं क्लिष्टं समुत्सृष्टं हुतं गुप्त च यत्कृतम् / सर्वात्मनात्मना शम्भो पवित्रेण त्वदिच्छया

Transliteration

kṛtaṃ kliṣṭaṃ samutsṛṣṭaṃ hutaṃ gupta ca yatkṛtam / sarvātmanātmanā śambho pavitreṇa tvadicchayā

Translation

噢，商布（Śambhu）！凡我所作——或劳苦而行，或中途弃置，或投入火中为供，或秘而行之——愿皆依汝意而得清净；由遍一切之自性（即汝）以净化者之威力而净化之。

Word by Word

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; kta participle used as noun-like ‘done (act)’

• kliṣṭam: troubled/afflicted
• kliṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kliṣṭa (कृदन्त; √kliś (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifying kṛtam

• samutsṛṣṭam: cast off/abandoned
• samutsṛṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ud-√sṛj (धातु) + kta
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; kta participle

• hutam: offered into fire
• hutam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: huta (कृदन्त; √hu (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• guptam: hidden/kept secret
• guptam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gupta (कृदन्त; √gup (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ + kta)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; repeats for emphasis ‘done’

• sarvātmanā: by the all-self / as the universal self
• sarvātmanā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (ātman), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental; समासः—तत्पुरुष (sarvasya ātmā)

• ātmanā: by the self
• ātmanā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• śambho: O Śambhu
• śambho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• pavitreṇa: by/with the purifier (purity)
• pavitreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• tvad: your
• tvad: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-सम्बन्धी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation) in compound with icchā

• icchayā: by (your) will
• icchayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative frame: teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine grace purifies ritual and action despite human limitation when surrendered to the all-pervading Self (Śambhu).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (grace) complements effort; the all-pervading Self as purifier (śuddhi) behind all acts.

Application: After any practice, include a brief confession-and-dedication: acknowledge mistakes, release guilt, and recommit with sincerity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual aftermath / inner conscience-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.42.23 (completion prayer: pūraya-pūraya)

Characters & Entities

• Shambhu (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of purification (pavitrīkaraṇa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that actions done imperfectly—strained, incomplete, or even hidden—can be purified through divine will and sincere inner consecration, reinforcing the Purana’s stress on ritual and moral cleansing.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By highlighting purification of deeds, it points to karmic refinement: cleansed actions support a clearer post-death journey by reducing the weight of ritual faults and ethical impurities that bind the subtle being.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When a duty or rite is done imperfectly, respond with honest repentance, corrective completion where possible, and a sincere prayer for purification—prioritizing inner integrity along with outer observance.