Shloka 114

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

Devanagari script

सर्वतीर्थफलं मे ऽध्य सञ्जातं तव दर्शनात् / इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य प्रोवाच ऋपिसत्तमः

Transliteration

sarvatīrthaphalaṃ me 'dhya sañjātaṃ tava darśanāt / iti śrutvā vacastasya provāca ṛpisattamaḥ

Translation

ଆଜି ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନରୁ ମୋତେ ସମସ୍ତ ତୀର୍ଥର ଫଳ ମିଳିଲା। ଏହି କଥା ଶୁଣି ଋଷିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• सर्वतीर्थफलम्: the fruit of all pilgrimages
• सर्वतीर्थफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + tīrtha + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषां तीर्थाणां फलम्

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; (enclitic)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• सञ्जातम्: has arisen
• सञ्जातम्: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘arisen/occurred’

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दर्शनात्: from (your) sight/meeting
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरणसूचक/quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakāla-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: replied, spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ऋपिसत्तमः: the best of sages
• ऋपिसत्तमः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛpi + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—ऋपिः स एव सत्तमः

Speaker

Narrator (textual voice); the quoted line is spoken by an unnamed devotee/seeker addressing a revered sage

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Holy presence (sat-darśana) can confer tīrtha-like purification and merit.

Vedantic Theme: Satsaṅga as a purifier; the ‘tīrtha’ is ultimately the presence of realized virtue/knowledge.

Application: Prioritize meeting and serving the wise; treat such encounters as spiritual practice equal to pilgrimage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6.113 (peace from nectar-like words); Garuda Purana 2.6.115-117 (sage’s ensuing instruction on vṛṣotsarga)

Characters & Entities

• Rishi (foremost sage)

FAQs

What is the importance of darshan in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that merely seeing a revered holy person can grant the merit comparable to visiting all pilgrimage sites, highlighting darshan and satsanga as powerful sources of spiritual purification.

How does this verse connect to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on the soul and after-death rites?

In the Preta Kanda’s broader ethical-religious frame, merit (puṇya) supports auspicious outcomes; the verse emphasizes that saintly contact can rapidly generate puṇya, which is valued alongside prescribed rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize sincere association with wise and ethical teachers, practice respectful listening, and cultivate humility—treating such encounters as spiritually transformative rather than relying only on external pilgrimage.