Shloka 75

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

ईशानकोणे श्रीनिवासस्य देवि रौद्रं तीर्थं परमं पावनं च / तत्र स्थित्वा रुद्रदेवो महात्मा पूजां करोति श्रीनिवासस्य नित्यम्

Transliteration

īśānakoṇe śrīnivāsasya devi raudraṃ tīrthaṃ paramaṃ pāvanaṃ ca / tatra sthitvā rudradevo mahātmā pūjāṃ karoti śrīnivāsasya nityam

Translation

Ô Déesse, dans le quartier nord-est de Śrīnivāsa se trouve le tīrtha Raudra, suprême et purificateur. Demeurant en ce lieu, le Seigneur Rudra, à l’âme grande, accomplit sans cesse le culte de Śrīnivāsa.

Word by Word

• ईशान-कोणे: in the north-east corner
• ईशान-कोणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (ईशानस्य कोणः)

• श्रीनिवासस्य: of Śrīnिवास
• श्रीनिवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीनिवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• रौद्रम्: Rudra-related, fierce
• रौद्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying तीर्थम्

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying तीर्थम्

• पावनम्: purifying
• पावनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying तीर्थम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चय-निपात

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/देशवाचक-अव्यय

• स्थित्वा: having stayed/being situated
• स्थित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), ‘having stood/being situated’

• रुद्र-देवः: Rudra-deva (Lord Rudra)
• रुद्र-देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय-समास (रुद्र एव देवः)

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular

• श्रीनिवासस्य: of Śrīnिवास
• श्रीनिवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीनिवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (नित्यं) used as avyaya; कालवाचक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Śrīnivāsa) speaking to Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra), with a vocative reference to Devī in the verse

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even Rudra venerates Śrīnivāsa; devotion transcends divine roles and establishes the tīrtha’s supreme purity.

Vedantic Theme: Unity of the divine (hari-hara-aikya) within saguna worship; devotion as the common ground.

Application: Cultivate reverence beyond sectarian boundaries; honor sacred directions/spaces in worship settings and maintain regularity (nityam) in practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.73-74 (tīrtha fruits; Bhū-varāha context)

Characters & Entities

• Śrīnivāsa
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Devī
• Raudra Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the importance of Raudra Tīrtha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse calls Raudra Tīrtha “supremely purifying,” presenting it as a highly meritorious sacred spot connected with Śrīnivāsa and sanctified by Rudra’s continual presence and worship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes tīrtha and pūjā as purifying supports for dharma—practices the Garuḍa Purāṇa often links with cleansing demerit and improving one’s post-death course through righteous merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain regular worship (nitya-pūjā) and, when possible, visit sacred sites with disciplined conduct—treating pilgrimage as a means of inner purification rather than mere travel.