Shloka 130

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

एतद्दानफलं प्राप्य मोदते विष्णुमन्दिरे / पूर्वौक्ता मूर्तयो यस्मिन् गृहे तिष्ठन्ति भामिनि / भागीरथी तीर्थवरा संनिधत्ते न संशयः

Transliteration

etaddānaphalaṃ prāpya modate viṣṇumandire / pūrvauktā mūrtayo yasmin gṛhe tiṣṭhanti bhāmini / bhāgīrathī tīrthavarā saṃnidhatte na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

اس خیرات کا پھل پا کر روح وشنو کے مندر (دھام) میں مسرور ہوتی ہے۔ اے حسین بانو، جس گھر میں پہلے بیان کی گئی مقدس مورتیاں قائم رہتی ہیں، وہاں بلا شبہ تیرتھوں میں افضل بھاگیرتھی (گنگا) کی حضوری ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg); विशेषण (qualifying ‘dānaphala’)

• दानफलम्: fruit/result of the gift
• दानफलम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘fruit of giving’)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभाव कृदन्त; ल्यबन्त (gerund: having obtained)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd sg Ā)

• विष्णुमन्दिरे: in Viṣṇu’s abode/temple
• विष्णुमन्दिरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘in the temple/abode of Viṣṇu’)

• पूर्वोक्ताः: previously mentioned
• पूर्वोक्ताः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); विशेषण; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (‘previously mentioned’)

• मूर्तयः: forms/images
• मूर्तयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंस; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg)

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc sg)

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain/stand
• तिष्ठन्ति: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd pl P)

• भामिनि: O lovely lady
• भामिनि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (Voc sg)

• भागीरथी: Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• भागीरथी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• तीर्थवरा: best of sacred places
• तीर्थवरा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘best among tīrthas’)

• संनिधत्ते: is present/abides near
• संनिधत्ते: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd sg Ā)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra; vocative 'bhāmini' preserved from the textual tradition)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dāna and installation/maintenance of sacred Vaiṣṇava forms yield spiritual merit culminating in proximity to Viṣṇu; sacred presence transforms space into tīrtha.

Vedantic Theme: Karma (dāna) offered in devotion becomes purifying and supportive of higher ends; sacred presence (sannidhi) as a conduit for grace (anugraha).

Application: Support devotional giving; establish and maintain a clean, regular home shrine; treat worship as creating a ‘tīrtha at home’ through discipline and reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple/abode; domestic shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.127; Garuda Purana 3.26.128; Garuda Purana 3.26.129; Garuda Purana 3.26.131

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Bhagirathi (Ganga)

FAQs

What is the importance of dāna (charity) in Garuda Purana?

This verse states that the fruit of a specific dāna leads to joy in Vishnu’s abode, highlighting dāna as a direct generator of punya with post-death spiritual benefit.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It links meritorious giving to a favorable post-mortem destination—rejoicing in Vishnu’s realm—implying that ethical acts and sacred observances shape the soul’s onward journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform sincere charity and maintain a sanctified home worship space; the verse frames such practice as equivalent to the presence of a great tīrtha like the Ganga and as spiritually elevating.