Shloka 10

Jīva-yonis (84 Lakhs), Rarity of Human Birth, Sense-Restraint, Craving, and Śraddhā-based Dharma

Devanagari script

कृष्णसारो मृगो यत्र धर्मदशः स उच्यते / ब्रह्माद्या देवताः सर्वास्तत्र तिष्ठन्ति सर्वशः

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasāro mṛgo yatra dharmadaśaḥ sa ucyate / brahmādyā devatāḥ sarvāstatra tiṣṭhanti sarvaśaḥ

Translation

สถานที่ใดมีเนื้อกฤษณสาร (กวางดำ) ปรากฏ สถานที่นั้นประกาศว่าเป็นแดนแห่งธรรมอันบริบูรณ์ ณ ที่นั้นเหล่าเทพทั้งปวง เริ่มแต่พระพรหม สถิตอยู่โดยรอบทุกทิศ।

Word by Word

• कृष्णसारः: blackbuck (lit. black-essenced)
• कृष्णसारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मृगः: deer
• मृगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कृष्णसारस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

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

• धर्मदशः: Dharma-daśa (name/epithet)
• धर्मदशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मदश (प्रातिपदिक); धर्म + दश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सः: he/that (place/person)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उच्यते: is said/called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• ब्रह्माद्याः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्माद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मादि (प्रातिपदिक); ब्रह्मन् + आदि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; देवताः इत्यस्य विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying देवताः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'there')

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/abide
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वशः: in every way; wholly
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'entirely/in every way')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is supported by sacred ecology and auspicious markers; certain lands are conducive to yajña, purity, and divine presence.

Vedantic Theme: Adhiṣṭhāna-śuddhi: external purity and sacred setting can support inner sattva, aiding dharma and contemplation.

Application: Choose environments that support ethical living and worship; protect dharmic ecosystems; treat sacred fauna and habitats with reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred landscape/forest-grassland (mṛga-cāra)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: tīrtha-mahātmyas and dharma-lakṣaṇas recur in dharma-related chapters

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of the blackbuck (kṛṣṇasāra) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the presence of the blackbuck as an auspicious marker of a land saturated with dharma, implying spiritual purity and divine favor.

How does this verse relate to choosing places for rites like śrāddha or pindadāna?

By declaring such a place ‘dharma’ in full measure and inhabited by deities, the verse supports the idea that ritual efficacy increases when performed in naturally sanctified, dharmic locations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Choose clean, peaceful, and ethically maintained places for worship and ancestral rites, and cultivate dharma in one’s environment—purity of place and conduct are presented as mutually reinforcing.