Shloka 58

Vṛṣotsarga (Bull-Release Gift): Procedure, Merit, and Narratives on Dharma, Karma, and Liberation

Devanagari script

यावद्ब्रजाम्यहं वेश्म भवान् दृष्टिपथं गतः / लोमश उवाच / तीर्थानि सन्ति भूरीणि वर्षैऽस्मिन् भारते शुभे

Transliteration

yāvadbrajāmyahaṃ veśma bhavān dṛṣṭipathaṃ gataḥ / lomaśa uvāca / tīrthāni santi bhūrīṇi varṣai'smin bhārate śubhe

Translation

„Bis ich meine Wohnstatt erreiche, kannst du weitergehen, über den Bereich meines Blickes hinaus.“ Lomasha sprach: „In diesem glückverheißenden Land Bhārata gibt es wahrlich viele tīrthas, heilige Pilgerfurten.“

Word by Word

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (temporal adverb: 'as long as/until')

• ब्रजामि: I go
• ब्रजामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; (common gender usage)

• वेश्म: house, dwelling
• वेश्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम (honorific 'you')

• दृष्टि-पथम्: range/path of sight
• दृष्टि-पथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of sight' + 'path')

• गतः: gone, having come
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lomaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ-निर्देश (speaker name)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• भूरीणि: many, numerous
• भूरीणि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tīrthāni)

• वर्षे: in the land/region
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (referring to varṣe)

• भारते: in Bhārata (India)
• भारते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; देशवाचक

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhārate/varṣe)

Speaker

Lomasha (Lomaśa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tīrtha-sevā as a dharmic means of purification and merit within Bhārata.

Vedantic Theme: Karmabhūmi and saṃskāra-śuddhi: outer pilgrimage supports inner purification conducive to jñāna/bhakti.

Application: Undertake pilgrimage with right intention (śraddhā), ethical conduct, and remembrance of the divine; treat sacred geography as a discipline, not tourism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: subcontinent/varṣa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6 (tīrtha-kathana sequence continuing through 2.6.62)

Characters & Entities

• Lomasha
• Bharata
• Tirthas

FAQs

What is the importance of tīrthas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Bhārata as an auspicious land rich in tīrthas, implying that sacred places are key supports for dharma and purification, often connected to earning merit (puṇya) and removing impurities.

How does this verse connect to the Garuda Purana’s themes of afterlife and rites?

In the Preta Kanda context, tīrthas commonly function as places where rites, offerings, and purificatory acts are performed to aid spiritual welfare; the verse introduces the abundance of such sanctifying locations in Bhārata.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat pilgrimage and sacred-site worship as disciplined spiritual practice—combine visits to tīrthas with ethical living, charity, and sincere ritual observance rather than mere travel.