Moksha Sadhana Prakarana Adhyaya 23 Shloka 45 - Garuda Purana | Marathi | Vedapath

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Shloka 45

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

अत्रैवास्ते श्रीनिवासो हरिस्तु द्रव्येण रूपेण न चान्यथेति / आदौस्नात्वा मुण्डनं तत्र कृत्वा तीर्थश्राद्धं कारयित्वा सुतीर्थे

Transliteration

atraivāste śrīnivāso haristu dravyeṇa rūpeṇa na cānyatheti / ādausnātvā muṇḍanaṃ tatra kṛtvā tīrthaśrāddhaṃ kārayitvā sutīrthe

Translation

येथेच श्रीनिवास हरि त्या पवित्र द्रव्य-रूपात साक्षात् विराजमान आहे, अन्यथा नाही. म्हणून प्रथम तेथे स्नान करून मुण्डन करावे आणि त्या सुतीर्थात विधिपूर्वक तीर्थ-श्राद्ध करावे.

Word by Word

अत्रhere

एवindeed

आस्तेdwells / is present

श्रीनिवासःŚrīnivāsa

हरिःHari (Viṣṇu)

तुindeed / but

द्रव्येणby substance

रूपेणby form

नnot

चand

अन्यथाotherwise

इतिthus

आदौfirst

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

मुण्डनम्tonsure / shaving

तत्रthere

कृत्वाhaving done

तीर्थ-श्राद्धम्tīrtha-śrāddha (rite for ancestors at a sacred place)

कारयित्वाhaving had (it) performed

सु-तीर्थेat the excellent sacred ford

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Ritual Type: Parvana

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: After tīrtha-snāna; during pilgrimage observance at the sacred spot

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is truly present ‘here itself’ in the sacred substance/form (arcā/tīrtha-sannidhāna); therefore one should undertake purification and perform tīrtha-śrāddha properly.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman accessibility through arcā/tīrtha; śraddhā as the means to experience divine presence; karma (ritual) sanctified by bhakti.

Application: At a recognized tīrtha, bathe first, then perform prescribed purificatory acts (including mundana where appropriate), and conduct tīrtha-śrāddha with proper procedure and intention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha (pilgrimage site)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa/Śrāddha-kalpa sections on tīrtha-śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna (general); Garuda Purana passages praising Viṣṇu’s arcā-sannidhāna (general)

Characters & Entities

Hari (Vishnu)

Shri (Lakshmi)

Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of tīrtha-śrāddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames tīrtha-śrāddha as especially efficacious because the tīrtha is understood as a locus where Hari is directly present; performing śrāddha there strengthens the rite’s sanctity and benefit for the Pitṛs.

Why does the verse emphasize Hari being present in dravya and rūpa?

It teaches that the divine is not merely conceptual but is accessed through sanctioned sacred media—ritual materials (dravya) and manifest forms (rūpa)—which validates pilgrimage bathing and śrāddha as spiritually operative acts.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If undertaking ancestral rites, prioritize purity and intention: begin with bathing (snāna), follow local dharmic norms for mundana where appropriate, and perform śrāddha in a reputable tīrtha or consecrated setting with proper mantras and offerings.