Shloka 111

An exposition on the fruits of charity and on entry into a body

Garbhotpatti, Piṇḍa-śarīra, and Antya-kāla-kriyā

Devanagari script

त्रिकोणे संस्थितो मेरुरधः कोणे च मन्दरः / दक्षिणे चेव कैलासो वामभागे हिमाचलः

Transliteration

trikoṇe saṃsthito meruradhaḥ koṇe ca mandaraḥ / dakṣiṇe ceva kailāso vāmabhāge himācalaḥ

Translation

ณ มุมสามเหลี่ยมมีเขาพระเมรุสถิต; ณ มุมล่างมีเขามันทร. ทิศใต้เป็นเขาไกรลาส และด้านซ้ายเป็นหิมาจละ (หิมาลัย) ตั้งอยู่.

Word by Word

• त्रि-कोणे: in the triangular corner
• त्रि-कोणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (त्रयः कोणाः यस्य/त्रिकोणः; here locative 'in the triangle/corner')

• संस्थितः: is situated
• संस्थितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं + स्थित (√स्था धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle)

• मेरुः: Meru
• मेरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• अधः: below
• अधः: Adhikarana (Relative location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb 'below')

• कोणे: in the corner
• कोणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

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

• मन्दरः: Mandara
• मन्दरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (direction as location)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• कैलासः: Kailāsa
• कैलासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• वाम-भागे: on the left side
• वाम-भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वामस्य भागः)

• हिम-अचलः: Himālaya (snow-mountain)
• हिम-अचलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम + अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हिमस्य अचलः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic orientation through sacred landmarks; the world is intelligible as a mandalic order rather than random expanse.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi as ordered cosmos: contemplative knowledge begins with recognizing structure (ṛta-like regularity) in the world-map.

Application: Use as a visualization for dik-bandhana/space-orientation in pūjā or meditation: place Meru, Mandara, Kailāsa, Himācala in their quarters to steady attention and invoke sacred presence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain (sacred/cosmological)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.32.112 (continuation: kulaparvatas)

Characters & Entities

• Meru
• Mandara
• Kailasa
• Himachala

FAQs

What is the importance of sacred mountains like Meru and Kailasa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places key sacred mountains in specific directions, indicating a cosmological map that supports ritual orientation and a symbolic understanding of the universe in Purāṇic teaching.

How does this verse relate to the Preta Kanda’s after-death teachings?

Preta Kanda often frames post-death doctrines within a broader cosmic order; here, the directional placement of holy mountains establishes that order, within which the soul’s journey and ritual duties are explained.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that traditional rites and prayers are grounded in an ordered worldview—encouraging disciplined practice, reverence for sacred spaces, and clarity about directionality in worship where applicable.