Shloka 121

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

Devanagari script

उत्तरे च कुबेराय ईशान्ये च शिवाय च / ईशानशक्रयोर्मध्ये ब्रह्मणे सायुधाय च

Transliteration

uttare ca kuberāya īśānye ca śivāya ca / īśānaśakrayormadhye brahmaṇe sāyudhāya ca

Translation

Nach Norden bringe man Kubera dar, und nach Nordosten Śiva; und in dem Raum zwischen Īśāna und Śakra (Indra) (bringe man dar) Brahmā, begleitet von seinen göttlichen Waffen.

Word by Word

• उत्तरे: in the north (direction)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (locative of place)

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

• कुबेराय: to Kubera
• कुबेराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• ईशान्ये: in the northeast
• ईशान्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषः (northeast)

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

• शिवाय: to Śiva
• शिवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

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

• ईशान-शक्रयोः: of Īśāna and Indra
• ईशान-शक्रयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; ‘of Īśāna and Śakra’

• मध्ये: in the middle/between
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• सायुधाय: to the armed one (bearing weapons)
• सायुधाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सायुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘ब्रह्मणे’)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual completeness requires honoring both primary directions and inter-directional thresholds; divine functions (creation, auspiciousness, prosperity) are integrated.

Vedantic Theme: Functional plurality within a unified sacred order; liminal spaces (antarāla) also belong to the divine.

Application: When performing sacred or important tasks, attend to ‘in-between’ transitions (handoffs, thresholds) as carefully as main steps; include auspicious invocation (Śiva) and stewardship (Kubera).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: directional and inter-directional (antarāla) ritual points

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.117–120 (directional worship sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Shiva
• Ishana
• Shakra (Indra)
• Brahma

FAQs

What is the importance of directional deities in Garuda Purana rites?

This verse assigns specific deities to specific directions, indicating that offerings made with correct directional orientation are meant to secure protection, order, and ritual completeness during preta-related observances.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death?

By prescribing offerings to guardians like Kubera, Śiva, and Brahmā in defined directions, the text frames the post-death rite as a safeguarded passage where cosmic powers are invoked to remove obstacles and stabilize the departed’s transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing śrāddha or remembrance rites, follow traditional guidance on orientation and invocation—treating the ritual space as ordered and intentional, and performing offerings with clarity, respect, and correct dedication.