Shloka 64

Vṛṣotsarga (Bull-Release Gift): Procedure, Merit, and Narratives on Dharma, Karma, and Liberation

Devanagari script

सौकरं मथुरा यत्र नित्यं सन्निहतो हरिः / पुष्करं सत्यतीर्थञ्च ज्वालतीर्थं दिनेश्वरम्

Transliteration

saukaraṃ mathurā yatra nityaṃ sannihato hariḥ / puṣkaraṃ satyatīrthañca jvālatīrthaṃ dineśvaram

Translation

Saukara, Mathurā—tempat Hari senantiasa hadir—Puṣkara, Satyatīrtha dan Jvālātīrtha, wahai Penguasa Siang (Surya).

Word by Word

• सौकरम्: Saukara (of Varāha)
• सौकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सूकरसम्बन्धि (of the Boar/Varāha)

• मथुरा: Mathurā
• मथुरा: Adhikarana (Locative sense via apposition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्थाननाम

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (where)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative: always)

• सन्निहतः: present, near
• सन्निहतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-नि-धा (धातु) → सन्निहत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; अर्थ: उपस्थितः (present)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुष्करम्: Puṣkara
• पुष्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तीर्थ/स्थाननाम

• सत्यतीर्थम्: Satya-tīrtha
• सत्यतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सत्यं तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)

• ज्वालतीर्थम्: Jvālā-tīrtha
• ज्वालतीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष (ज्वालायाः तीर्थम् / ज्वालं तीर्थम्)

• दिनेश्वरम्: lord of the day (Sun)
• दिनेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दिनस्य ईश्वरः = सूर्यः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-sannidhāna of Hari in specific dhāmas; remembrance of such places supports devotion and purification.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman accessible through dhāma and nāma; grace mediated through sacred loci without denying all-pervasiveness.

Application: Undertake tīrtha-smaraṇa (mental pilgrimage) or yātrā with Hari-centered intent; use place-names as japa-like anchors for devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha (sacred sites)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6 (tirtha enumeration continuing)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Mathura
• Pushkara
• Satyatirtha
• Jvalatirtha
• Dineshvara (Surya)

FAQs

What is the importance of tīrthas (pilgrimage sites) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights named tīrthas as spiritually potent places—especially where Hari is said to be ever-present—implying that visiting or remembering them is connected with purification and dharmic merit.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey and post-death rites?

In the Preta Kanda context, sacred places are often cited as sources of puṇya that support the departed and the living; this verse functions as a catalogue of revered tīrthas associated with divine presence and sanctifying power.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain devotion by remembering or visiting holy places, and dedicate the merit (puṇya) to ethical living and to ancestral offerings (śrāddha/pinda-dāna) when appropriate.