Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

चन्द्रभागा वेत्रवती वीरभद्रं गणेश्वरम् / गोकर्णं बिल्वतीर्थञ्च कर्मकुण्डं सतारकम्

Transliteration

candrabhāgā vetravatī vīrabhadraṃ gaṇeśvaram / gokarṇaṃ bilvatīrthañca karmakuṇḍaṃ satārakam

Translation

„(Man soll sie aufsuchen oder im Herzen gedenken:) die Flüsse Chandrabhāgā und Vetravatī, die Heiligtümer Vīrabhadra und Gaṇeśvara, Gokarṇa, Bilva-tīrtha, Karma-kuṇḍa und Satāraka—heilige Furten.“

Word by Word

• चन्द्रभागा: Candrabhāgā (river)
• चन्द्रभागा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + भागा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वेत्रवती: Vetravatī (river)
• वेत्रवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेत्र + वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वीरभद्रम्: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गणेश्वरम्: Gaṇeśvara (lord of the gaṇas)
• गणेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गोकर्णम्: Gokarṇa
• गोकर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• बिल्वतीर्थम्: Bilva-tīrtha
• बिल्वतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्मकुण्डम्: Karmakuṇḍa (ritual pond)
• कर्मकुण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सतारकम्: Satāraka (with/including Tāraka; name)
• सतारकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pilgrimage and remembrance of tīrthas and deities supports purification and dhārmic momentum.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā through place and name as a preparatory discipline (sādhana) for inner steadiness.

Application: Create a disciplined yātrā plan (or a weekly smaraṇa list) with vows: truthfulness, non-harm, moderation, and charity at each stop.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: rivers and shrine-tīrthas (coastal/riverine and inland)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6.73–77 (tīrtha enumeration culminating in teaching on saints and grace)

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Gaṇeśvara (Ganesha)
• Chandrabhāgā
• Vetravatī
• Gokarṇa
• Bilva-tīrtha
• Karma-kuṇḍa
• Satāraka

FAQs

What is the importance of mentioning these tīrthas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a tīrtha-list: sacred rivers and shrines whose visitation—or devotional remembrance—supports purification and merit, commonly connected with śrāddha-oriented aims in the Preta Kanda context.

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

Preta Kanda passages often prescribe supports for the departed (merit, rites, holy acts). Here, the emphasis is on tīrtha association—places believed to aid purification and auspicious passage by generating punya for the deceased or the living performer.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During śrāddha or memorial days, one may perform charity/puja with tīrtha-smarana (reverent remembrance of holy places) and, when possible, undertake pilgrimage or ritual bathing at such tīrthas with ethical living and sincerity.