Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

अद्यैव पश्याम हरेस्तवास्यं कदा वयं कृत कृत्या भवामः / भोः केशवाद्यैव पदारविन्दं संदर्शयित्वा सुदयां कुरुष्व

Transliteration

adyaiva paśyāma harestavāsyaṃ kadā vayaṃ kṛta kṛtyā bhavāmaḥ / bhoḥ keśavādyaiva padāravindaṃ saṃdarśayitvā sudayāṃ kuruṣva

Translation

دعنا نعاين وجهك، يا هاري، في هذا اليوم بعينه—متى نصير حقًّا مُنجَزين مُكتملين؟ يا كيشافا، أَرِنا حالًا قدميك اللوتسيتين، وبعد أن تُظهرهما، امنحنا رحمتك الشفيقة.

Word by Word

• adya: today
• adya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• paśyāmaḥ: we see
• paśyāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• āsyam: face
• āsyam: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kadā: when?
• kadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Plural

• kṛta-kṛtyāḥ: having fulfilled our duty / successful
• kṛta-kṛtyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of vayam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ + क्त) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; कर्मधारय: kṛtaṃ kṛtyaṃ yeṣām (those whose duty is done)

• bhavāmaḥ: shall we become / are we
• bhavāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• bhoḥ: O!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Vocative particle (सम्बोधन-निपात)

• keśava: O Keśava
• keśava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• adya: today
• adya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• pada-aravindam: lotus-feet
• pada-aravindam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada + aravinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: padam iva aravindam / padānām aravindam (lotus-like feet)

• saṃdarśayitvā: having shown
• saṃdarśayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Causative absolutive (णिच् + क्त्वा), indeclinable; ‘having caused to see / having shown’

• su-dayām: great compassion / kindness
• su-dayām: Karma (कर्म/object of kuruṣva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + dayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय: sundarī/uttamā dayā

• kuruṣva: do / show (compassion)
• kuruṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari/Keśava)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Fulfillment (kṛtakṛtyatā) is attained through darśana and surrender at the Lord’s lotus-feet; grace (dayā) is sought as the decisive gift.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-kṛpā as the catalyst for spiritual completion; pāda-śaraṇāgati as a bhakti-form aligned with mokṣa-intent.

Application: In daily prayer, explicitly ask for steadiness at Keśava’s lotus-feet; frame life-goals as ‘kṛtakṛtya’ through devotion rather than acquisition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.47-49 (nāma-kīrtana leading to darśana); Garuda Purana 3.24.51 (names/titles of the divine principle)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Lord Vishnu)
• Keśava

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu-darshan in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents direct vision of Hari’s face and lotus-feet as the soul’s deepest fulfillment, implying that devotion and divine grace are the highest support amid after-death teachings of the Preta Kanda.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By asking to be made “kṛta-kṛtya” (fully accomplished) through Hari’s compassionate revelation, it frames liberation and fearlessness not merely as ritual result but as completion through divine grace and remembrance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily Vishnu-smaraṇa (remembrance), prayerful surrender, and ethical living; in times of grief or rites for the departed, anchor the mind in Hari’s lotus-feet and seek compassion rather than anxiety.