Shloka 50

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

तेषां हरिः प्रीयते केशवोलं मध्वान्तस्थो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति / एवं दानं तत्र कुर्वन्ति ये वै द्विजाग्र्याणां वैष्णवानां विदां च

Transliteration

teṣāṃ hariḥ prīyate keśavolaṃ madhvāntastho nātra vicāryamasti / evaṃ dānaṃ tatra kurvanti ye vai dvijāgryāṇāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ vidāṃ ca

Translation

Hari—Keshava en personne—se réjouit d’eux ; Il demeure dans l’essence même de la douceur (madhu), il n’y a donc aucun doute. Ainsi, ceux qui font l’aumône là de cette manière—surtout aux plus éminents des dvijas, aux vaiṣṇavas et aux savants—accomplissent véritablement le don juste.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रीयते: is pleased
• प्रीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/intransitive sense): ‘is pleased’

• केशव-उलम्: Keshava-ulaṃ (a named offering/act; lit. ‘Keshava-ula’)
• केशव-उलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक) + उलम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative)

• मधु-अन्त-स्थः: dwelling within Madhu (epithet)
• मधु-अन्त-स्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) हरिः-इत्यस्य; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘situated within/at the end of Madhu’)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विचार्यम्: to be deliberated/considered
• विचार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु) → विचार्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be considered’

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कुर्वन्ति: do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• द्विज-अग्र्याणाम्: of the foremost Brahmins
• द्विज-अग्र्याणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘excellent Brahmins’)

• वैष्णवानाम्: of the Vaishnavas
• वैष्णवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विदाम्: of the learned/knowers
• विदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद् (प्रातिपदिक: ‘विद्वस्/विद्’ sense ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (irregular stem usage)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti is confirmed by its fruit—Hari’s pleasure—and is completed by dāna done with discernment to worthy recipients (Vaiṣṇavas, learned, exemplary dvijas).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prasāda as the measure of right action; yajña-dāna-tapas as purifying when offered without doubt and with right recipient-selection (sattvika-dāna theme).

Application: Pair pilgrimage/devotion with charitable giving to genuinely virtuous and learned persons/institutions; prioritize integrity of recipient and intention over display.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.49 (Bhāgavata-śravaṇa and Kṛṣṇa-mantra); Garuda Purana 3.26.46-47 (tīrtha-snāna discipline)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Keshava
• Vaishnavas
• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the importance of dāna (charity) in Garuda Purana?

This verse states that such dāna directly pleases Hari (Keshava), removing doubt about its spiritual efficacy—especially when given to worthy recipients like Vaiṣṇavas and learned brāhmaṇas.

How does this verse connect charity with post-death rites (śrāddha) in Garuda Purana?

In the Preta Kanda context, dāna is treated as a supportive act that generates merit and divine favor, strengthening the intended benefit of rites performed for the departed through proper, dharmic giving.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Give regularly and intentionally to qualified, ethical recipients—especially those devoted to dharma and learning—so that charity is not merely financial help but a spiritually aligned act that cultivates sattva and devotion.