Shloka 119

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

Devanagari script

स परिग्रहाय श्रीविष्णोः पार्षदाय नमोनमः / आग्नेयेत्यग्नये तुभ्यं सायुधायेति पूर्ववत्

Transliteration

sa parigrahāya śrīviṣṇoḥ pārṣadāya namonamaḥ / āgneyetyagnaye tubhyaṃ sāyudhāyeti pūrvavat

Translation

نَمو نَمَهُ مرارًا وتكرارًا لذلك الخادم المقرّب لِشْرِي ڤِشْنُو (Śrī Viṣṇu) القائم على تلقّي القربان. ثم عند التلفّظ بـ«Āgneya» يُخاطَب أَغْنِي: «لكَ، يا أَغْنِي»، وتُقدَّم كذلك «لِذِي السلاح»، على النحو المذكور من قبل.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता (subject)

• परिग्रहाय: to the attendant/receiver (parigraha)
• परिग्रहाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; भाव/कर्तृवाचक; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• श्रीविष्णोः: of Śrī Viṣṇu
• श्रीविष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् विष्णुः); सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• पार्षदाय: to the attendant (pārṣada)
• पार्षदाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Pradhana/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Pradhana/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• आग्नेय: ‘āgneya’ (the southeast)
• आग्नेय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (quoted word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अग्नये: to Agni
• अग्नये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• सायुधाय: to the armed one
• सायुधाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (स-आयुधः); विशेषण (qualifier) अग्नेः; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Preta Kanda ritual context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offerings are received through divine agency; honoring Viṣṇu’s pāriṣada (attendant) and Agni aligns the act with devotion and proper transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Karma offered to Īśvara becomes purified (īśvara-arpita); intermediaries (Agni, attendants) function within the one sacrificial order.

Application: Before offering (homa/naivedya), consciously dedicate the act to Viṣṇu; recite the directional address and invoke Agni as receiver to cultivate intentionality.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: directional altar-space (fire quarter)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.118 (sāyudha formula); Garuda Purana 3.24.120–121 (dikpāla sequence continues)

Characters & Entities

• Shri Vishnu
• Vishnu’s attendant (Pārṣada)
• Agni

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Vishnu’s attendant (pārṣada) for “parigraha” in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the offering as properly “received” through a sanctioned divine agency—saluting Viṣṇu’s attendant emphasizes correct ritual authorization and acceptance of the rite.

Why does the verse say to utter “Āgneya” and address Agni in these rites?

“Āgneya” marks the offering as belonging to Agni’s sphere; Agni functions as the ritual carrier and purifier, ensuring the oblation is conveyed according to the prescribed method.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When performing śrāddha or memorial offerings, follow a consistent, respectful procedure—clear invocations, correct intention, and disciplined repetition (“pūrvavat”) are treated as essential to ritual integrity.