Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas
with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas
ये वायुतीर्थे विसृजन्ति देहजं मलं मूत्रं वमनं श्लेष्मकं च / ये ऽपानशुद्धिं लिङ्गशुद्धिं च कन्ये कुर्वन्ति ते ह्यसुरा राक्षसाश्च
ye vāyutīrthe visṛjanti dehajaṃ malaṃ mūtraṃ vamanaṃ śleṣmakaṃ ca / ye 'pānaśuddhiṃ liṅgaśuddhiṃ ca kanye kurvanti te hyasurā rākṣasāśca
អ្នកណាដែលនៅវាយុ-ទីរថដ៏សក្ការៈ បញ្ចេញកខ្វក់រាងកាយ—អាចម៍ ទឹកនោម ក្អួត និងស្លេស្ម—ហើយអ្នកណាដែលធ្វើការសម្អាតរន្ធគូថ និងសម្អាតអង្គលិង្គនៅទីនោះ ឱ កញ្ញា—ពួកនោះត្រូវចាត់ថាជា អសុរ និងរាក្សស។
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra; vocative 'kanye' is preserved from the received text)
Concept: Śauca (purity) and maryādā (reverential boundaries) are essential at tīrthas; desecration is adharma and spiritually degrading.
Vedantic Theme: External purity as a support for sattva and inner discipline; disrespect toward sacred loci reflects tamas and leads away from dharmic life.
Application: Maintain strict cleanliness and decorum at sacred waters; use designated facilities away from the tīrtha; cultivate reverence for shared sacred/public spaces.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: tirtha
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.46-47 (snāna discipline); Garuda Purana 3.26.50 (dāna to worthy recipients as proper religious conduct)
This verse treats sacred places as spiritually charged; defiling them with bodily waste or intimate cleansing is framed as a grave breach of dharma, equated with demonic conduct.
In the Preta Kanda’s moral framework, impure actions at holy sites generate heavy pāpa (demerit), which later manifests as suffering in post-death states and Yama’s adjudication themes discussed throughout the text.
Maintain strict cleanliness and modesty at pilgrimage sites: use proper facilities away from the tīrtha area, avoid polluting water/grounds, and treat sacred spaces as zones of heightened ethical responsibility.