Shloka 143

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा यमुनाभ्राता क्षणादन्तर्धिमाययौ / वीरबाहुर्दिवं गत्वा देवैः सह मुमोद ह

Transliteration

ityuktvā yamunābhrātā kṣaṇādantardhimāyayau / vīrabāhurdivaṃ gatvā devaiḥ saha mumoda ha

Translation

ଏହିପରି କହି ଯମୁନାଙ୍କ ଭ୍ରାତା ଯମ ନିଜ ଦିବ୍ୟ ମାୟାବଳରେ କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରେ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଧାନ ହେଲେ। ଏବଂ ବୀରବାହୁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ଯାଇ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଆନନ୍ଦିତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• yamunā-bhrātā: the brother of Yamunā
• yamunā-bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamunā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यमुनायाः भ्राता)

• kṣaṇāt: in a moment
• kṣaṇāt: Apadana (Source/limit; time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अवधी-अर्थे (within/from a moment)

• antardhim: disappearance
• antardhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antardhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘अन्तर्धि’ (disappearance)

• māyayā: by (his) magic/illusion
• māyayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vīrabāhuḥ: Vīrabāhu
• vīrabāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वीरः बāहुः यस्य/वीरबाहुः)

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/सह), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Association marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-शब्दः (postposition/adverb meaning ‘with’)

• mumoda: rejoiced
• mumoda: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue framework)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karmic fruition can culminate in heavenly attainment; divine agencies (like Yama) operate beyond ordinary perception.

Vedantic Theme: Adhikara-bheda and karma-phala: results accrue according to deeds; celestial states are impermanent stations within saṃsāra.

Application: Cultivate dharmic action and remembrance of mortality; treat heavenly reward as secondary to liberation-oriented living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.6 (context: vṛṣa-yajña/vṛṣotsarga fruits and karmic outcomes); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa passages on Yama’s authority and the soul’s destinations

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yamuna
• Virabahu
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Yama (Yamunā’s brother) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Yama as the divine authority connected with death and post-death order, able to appear and disappear by divine power while overseeing outcomes tied to destiny and merit.

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

It contrasts divine administration (Yama’s swift withdrawal) with the result for the individual—Vīrabāhu reaching heaven and enjoying the company of the devas—implying a favorable karmic destination.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live in a way that supports a “higher destination”: cultivate dharma, ethical conduct, and meritorious actions, remembering that outcomes are portrayed as orderly and consequence-based in the Purāṇic view.