Shloka 93

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

यमस्य देवस्य च वामभागे श्रियं नमेद्दीपरूपां च देवीम् / यमस्य देवस्य तु चाग्रभागे हुताशनं दीपरूपं नमेच्च

Transliteration

yamasya devasya ca vāmabhāge śriyaṃ nameddīparūpāṃ ca devīm / yamasya devasya tu cāgrabhāge hutāśanaṃ dīparūpaṃ namecca

Translation

யமதேவனின் இடப்புறத்தில் தீபவடிவான ஸ்ரீதேவியை வணங்குக. மேலும் யமதேவனின் முன்னிலையில் தீபவடிவான ஹுதாசனன் (அக்னி) யையும் வணங்குக.

Word by Word

• yamasya: of Yama
• yamasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• vāma-bhāge: on the left side
• vāma-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वामभागे = 'in the left part/side'

• śriyam: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• namet: let (one) bow (to)
• namet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• dīpa-rūpām: in lamp-form
• dīpa-rūpām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: दीपरूपा = 'in the form of a lamp' (qualifying śriyam/devīm)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yamasya: of Yama
• yamasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Avadharana (अवधारण/Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• agra-bhāge: in the front part
• agra-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अग्रभागे = 'in the front part'

• hutāśanam: Agni (fire)
• hutāśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dīpa-rūpam: in lamp-form
• dīpa-rūpam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: दीपरूपम् = 'in the form of a lamp' (qualifying hutāśanam)

• namet: let (one) bow (to)
• namet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Auspiciousness (Śrī) and purifying witness (Agni) flank dharma (Yama), indicating that judgment is tempered by purity and right order.

Vedantic Theme: Devata as functional manifestations within māyā; ritual order mirrors cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).

Application: Before rites connected to death/transition, cultivate inner ‘Śrī’ (clarity, auspicious intention) and ‘Agni’ (truthful witness, purification).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.92 (right-side Sūrya as dīpa); Garuda Purana 3.24.94-96 (further nyāsa/lotus placements)

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Agni (Hutashana)

FAQs

What is the importance of lamp-form (dīpa-rūpa) worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links the lamp to auspiciousness (Śrī) and to Agni, the sacred witness of rites, implying that light symbolizes purity, guidance, and ritual correctness in Yama’s domain.

How does this verse relate to Yama-loka and the soul’s journey after death?

By instructing salutations to Śrī and Agni positioned near Yama, it frames Yama-loka not only as judgment but also as an ordered, dharmic realm where divine principles—auspicious merit (Śrī) and ritual fire/witness (Agni)—are acknowledged.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain reverence for dharma through sincere prayer and ethical living, and in ancestral or funeral rites keep a lamp and fire offerings with mindfulness—treating light as a reminder of clarity, truthfulness, and purity of intention.