Shloka 60

Kāraṇānvēṣaṇam: The 32 Marks of Hari, Defects (Doṣas), Death-Omens, and Hari’s Omnipresence in Social & Household Life

Devanagari script

तैः सप्तदशभिर्देषैः संयुक्तो नात्र संशयः / तैश्चतुर्दशभिश्चैव गङ्गा संपरिकीर्तिता

Transliteration

taiḥ saptadaśabhirdeṣaiḥ saṃyukto nātra saṃśayaḥ / taiścaturdaśabhiścaiva gaṅgā saṃparikīrtitā

Translation

สิ่งนี้สัมพันธ์กับแคว้นศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งสิบเจ็ด—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย และเมื่อเกี่ยวเนื่องกับทั้งสิบสี่นั้น พระคงคา (คงคา) ก็ได้รับการสรรเสริญอย่างเด่นชัด

Word by Word

• तैः: by/with those
• तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• सप्तदशभिः: with seventeen
• सप्तदशभिः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; numeral adjective

• देशैः: with regions/places
• देशैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• संयुक्तः: joined
• संयुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध अव्यय)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• तैः: by/with those
• तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• चतुर्दशभिः: with fourteen
• चतुर्दशभिः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• गङ्गा: Ganga
• गङ्गा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• संपरिकीर्तिता: is proclaimed/celebrated
• संपरिकीर्तिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+परि+कीर्त् (धातु) → संपरिकीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with गङ्गा

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tīrtha-mahātmyam: sanctity and merit are intensified through association with recognized sacred regions; authoritative enumeration establishes ritual confidence.

Vedantic Theme: Śraddhā in śāstra-pramāṇa; purification (śuddhi) as a support for sādhana.

Application: Use Gaṅgā-snāna, Gaṅgā-jala, and pilgrimage with informed śraddhā; treat tīrtha observances as dharmic supports (especially for śrāddha, vrata, and prāyaścitta contexts).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: riverine tīrtha network / sacred regions

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.22 (context: enumerations of deśa/lakṣaṇa/doṣa; likely tīrtha/saṃbandha catalog)

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the importance of Gaṅgā’s association with sacred regions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes Gaṅgā’s exceptional sanctity by stating that she is explicitly celebrated as being connected with multiple revered sacred tracts, reinforcing her role as a paramount tīrtha.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like purification and post-death rites?

By highlighting Gaṅgā’s celebrated sacred status, the verse supports the broader Purāṇic idea that contact with holy waters and tīrthas is purifying—an idea often invoked in contexts of śrāddha, antyeṣṭi, and spiritual cleansing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sacred waters and pilgrimage traditions with reverence: engage in ethical living, perform remembrance/offerings with purity of intent, and use tīrtha practices as supports for inner purification rather than mere formality.