Shloka 26

Dāna-vrata and the Tīrtha Circuit of Venkaṭādri

Snāna, Mantra, Naivedya

Devanagari script

पुनरागत्य सा देवी श्रीनिवासं ननाम ह / तस्मिमन्दिने ब्राह्मणांश्च तर्पयामास भमिनि

Transliteration

punarāgatya sā devī śrīnivāsaṃ nanāma ha / tasmimandine brāhmaṇāṃśca tarpayāmāsa bhamini

Translation

ثم عادت تلك الإلهة ثانيةً فانحنت ساجدةً لِشْرِينيفاسا؛ وفي ذلك اليوم بعينه، أيتها السيدة المتألّقة، أرضَتِ البراهمة بالقرابين والصدقات وحُسن الضيافة.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• आगत्य: having returned
• आगत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having come/returned’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवी: goddess/lady
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• श्रीनिवासम्: Śrīnivāsa (Vishnu)
• श्रीनिवासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘श्रियाः निवासः’

• ननाम: bowed/saluted
• ननाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तस्मिन्: on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्दिने: day (that day)
• अन्दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द) ‘दिन’ अर्थे

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तर्पयामास: satisfied/propitiated
• तर्पयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) + लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘तर्पयति’ = satisfies/propitiates

• भामिनि: O fair lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within the Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue framework of Lord Viṣṇu teaching Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti expressed as namaskāra and brāhmaṇa-tarpaṇa/atithi-sevā as a direct mode of pleasing the Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prītyartha karma (actions offered for the Lord’s pleasure) purifies the mind (citta-śuddhi).

Application: Combine temple worship with tangible service: feed/assist learned and needy persons with reverence, treating it as an offering to Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: kṣetra/temple precinct

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.27 (tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-māhātmya sequence around Śrīnivāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Śrīnivāsa
• Devī
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the importance of satisfying brāhmaṇas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents brāhmaṇa-tarpaṇa (satisfying brāhmaṇas through respectful giving/feeding) as a dharmic act that completes worship and accrues puṇya.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana ritual practice?

It links devotion (bowing to Śrīnivāsa) with ritualized generosity—showing that proper worship is paired with dana/feeding as a lived expression of dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Combine prayer with tangible charity: offer food, support learning, and practice respectful hospitality—especially to those devoted to study and service.