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Shloka 131

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

स्वामि पुष्करिणीस्नानं दुर्घटं तु कलौ नृणाम् / तत्र स्थितानां तीर्थानां स्नानं चाप्यतिदुर्घटम्

Transliteration

svāmi puṣkariṇīsnānaṃ durghaṭaṃ tu kalau nṛṇām / tatra sthitānāṃ tīrthānāṃ snānaṃ cāpyatidurghaṭam

Translation

സ്വാമീ, കലിയുഗത്തിൽ മനുഷ്യർക്കു പുഷ്കരിണിയിൽ (ക്ഷേത്രകുളം) സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്നത് ദുഷ്കരം. അവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്നതും അത്യന്തം ദുഷ്കരം.

Word by Word
स्वामिO master
स्वामि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; address term
पुष्करिणी-स्नानम्bathing in the pond
पुष्करिणी-स्नानम्:
Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate subject
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्करिण्याः स्नानम्)
दुर्घटम्difficult
दुर्घटम्:
Vidhāna (विधान) / Predicate
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्घट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/particle; contrast/emphasis
कलौin the Kali age
कलौ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/Locative), एकवचन; time-locative
नृणाम्of men
नृणाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/Genitive), बहुवचन
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of place
स्थितानाम्of those situated
स्थितानाम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → स्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; qualifying ‘तीर्थानाम्’
तीर्थानाम्of the sacred places
तीर्थानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/Genitive), बहुवचन
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate subject
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय/conjunction
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/particle; ‘also/even’
अति-दुर्घटम्very difficult
अति-दुर्घटम्:
Vidhāna (विधान) / Predicate
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (अव्यय) + दुर्घट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (अत्यन्तं दुर्घटम्)
Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kali-yuga constraints make traditional tīrtha-snāna difficult; dharma adapts through feasible practices aligned with devotion and purity.

Vedantic Theme: Yuga-dharma: external supports may wane; inner discipline and accessible upāyas become central for purification.

Application: When pilgrimage is impractical, adopt attainable disciplines: regular worship, ethical living, charity, japa, and maintaining cleanliness—without despair or neglect.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple tank / pilgrimage bathing site

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.130

Characters & Entities
K
Kali Yuga
T
Tirthas
P
Puskarini

FAQs

This verse treats tīrtha-snāna as a valued purifier, while acknowledging that in Kali Yuga access and proper performance become difficult, prompting seekers to rely more on feasible dharmic practices.

Indirectly: by stressing Kali Yuga’s obstacles to traditional purificatory rites, it highlights the need to secure spiritual merit through attainable disciplines that support the soul’s welfare after death.

If pilgrimage bathing is not possible, focus on accessible purity: sincere prayer, ethical conduct, charity, remembrance of Vishnu, and performing whatever rites are feasible with devotion.

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