Shloka 129

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

वक्रचक्रयुतश्चेत्स्यात्त्रिविक्रम उदाहृतः / एतेषां लक्षणं श्रुत्वा वारुणे तीर्थ उत्तमे

Transliteration

vakracakrayutaścetsyāttrivikrama udāhṛtaḥ / eteṣāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ śrutvā vāruṇe tīrtha uttame

Translation

หาก (เครื่องหมาย) ประกอบด้วยจักรที่โค้ง ก็ประกาศว่าเป็น ‘ตรีวิกรม’ (พระวิษณุ). ครั้นได้สดับลักษณะจำแนกเหล่านี้แล้ว พึงเข้าใจ ณ วารุณตีรถะอันประเสริฐ.

Word by Word

• वक्रचक्रयुतः: endowed with a curved disc
• वक्रचक्रयुतः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वक्र + चक्र + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); विशेषण; समास (‘endowed with a curved disc’)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: सम्बन्ध (Conditional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक निपात (if)

• स्यात्: would be/is to be
• स्यात्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (√अस्, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg)

• त्रिविक्रमः: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (name)

• उदाहृतः: is declared/called
• उदाहृतः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-√हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (‘is called’)

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंस; षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen pl)

• लक्षणम्: characteristic/mark
• लक्षणम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभाव कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive)

• वारुणे: in/at Vāruṇa (Varuṇa-related)
• वारुणे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg); विशेषण (qualifying ‘tīrtha’)

• तीर्थे: in the sacred place
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg)

• उत्तमे: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg); विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of sacred criteria and recognition of Trivikrama (Viṣṇu) through signs; tīrtha as a support for devotion and right understanding.

Vedantic Theme: Authority of śāstra and guru-śravaṇa as pramāṇa leading to right orientation toward the Divine (samyag-darśana in a devotional frame).

Application: Seek instruction in sacred traditions at reputable tīrthas/teachers; use learned criteria to guide worship, vows, and charitable acts connected to tīrtha.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha (sacred ford)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.127; Garuda Purana 3.26.128; Garuda Purana 3.26.130

Characters & Entities

• Trivikrama (Vishnu)
• Varuna
• Varuna Tirtha (Varune Tirtha)

FAQs

What is the importance of Trivikrama’s ‘chakra’ sign in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the discus (cakra)—specifically described as curved/asymmetrical here—as a defining lakṣaṇa that identifies the presence or association of Trivikrama (Vishnu).

How does this verse connect sacred characteristics (lakṣaṇas) with a tīrtha?

It frames the teaching as a set of recognizable signs and then situates that knowledge in relation to the ‘excellent’ Vāruṇa-tīrtha, implying that such identifications are relevant in pilgrimage or sacred-site contexts.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When studying or visiting temples and tīrthas, use scriptural lakṣaṇas (like the cakra for Vishnu) to understand iconography and to cultivate focused devotion rather than vague or mistaken identification.