Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अविदूरे विदूरस्य गिरेरुत्तुङ्गरोधसः / कामभूतिकसीमानमनु तस्याकरोभवत्

Transliteration

avidūre vidūrasya gireruttuṅgarodhasaḥ / kāmabhūtikasīmānamanu tasyākarobhavat

Translation

Not far from the lofty ridge of Mount Vidūra, there appeared—following along it—the boundary-region known as Kāmabhūtika.

Word by Word

• अविदूरे: nearby
• अविदूरे: Desha-adhikarana (Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अविदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘near/not far’ इत्यर्थे

• विदूरस्य: of (Mount) Vidūra
• विदूरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तुङ्गरोधसः: of the lofty ridge/edge
• उत्तुङ्गरोधसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तुङ्ग + रोधस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); रोधस् = bank/shore/edge; उत्तुङ्ग-रोधस् = lofty ridge/bank

• कामभूतिकसीमानम्: the boundary of Kāmbhūtika
• कामभूतिकसीमानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामभूतिक + सीमा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) ‘सीमा’ treated as accusative singular (द्वितीया-एकवचन) in -am (poetic/variant); कामभूतिक-सीमा = boundary of Kāmbhūtika region

• अनु: along/after
• अनु: Upapada (Prepositional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preverb/adverb), ‘along/after’ इत्यर्थे

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• आकरः: mine/source (deposit)
• आकरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभवत्: came to be/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowledge is situated: śāstra maps substances to specific terrains, enabling verification and responsible sourcing.

Vedantic Theme: Pratyakṣa-anugraha to śāstra: textual knowledge aligns with place-based observation; order in the manifest world.

Application: For sourcing/identifying gems, note provenance: near Vidūra mountain lies the Kāmabhūtika border region associated with deposits (ākara) in the surrounding narrative.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain and borderland/region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.73 (vaidūrya provenance and related locales)

FAQs

What is the importance of boundary-regions (sīmā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that the Purana maps the journey through specific limits and regions; such boundaries function as markers in the text’s sacred geography and narrative progression.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By naming a mountain and a boundary-region, it frames the journey as passing through ordered locales—suggesting a structured route rather than a vague, abstract passage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat spiritual practice as a step-by-step path with clear milestones—daily disciplines and ethical limits (personal ‘sīmā’) that guide progress steadily.