Shloka 92

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

पीठस्य मध्ये यमसंज्ञां च लक्ष्मीं समर्चयेद्यममध्ये च देवीम् / यमस्य देवस्य च दक्षिणे च सूर्यं नमेद्दीपरूपं च भद्रे

Transliteration

pīṭhasya madhye yamasaṃjñāṃ ca lakṣmīṃ samarcayedyamamadhye ca devīm / yamasya devasya ca dakṣiṇe ca sūryaṃ nameddīparūpaṃ ca bhadre

Translation

在圣座（pīṭha）中央，应如法礼敬被称为“阎摩（Yamā）”之名的吉祥天女拉克什米；并在阎摩之正中礼敬女神。于阎摩神右侧，当顶礼日神苏利耶，其现为灯炬之相，作引导之光；噢，吉祥者（bhadre）。

Word by Word

• pīṭhasya: of the pedestal/seat
• pīṭhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• yama-saṃjñām: named ‘Yama’
• yama-saṃjñām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñā (संज्ञा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: यमसंज्ञा = 'named Yama'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• lakṣmīm: Lakṣmī
• lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samarcayet: let (one) worship duly
• samarcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yama-madhye: in Yama’s middle (section)
• yama-madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: यममध्ये = 'in the middle of Yama (region/section)'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yamasya: of Yama
• yamasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• dakṣiṇe: on the right (side)
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग (directional), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• sūryam: Sūrya (the Sun)
• sūryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• namet: let (one) bow (to)
• namet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• dīpa-rūpam: in lamp-form
• dīpa-rūpam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: दीपरूपम् = 'in the form of a lamp' (qualifying sūryam)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is approached through correct nyāsa/placement and reverence to the regulating powers (Yama, Sūrya, Śrī/Lakṣmī as Yamā).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as niyantṛ (cosmic regulator) manifesting as devatā-adhikāra over directions and functions.

Application: In ritual visualization, place/remember deities by direction and function; cultivate moral clarity (Sūrya as dīpa) before engaging with death/afterlife themes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-mandala

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.93-96 (continuation of pīṭha/lotus-directional devatā-nyāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Lakshmi
• Devi
• Surya

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Yama and associated deities in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Yama-related worship as a structured ritual mandala: Lakṣmī (as ‘Yamā’), the Goddess, and Sūrya are honored in specific positions to invoke auspicious order and guidance in rites connected with death and the afterlife.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By placing Sūrya as ‘dīpa-rūpa’ (lamp-like light) beside Yama, the verse symbolically emphasizes illumination and right guidance in the realm governed by Yama—suggesting that proper ritual alignment supports the departed’s orderly passage under cosmic law.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain clarity and discipline in śrāddha/funeral observances—honor dharma (Yama) with reverence, keep ritual spaces orderly, and treat “light” (truth, guidance, remembrance) as central to ethical living and ancestral rites.