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Shloka 48

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

ये वायुतीर्थे विसृजन्ति देहजं मलं मूत्रं वमनं श्लेष्मकं च / ये ऽपानशुद्धिं लिङ्गशुद्धिं च कन्ये कुर्वन्ति ते ह्यसुरा राक्षसाश्च

Transliteration

ye vāyutīrthe visṛjanti dehajaṃ malaṃ mūtraṃ vamanaṃ śleṣmakaṃ ca / ye 'pānaśuddhiṃ liṅgaśuddhiṃ ca kanye kurvanti te hyasurā rākṣasāśca

Translation

വായുതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ദേഹജന്യ മലം—മലം, മൂത്രം, വമനം, ശ്ലേഷ്മം—ഇവ വിസർജ്ജിക്കുന്നവരും, അവിടെ അപാനശുദ്ധിയും ലിംഗശുദ്ധിയും ചെയ്യുന്നവരും, ഹേ കന്യേ, അവർ തീർച്ചയായും അസുരരും രാക്ഷസരുമെന്നു കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word
येthose who
ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
वायुतीर्थेat the Vāyu-tīrtha
वायुतीर्थे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
विसृजन्तिdischarge/expel
विसृजन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-सृज् (धातु)
Formलट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
देहजम्born of the body
देहजम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेह-ज (प्रातिपदिक; देह + ज)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (देहात् जातम्)
मलम्filth
मलम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
मूत्रम्urine
मूत्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
वमनम्vomit/vomiting
वमनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवमन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
श्लेष्मकम्phlegm
श्लेष्मकम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्लेष्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
येthose who
ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
अपानशुद्धिम्purification of the apāna (anus/rectum)
अपानशुद्धिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअपान-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; अपान + शुद्धि)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अपानस्य शुद्धिः)
लिङ्गशुद्धिम्purification of the genital organ
लिङ्गशुद्धिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; लिङ्ग + शुद्धि)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
कन्येO maiden
कन्ये:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
कुर्वन्तिdo/perform
कुर्वन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
तेthey
ते:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (demonstrative: they)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/कारणबोधक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)
असुराःasuras
असुराः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
राक्षसाःrākṣasas
राक्षसाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra; vocative 'kanye' is preserved from the received text)

Philosophical Teaching

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.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.46-47 (snāna discipline); Garuda Purana 3.26.50 (dāna to worthy recipients as proper religious conduct)

Characters & Entities
V
Vayu
A
Asuras
R
Rakshasas

FAQs

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.

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