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Shloka 34

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य वक्षः श्रीवत्सरत्नैर्भूषितं विस्तृतं च / कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य तुन्दं वलित्रयेणाङ्कितं सुंदरं च

Transliteration

kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya vakṣaḥ śrīvatsaratnairbhūṣitaṃ vistṛtaṃ ca / kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya tundaṃ valitrayeṇāṅkitaṃ suṃdaraṃ ca

Translation

متى سأرى صدر شري نيفاسا العريض، المزيَّن بعلامة شريفاتسا (Śrīvatsa) كأنها جوهرة؟ ومتى سأرى بطن شري نيفاسا الجميل، الموسوم بالثنيات الثلاث المباركة؟

Word by Word
कदाwhen
कदा:
सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (काल-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb): ‘when?’
द्रक्ष्येI shall see
द्रक्ष्ये:
क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूपं (अर्थतः ‘I shall see’)
श्रीनिवासस्यof Śrīnivāsa (Viṣṇu)
श्रीनिवासस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः निवासः)
वक्षःchest
वक्षः:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘vakṣaḥ’ (chest)
श्रीवत्सरत्नैःwith Śrīvatsa-gems
श्रीवत्सरत्नैः:
करण (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीवत्स-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रीवत्सस्य रत्नानि)
भूषितम्adorned
भूषितम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः ‘adorned’
विस्तृतम्broad
विस्तृतम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-स्तृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘expanded, broad’
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
कदाwhen
कदा:
सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (काल-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb): ‘when?’
द्रक्ष्येI shall see
द्रक्ष्ये:
क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन
श्रीनिवासस्यof Śrīnivāsa
श्रीनिवासस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः
तुन्दम्belly/abdomen
तुन्दम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
वलि-त्रयेणwith the three folds
वलि-त्रयेण:
करण (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवलि-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः वलयः/वलयः = folds)
अङ्कितम्marked
अङ्कितम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअङ्क् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘marked, bearing’
सुन्दरम्beautiful
सुन्दरम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), expressing devotional longing to behold Lord Vishnu (Śrīnivāsa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional longing contemplates the Lord’s auspicious bodily signs; rupa-dhyana intensifies bhakti and steadies the mind toward the divine.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana: meditating on auspicious attributes (kalyana-guna and lakshana) as a support leading to inner purification and peace.

Application: Practice rupa-dhyana: visualize Vishnu’s chest with Śrīvatsa and the serene form; pair with mantra; let longing become disciplined contemplation rather than restlessness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred hill temple

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-rupa and laksana descriptions used for dhyana and bhakti cultivation

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrīnivāsa
Ś
Śrīvatsa
L
Lakṣmī (implied)

FAQs

In this verse, Śrīvatsa is highlighted as the distinctive, auspicious emblem on Viṣṇu’s chest—an object of devotion and a reminder of His divine identity as Śrīnivāsa, the abode of Lakṣmī.

Rather than describing afterlife mechanics, this verse frames liberation as devotion-centered: the aspirant’s goal is darśana (direct vision) of Viṣṇu’s divine form, implying that remembrance and contemplation of the Lord are central to transcending fear and bondage.

Use the verse as a dhyāna prompt: meditate on Viṣṇu as Śrīnivāsa—visualizing the Śrīvatsa on His chest—and cultivate steady bhakti, humility, and ethical living aligned with dharma.

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