Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

यत्रास्त मुक्तिदः साक्षाद्रामो राजीवलोचनः / आग्नेयं वायुकौबेरं कौमारं भूरुहां पुनः

Transliteration

yatrāsta muktidaḥ sākṣādrāmo rājīvalocanaḥ / āgneyaṃ vāyukauberaṃ kaumāraṃ bhūruhāṃ punaḥ

Translation

Dort, wo Rāma, lotusäugig und unmittelbar der Spender der Befreiung, wahrhaft weilt—dort sind auch die waltenden Mächte der Agni-Himmelsrichtung, der Vāyu-Himmelsrichtung, der Kubera-Himmelsrichtung und der Kaumāra-Himmelsrichtung; und wiederum auch die der Bäume.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: “where”)

• आस्ते: dwells/is present
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; धातु: आस् (to sit/dwell)

• मुक्तिदः: giver of liberation
• मुक्तिदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तिं ददाति इति)

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: directly/manifestly)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राजीवलोचनः: lotus-eyed
• राजीवलोचनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजीव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राजीव-इव लोचने यस्य)

• आग्नेयम्: Agneya (SE quarter / of Agni)
• आग्नेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; दिक्/देवतासम्बन्धि-नाम (Agneya: SE direction / of Agni)

• वायु-कौबेरम्: Vāyu and Kubera quarters (NW and N)
• वायु-कौबेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + कौबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (वायव्यं च कौबेरं च)

• कौमारम्: Kaumāra (of Kumāra/Skanda)
• कौमारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कुमारसम्बन्धि (of Kumāra/Skanda)

• भूरुहाम्: trees
• भूरुहाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; भूरुह = वृक्ष (tree)

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/क्रमवाचक (again/further)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sākṣāt-sannidhāna of the Lord as mokṣa-dātā; sacred space is experienced as a mandala of divine presences (directions and nature).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sannidhāna and anugraha as the decisive cause for liberation; the world as pervaded by the Lord’s śakti through adhidaivika order.

Application: Cultivate tīrtha-bhāva: approach holy places with directional reverence (dik-vandana), respect for trees and living ecology as sacred, and remembrance of Rama as liberator.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha-region (implied sacred abode)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6 (tirtha-mahatmya sequence continuing through 2.6.64–67)

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Agni
• Vayu
• Kubera
• Kumara (Skanda)
• Directional deities
• Tree-spirits/arboreal beings

FAQs

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

This verse indicates that specific quarters (Agni, Vāyu, Kubera, Kaumāra) have presiding powers; remembering them frames the ritual and spiritual “map” that protects and orients the practitioner.

How does this verse relate to liberation (moksha) in the Garuda Purana?

By calling Rāma “muktidaḥ” (giver of liberation), the verse links remembrance of the divine presence with ultimate release, even while describing the ritual-cosmic arrangement of directions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During prayer or śrāddha-related observances, one may invoke the divine (Rāma) and respectfully acknowledge the quarters/presiding forces to cultivate focus, protection, and dharmic discipline.