Shloka 64

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

चक्रद्वयसमायुक्तं गौपूरैः पञ्चभिर्युतम् / चापबाणसमायुक्तमनतं कुण्डलाकृतिम्

Transliteration

cakradvayasamāyuktaṃ gaupūraiḥ pañcabhiryutam / cāpabāṇasamāyuktamanataṃ kuṇḍalākṛtim

Translation

ତାହା ଦୁଇ ଚକ୍ରରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ, ‘ଗୌପୂର’ ନାମକ ପାଞ୍ଚ ଆଧାରରେ ସଂଯୁକ୍ତ; ଧନୁ-ବାଣ ସହିତ, ଅବକ୍ର ଏବଂ କୁଣ୍ଡଳାକୃତି।

Word by Word

• cakradvaya-samāyuktam: endowed with two cakras
• cakradvaya-samāyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cakra-dvaya + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) from sam-ā-√yuj (युज्) ‘joined’; compound: ‘joined with two discs’

• gaupūraiḥ: with cow-hoof-marks/‘gopūras’
• gaupūraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go-pūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—go + pūra (तत्पुरुष)

• pañcabhiḥ: with five
• pañcabhiḥ: Saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa (संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral used adjectivally

• yutam: endowed/connected
• yutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) from √yuj (युज्) ‘joined/endowed’

• cāpabāṇa-samāyuktam: joined with bow and arrow
• cāpabāṇa-samāyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāpa-bāṇa + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); kta participle; compound: cāpa + bāṇa (द्वन्द्व) as the instrument/association

• anataṃ: bent/curved
• anataṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) from √nam (नम्) with prefix a-?; here ‘bent/curved’ (anata = namita)

• kuṇḍalākṛtim: of earring-like shape
• kuṇḍalākṛtim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṇḍala-ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally ‘having the form of an earring’; समासः—kuṇḍalasya ākṛtiḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine marks (cakra, āyudha) indicate Viṣṇu’s presence; recognizing them supports focused devotion and correct ritual handling.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahma upāsanā through symbols; mind’s one-pointedness (ekāgratā) aided by form and attributes.

Application: Use symbolic contemplation: meditate on cakra (dharma/ṛta), bow-arrow (aimed resolve), and ring-form (wholeness) while performing worship or dāna.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana iconographic/lakṣaṇa passages for Viṣṇu forms and Śālagrāma varieties (contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Yama

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the Garuda Purana?

It gives a technical description of an infernal implement/device associated with Yama’s punitive system, emphasizing the concrete, structured nature of consequences for wrongdoing.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By describing the apparatus of Yama’s realm, it situates the soul’s post-death journey within a moral-judicial order where specific instruments correspond to specific karmic outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It reinforces ethical restraint and dharmic living: actions have results, and the tradition urges repentance, charity, and proper rites to avoid harmful karmic trajectories.