Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

तत्रापि विष्णोर्नृहरे सुतत्त्वं सुदुर्लभं सुष्ठु यात्रा तथैव / यस्यां यात्रायां यत्र कुत्रापि देशे हरेः कथा वर्तते दैत्यवर्याः

Transliteration

tatrāpi viṣṇornṛhare sutattvaṃ sudurlabhaṃ suṣṭhu yātrā tathaiva / yasyāṃ yātrāyāṃ yatra kutrāpi deśe hareḥ kathā vartate daityavaryāḥ

Translation

حتى هناك، يا خِيارَ الدايتيَة، إن حقيقةَ فيشنو بوصفه نِرْهَري عسيرةٌ جدًّا على الإدراك؛ وكذلك تلك الحَجّةُ حقًّا رفيعة. فكلُّ رحلةِ حجٍّ، في أيِّ أرضٍ كانت، تُتلى فيها كَثا هَري المقدّسة—هي حجّةٌ مباركة.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) 'also/even'

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• nṛhare: O Narahari
• nṛhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛhari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• su-tattvam: the excellent truth
• su-tattvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; karmadhāraya: 'excellent truth'

• su-durlabham: very difficult to obtain
• su-durlabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agreeing with su-tattvam

• suṣṭhu: well, properly
• suṣṭhu: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: suṣṭhu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (रीतिवाचक अव्यय)

• yātrā: pilgrimage
• yātrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

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

• yasyām: in which
• yasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; referring to yātrā

• yātrāyām: in the pilgrimage
• yātrāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• kutra: anywhere/wherever
• kutra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutra (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative/indefinite adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• deśe: in a place
• deśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• kathā: story, discourse
• kathā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• vartate: exists, takes place
• vartate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; √vṛt (वृत्)

• daitya-varyāḥ: the best of the demons
• daitya-varyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; tatpuruṣa: daityānām varyāḥ = 'best among demons' (address/description)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari-kathā and understanding of Nṛsiṃha-tattva are rare; pilgrimage is truly ‘excellent’ where divine discourse is present.

Vedantic Theme: Satsaṅga/śravaṇa as a primary purifier; nāma-kathā as a means to inner transformation.

Application: Seek communities and spaces where sincere spiritual discourse occurs; treat regular śravaṇa/kīrtana as ‘daily pilgrimage’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.64 (worship Nṛsiṃha; rare human birth); Garuda Purana 3.24.66 (Hari abides; Nṛsiṃha pervades)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Narasimha
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari-kathā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse elevates any place to the level of a true pilgrimage-site when Hari’s sacred stories are actively recited and heard there, emphasizing devotion and right understanding over mere geography.

How does this verse define a ‘good’ pilgrimage (yātrā)?

A yātrā is called ‘suṣṭhu’ (truly excellent) when it contains Hari-kathā—meaning spiritual discourse centered on Viṣṇu—regardless of the country or region.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize satsang, scriptural reading, and Viṣṇu-centered discourse wherever you live; a home, temple, or community gathering becomes spiritually potent when Hari-kathā is sincerely practiced.