Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सूर्यः शिवो गणो देवी हरिर्यत्र च तिष्ठति / एतेषु च यथान्येषु स्नानं दानं जपस्तपः

Transliteration

sūryaḥ śivo gaṇo devī hariryatra ca tiṣṭhati / eteṣu ca yathānyeṣu snānaṃ dānaṃ japastapaḥ

Translation

సూర్యుడు, శివుడు, గణములు, దేవి, హరి నివసించే చోట—అక్కడను ఇతర పుణ్యస్థలములలోను శ్రద్ధతో చేసిన స్నానం, దానం, జపం, తపస్సు ఫలప్రదమవుతాయి.

Word by Word

• सूर्यः: Sūrya (Sun-god)
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गणः: Gaṇa (Gaṇeśa/host)
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: the Goddess (Devī)
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: “where”)

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

• तिष्ठति: abides/is present
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतेषु: among/in these
• एतेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

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

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “as/just as”)

• अन्येषु: in other (places)
• अन्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied तीर्थेषु)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• दानम्: charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• जपः: recitation (japa)
• जपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Karma gains intended phala when performed with śraddhā in sanctified contexts; sacred presence amplifies sādhana.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga as citta-śuddhi; īśvara-sannidhāna (sense of God’s presence) as enhancer of practice.

Application: When visiting temples/tīrthas, combine snāna with dāna, japa, and measured tapas; cultivate śraddhā and sankalpa rather than mere tourism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha/temple-kṣetra (generalized sacred locale)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.81 (tīrtha acts: snāna, dāna, japa, tapas; later verses on worship/śrāddha)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Shiva
• Ganas
• Devi
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of sacred presence (deity-abode) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that where divine beings are believed to abide, practices like bathing, charity, mantra-recitation, and austerity become especially efficacious and yield their intended spiritual results.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes preparatory purification through dharmic acts—snāna, dāna, japa, and tapas—supporting inner refinement that is traditionally taught as helpful for one’s spiritual trajectory beyond death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform regular acts of cleanliness/purity, give charitably, maintain a daily mantra practice, and adopt disciplined restraint—especially when visiting temples or tīrthas—so actions align with dharma.