Shloka 71

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् सुतीर्थे परितस्तत्रतत्र जयेति शब्दः श्रूयते चापराह्ने / इदं तीर्थं नारसिंहाभिधं च कन्येस्नानं ह्यत्र कार्यं मनुष्यैः

Transliteration

tasmin sutīrthe paritastatratatra jayeti śabdaḥ śrūyate cāparāhne / idaṃ tīrthaṃ nārasiṃhābhidhaṃ ca kanyesnānaṃ hyatra kāryaṃ manuṣyaiḥ

Translation

في ذلك التيرثا الفاضل، من كل جانب—هنا وهناك—يُسمَع نداء «جَيا!» ولا سيّما بعد الزوال. وهذا الموضع المقدّس يُعرَف باسم «ناراسِمها»، وعلى الناس أن يؤدّوا هنا غسلَ العذارى (kanyā-snāna).

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• सुतीर्थे: in the holy ford (sacred tīrtha)
• सुतीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सु + तीर्थ)

• परितः: all around
• परितः: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Locative adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्गसदृश-निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• जय: “victory”
• जय: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक/उद्गार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine) शब्दरूपेण, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; उद्धोष/उद्गार (exclamation used as a word)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• शब्दः: sound, cry
• शब्दः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• श्रूयते: is heard
• श्रूयते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपराह्ने: in the afternoon
• अपराह्ने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha, sacred place
• तीर्थम्: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नारसिंहाभिधम्: named Nārasiṃha
• नारसिंहाभिधम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of तीर्थम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारसिंह-अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारसिंहस्य अभिधा यस्य/नाम)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कन्या-स्नानम्: maiden’s bath (ritual bathing of a girl)
• कन्या-स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या-स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कन्यायाः स्नानम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• कार्यम्: to be done, should be performed
• कार्यम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् प्रत्यय → कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भाव्य/कर्तव्य (gerundive: to be done)

• मनुष्यैः: by men, by humans
• मनुष्यैः: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent in passive/gerundive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred places carry recognizable signs and prescribed observances; proper performance aligns humans with auspicious power and communal dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Śraddhā and niyama (regulated practice) as supports for inner purification leading toward higher aims.

Application: Observe local tīrtha-niyamas respectfully; treat rites as occasions for purity, gratitude, and protection of the vulnerable (girls/young women).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.69 (tīrtha-snānaphala; Kali-yuga caveat); Garuda Purana 3.24.70 (Nṛsiṃha presence in waters)

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Tirtha
• Manushyas

FAQs

What is the importance of Nārasiṃha Tīrtha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents it as a highly auspicious sacred ford where victory-acclamations (“Jaya”) are heard, marking it as a spiritually potent site associated with Nārasiṃha and prescribed rites.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana practices and dharma?

Rather than afterlife punishments, it emphasizes dharmic observances connected with tīrthas—specific places and times (afternoon) for ritual bathing, indicating that proper rites at sacred sites are part of puranic religious discipline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach pilgrimage and ritual bathing with intentionality—choosing revered sacred sites, observing appropriate timing, and performing prescribed acts respectfully as part of dharmic living.