Shloka 50

Praise of Vṛṣotsarga (Bull-release), Worthy Dāna, and the Procedure for Kṣayāha & Ūrdhva-daihika Rites

Devanagari script

यथा पूज्यतमा लोके यतयो ब्रह्मचारिणः / तथैव प्रतिपूज्यन्ते लोके सर्वे च नित्यशः

Transliteration

yathā pūjyatamā loke yatayo brahmacāriṇaḥ / tathaiva pratipūjyante loke sarve ca nityaśaḥ

Translation

जसे लोकी यती व ब्रह्मचारी अत्यंत पूज्य मानले जातात, तसेच या जगात सर्व सद्गुणी जन नित्य नेमाने योग्य रीतीने पूजिले व सन्मानिले जातात।

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/तुलना-प्रदर्शक (comparative particle: “as/just as”)

• पूज्यतमाः: most venerable
• पूज्यतमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज्) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अतिशय-तुल्यतम (superlative: “most worthy of worship”)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative: “in the world”)

• यतयः: ascetics
• यतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: brahmacārins (celibate students)
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; यतयः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण-रूपेण (as apposition/qualifier)

• तथा: so
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप-प्रदर्शक (correlative: “so/thus”)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle: “indeed/just”)

• प्रतिपूज्यन्ते: are duly honored
• प्रतिपूज्यन्ते: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive: “are honored”)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; यतयः/ब्रह्मचारिणः इत्यस्य विशेषण (qualifier: “all”)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: “and”)

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “always/constantly”)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Satkāra (honoring) of tapasvins as a sustaining pillar of dharmic society.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi through saṅga with and reverence toward the sādhus; honoring the jñāna/tapas ideal.

Application: Offer respectful hospitality, speech, and support to renunciants and sincere students; cultivate humility and restraint in daily conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.14 (context: merit of honoring virtuous persons and ritual-dharma around pitṛ/śrāddha themes)

Characters & Entities

• Yatis
• Brahmacharis

FAQs

What is the importance of honoring yatis and brahmacharis in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents reverence toward renunciants and brahmacārins as a key marker of dharma, indicating that such respect is itself a sustained virtue (punya-producing conduct) in worldly life.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings on the soul and afterlife?

In the Preta Kanda, conduct (dharma/adharma) shapes post-death outcomes; the verse highlights daily ethical reverence for spiritually disciplined persons as part of merit-building behavior that supports a favorable journey after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate respectful conduct toward sincere spiritual practitioners, support learning and self-discipline, and practice humility—treating dharmic people with consistent honor rather than occasional formality.