Shloka 11

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

यज्ञाख्यस्य हरेर्भार्या दक्षिणा संप्रकीर्तिता

Transliteration

yajñākhyasya harerbhāryā dakṣiṇā saṃprakīrtitā

Translation

یَجْنَ سْوَرُوپ ہری کی زوجہ کے طور پر دَکْشِنا (یَجْنَ دان) کی بڑی کیرتی بیان کی گئی ہے۔

Word by Word

• यज्ञाख्यस्य: of (the one) named Yajña
• यज्ञाख्यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञ इति आख्यः)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दक्षिणा: Dakṣiṇā
• दक्षिणा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संप्रकीर्तिता: is well-proclaimed/called
• संप्रकीर्तिता: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘is proclaimed’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dakṣiṇā is not merely a fee but a sacred śakti aligned with Hari-as-Yajña; giving is integral to worship.

Vedantic Theme: Śakti-śaktimat relation; īśvara as the inner reality of yajña; sanctification of karma when offered to Hari.

Application: Treat charitable giving and honoring officiants/recipients as an act of Viṣṇu-worship; give with purity, gratitude, and non-transactional intent.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): sections praising Viṣṇu as Yajña and extolling dāna as purifier (contextual parallels within Dharma/Ācāra portions)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Yajña
• Dakṣiṇā

FAQs

What is the importance of Dakṣiṇā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse elevates Dakṣiṇā as inseparable from Yajña itself—teaching that a rite becomes complete and dharmic when the prescribed gift/fee is offered with reverence.

How does this verse connect ritual giving with spiritual outcomes?

By calling Dakṣiṇā the ‘consort’ of Yajña-Hari, the text implies that merit from rituals is sustained through right giving—supporting priests, upholding dharma, and strengthening the sacrificial act’s spiritual efficacy.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing pūjā, śrāddha, or any rite, give appropriately—donations, service, or support to qualified recipients—so the act is not merely ceremonial but ethically complete.