Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

चक्रतीर्थं नैमिषञ्च शिवतीर्थमनन्तकम् / गोप्रतारकनागेशमयोध्याबिन्दुसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

cakratīrthaṃ naimiṣañca śivatīrthamanantakam / gopratārakanāgeśamayodhyābindusaṃjñitam

Translation

„(Es gibt) Cakratīrtha, Naimiṣa, Śivatīrtha und Anantaka; ebenso Gopratāraka, Nāgeśa, Ayodhyā und den heiligen Ort namens Bindu.“

Word by Word

• चक्र-तीर्थम्: Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्र-तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (name of a tīrtha)

• नैमिषम्: Naimiṣa
• नैमिषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naimiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (Naimiṣa/ Naimiṣāraṇya as tīrtha)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शिव-तीर्थम्: Śiva-tīrtha
• शिव-तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (name of a tīrtha)

• अनन्तकम्: Anantaka
• अनन्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anantaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (proper name/epithet of a tīrtha/place)

• गो-प्रतारक-नागेश-अयोध्या-बिन्दु-संज्ञितम्: known as Go-pratāraka, Nāgeśa, Ayodhyā, and Bindu
• गो-प्रतारक-नागेश-अयोध्या-बिन्दु-संज्ञितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + pratāraka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāgeśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + bindu (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक; √ज्ञा धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/नामसमास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण ('called/known as ...'); (qualifying implied tīrthaṃ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Multiplicity of tīrthas indicates many accessible avenues for puṇya and purification through pilgrimage and observance.

Vedantic Theme: Many upāyas within dharma: diverse disciplines converge toward inner purification and God-remembrance.

Application: Choose a manageable pilgrimage discipline (local tīrtha, periodic vows, charity) rather than seeking exhaustive travel; integrate practice with daily ethics.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrthas/kṣetras (mixed: forests, shrines, towns)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6.58-61 (preceding tīrtha list and Kāśī/tāraka context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Naimisha
• Shiva
• Ananta
• Ayodhya

FAQs

What is the importance of listing tirthas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse names specific pilgrimage sites regarded as merit-giving (puṇya) and spiritually purifying, supporting rites and intentions connected with welfare in this life and benefit for the departed.

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

In the Preta Kanda context, such tirtha-lists function as sacred supports—places where worship, vows, and offerings are believed to strengthen auspicious outcomes for the deceased and reduce obstacles on the post-death path.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Undertake pilgrimage or remembrance of these tirthas with ethical living, charity, and sincere prayer; when performing śrāddha or memorial rites, dedicate the merit for ancestors’ peace and upliftment.