Shloka 109

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

शिरश्चक्रेण रहितं सप्तचक्रैः समन्वितम् / नीलवर्णं स्वर्णरेखं गोशुराद्यैः समन्वितम्

Transliteration

śiraścakreṇa rahitaṃ saptacakraiḥ samanvitam / nīlavarṇaṃ svarṇarekhaṃ gośurādyaiḥ samanvitam

Translation

ศิลานั้นไม่มีจักรบนศีรษะ แต่ประกอบด้วยจักรเจ็ดประการ มีสีน้ำเงิน มีลายเส้นทอง และมีนิมิตประกอบ เช่น ‘โคศุรา’ เป็นต้น

Word by Word

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चक्रेण: with a discus/wheel
• चक्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• रहितम्: devoid (of)
• रहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; तृतीया-सम्बन्धः (चक्रेण रहितम् = devoid of a discus)

• सप्तचक्रैः: with seven discs/wheels
• सप्तचक्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त-चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (सप्त चक्राणि)

• समन्वितम्: endowed (with)
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+अन्वि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; “endowed/possessed”

• नीलवर्णम्: blue-colored
• नीलवर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नीलः वर्णः यस्य)

• स्वर्णरेखम्: having golden lines
• स्वर्णरेखम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण-रेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वर्णस्य रेखा)

• गोशुराद्यैः: with (marks such as) cow-hoof etc.
• गोशुराद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-शुर-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित-समास (gośura-ādi = cow-hoof etc. marks)

• समन्वितम्: endowed (with)
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+अन्वि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divinity is recognized through lakṣaṇas; the devotee trains perception to see Viṣṇu’s presence in sacred signs (cakra, varṇa, rekhā).

Vedantic Theme: From symbol to reality: external marks support internal recollection (smaraṇa) of the Lord; devotion disciplines attention toward the sacred.

Application: Use iconographic criteria to avoid counterfeit sacred objects; integrate the sight of Viṣṇu’s symbols into daily remembrance and ethical living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Śālagrāma-cakra-lakṣaṇa and phala-śruti passages in the same section)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Yama
• Yamadutas

FAQs

What is the importance of the ‘seven wheels’ described in this Garuda Purana verse?

In this context the verse functions as a technical description of a specific form/mark associated with Yama’s domain—‘seven wheels’ serves as an identifying feature used to recognize that described entity or sign.

How does this verse connect to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

Preta Kanda passages often catalog the features of Yama’s attendants and the signs of the post-death pathway; this verse contributes by giving recognizable attributes (color, lines, wheels) used within the narrative framework of Yama’s realm and its agents.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The takeaway is vigilance in dharma and proper funeral observances (śrāddha, piṇḍa-dāna) emphasized in the Garuda Purana, since the text repeatedly frames the after-death path as structured and consequential based on one’s karma.