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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

ଯେମାନେ ବାୟୁତୀର୍ଥରେ ଦେହଜ ମଳ—ବିଷ୍ଠା, ମୂତ୍ର, ବମନ ଓ କଫ—ବିସର୍ଜନ କରନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ଯେମାନେ ସେଠାରେ ଅପାନଶୁଦ୍ଧି ଓ ଲିଙ୍ଗଶୁଦ୍ଧି କରନ୍ତି, ହେ କନ୍ୟେ, ସେମାନେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଅସୁର ଓ ରାକ୍ଷସ ଭାବେ ଗଣ୍ୟ।

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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