Shloka 22

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

स्वदंष्ट्राग्रे स्थापयित्वाऽजगाम तदागमादागतो दैत्यवर्यः / तं कर्णमूले ताडयित्वा जघान प्रसादयामास च पूर्ववद्भुवम्

Transliteration

svadaṃṣṭrāgre sthāpayitvā'jagāma tadāgamādāgato daityavaryaḥ / taṃ karṇamūle tāḍayitvā jaghāna prasādayāmāsa ca pūrvavadbhuvam

Translation

Tendo-a colocado na ponta de sua própria presa, ele partiu. Ao partir, chegou o mais eminente dos Daityas; golpeado na raiz da orelha, foi morto, e então a Terra foi novamente apaziguada, ficando como antes.

Word by Word

• स्वदंष्ट्राग्रे: on the tip of his own tusk
• स्वदंष्ट्राग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + दंष्ट्रा + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य दंष्ट्रायाः अग्रे)

• स्थापयित्वा: having placed
• स्थापयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + क्त्वान्त-अव्यय; धातुः—स्था (स्थितौ) → स्थापयति; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अजगाम: went/returned
• अजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आगमात्: from (his) coming/approach
• आगमात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• आगतः: having come/arrived
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यवर्यः: the foremost Daitya
• दैत्यवर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• कर्णमूले: at the root of the ear
• कर्णमूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्णस्य मूले)

• ताडयित्वा: having struck
• ताडयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) + क्त्वान्त-अव्यय; धातुः—तड्/ताड् (आघाते) → ताडयति; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• जघान: killed/struck down
• जघान: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रसादयामास: restored/caused to be calm (set right)
• प्रसादयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: णिच् (causative) + लिट्-परिप्रयोग (आमास-प्रत्यययुक्त परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• भुवम्: the earth
• भुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव्/भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Protection of the world may require force against adharma; righteous power is exercised to restore peace, not for domination.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s līlā includes saṃhāra of adharma and anugraha to the world; the same hand that destroys also stabilizes.

Application: Use strength ethically: confront harmful forces decisively, then return to reconciliation and rebuilding rather than perpetuating conflict.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: nether battlefield; cosmic passage

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.21 (Earth’s rescue begins); Garuda Purana 3.26.23 (post-restoration ordering of directions)

Characters & Entities

• Daitya

FAQs

What is the importance of restoring the earth “as before” in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes re-establishing balance and order after violent disruption—an archetypal Purāṇic theme where chaos is removed and the world is returned to stability.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it presents a mythic conflict and the re-stabilization of the world, which frames the Purana’s broader concern with dharma and cosmic law.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat disruption and harm as conditions to be corrected through disciplined action and restoration—work to return situations to harmony rather than leaving them in conflict.