Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

प्रावृट्काले मम गृहे स्थितानां भाग्ययोगतः / शुश्रूषणानुवृत्त्या च प्रश्रयेण दमेन च

Transliteration

prāvṛṭkāle mama gṛhe sthitānāṃ bhāgyayogataḥ / śuśrūṣaṇānuvṛttyā ca praśrayeṇa damena ca

Translation

Pada musim hujan, mereka yang dengan keberuntungan tinggal di rumahku—dengan khidmat melayani, dengan setia menurut, dengan rendah hati, dan dengan pengendalian diri—mereka memperoleh pahala kebajikan.

Word by Word

• प्रावृट्-काले: in the rainy season
• प्रावृट्-काले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावृट् (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रावृटः कालः)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गृहे: in (the) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थितानाम्: of those staying
• स्थितानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'स्थित' = 'staying'

• भाग्य-योगतः: due to good fortune
• भाग्य-योगतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषाधारित (भाग्यस्य योगः)

• शुश्रूषण-अनुवृत्त्या: by service and obedience
• शुश्रूषण-अनुवृत्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (शुश्रूषणा च अनुवृत्तिः च)

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

• प्रश्रयेण: by humility, respect
• प्रश्रयेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• दमेन: by self-control
• दमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Service (śuśrūṣā), obedience to guidance (anuvṛtti), humility (praśraya), and self-restraint (dama) toward those who stay as guests/saints generate merit and inner refinement.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga: selfless service purifies ego (ahaṅkāra) and prepares the mind for devotion/knowledge.

Application: Practice hospitality and service without pride; cultivate humility and restraint especially in close quarters and stressful seasons.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6.86 (mahat-saṅga); Garuda Purana 2.6.83 (steadiness through virtuous company)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of service (śuśrūṣā) in Garuda Purana?

This verse links merit to śuśrūṣā—attentive, respectful service—showing that sincere conduct in a household setting becomes a direct cause of spiritual benefit.

How does this verse relate to karma and one’s post-death journey?

By emphasizing humility, obedience to dharma, and self-control, it points to character-based karma: such virtues accumulate merit that supports a favorable destiny beyond death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice respectful service to elders/guests, maintain humility in relationships, and cultivate daily self-restraint—speech, habits, and desires—so home life itself becomes a path of dharma.