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Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रो भृगुरौर्वश्च कुत्सो मरीचिरत्रिः पुलहः क्रतुश्च / शक्तिर्वसिष्ठो सौतमीयो पुलस्त्यो भारद्वाजः श्रीनिवासस्य भक्ताः

Transliteration

viśvāmitro bhṛguraurvaśca kutso marīciratriḥ pulahaḥ kratuśca / śaktirvasiṣṭho sautamīyo pulastyo bhāradvājaḥ śrīnivāsasya bhaktāḥ

Translation

فيشفاميترا، وبْهريغو، وأورفا، وكوتسا؛ وماريتشي، وأتري، وبولَها، وكراتو؛ وشاكتي، وفاسيشتها، وسوتامِييا، وبولاستيا، وبهاردفاجا—هؤلاء جميعًا من بهكتات شرينيفاسا (الربّ فيشنو).

Word by Word
विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra
विश्वामित्रः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
भृगुःBhṛgu
भृगुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
और्वःAurva
और्वः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootऔर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
कुत्सःKutsa
कुत्सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
मरीचिःMarīci
मरीचिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
अत्रिःAtri
अत्रिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
पुलहःPulaha
पुलहः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
क्रतुःKratu
क्रतुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
शक्तिःŚakti
शक्तिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम (पराशरपुत्रः शक्तिः)
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
सौतमीयःSautamīya
सौतमीयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसौतमीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गोत्र/वंश-सम्बद्ध नाम
पुलस्त्यःPulastya
पुलस्त्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
भारद्वाजःBhāradvāja
भारद्वाजः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
श्रीनिवासस्यof Śrīnivāsa
श्रीनिवासस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
भक्ताःdevotees
भक्ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (समष्टि-उद्देशेन)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Greatness in tapas and knowledge is crowned by devotion; diverse ṛṣi lineages converge in Śrīnivāsa-bhakti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-sāmyatā: different temperaments and lineages find fulfillment in devotion to the Supreme; bhakti harmonizes jñāna and tapas.

Application: Honor teachers and traditions without sectarian pride; integrate study and discipline with devotion; keep a personal lineage of practice (daily recitation, remembrance).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred-grove/ashrama (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Adjacent lists of devas (3.24.28–29) and kings (3.24.31) as Viṣṇu-bhaktas

Characters & Entities
V
Vishvamitra
B
Bhrigu
A
Aurva
K
Kutsa
M
Marichi
A
Atri
P
Pulaha
K
Kratu
S
Shakti
V
Vasistha
S
Sautamiya
P
Pulastya
B
Bharadvaja
S
Shrinivasa (Vishnu)

FAQs

The verse establishes a lineage of revered sages as devotees of Śrīnivāsa, reinforcing that devotion to Viṣṇu is honored by the highest seers and is a validated spiritual path.

By identifying exemplary devotees, the text frames bhakti as a dharmic foundation that supports right conduct and spiritual protection—an underlying premise for later teachings on karma, rites, and post-death outcomes.

Keep devotional practice (nāma-japa, pūjā, remembrance of Viṣṇu) alongside ethical living, taking inspiration from the rishis as models of disciplined, God-centered life.

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