Shloka 4
Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”
तदा हरिं दर्शयामास तस्यै स्वकं रूपं सुप्रतीके सुपूर्णम् / सा कन्यका श्रीनिवासस्य रूपं ददर्श भक्त्या स्वमनोभिरामम्
tadā hariṃ darśayāmāsa tasyai svakaṃ rūpaṃ supratīke supūrṇam / sā kanyakā śrīnivāsasya rūpaṃ dadarśa bhaktyā svamanobhirāmam
حينئذٍ أظهر هري لها صورته الذاتية—غايةً في اليُمن وحسنةَ السِّمات كاملةً من كل وجه. فرأت تلك الفتاةُ، ببَكتي، صورةَ شري نيفاسا التي تُبهج قلبها وعقلها.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Hari revealing His form)
Concept: Īśvara-anugraha: the Lord reveals Himself to the devoted; darśana as transformative joy and confirmation of devotion.
Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman as accessible through grace; bhakti ripening into direct experience (aparokṣa-like immediacy in devotional mode).
Application: Sustain devotion and purity without demanding results; cultivate receptivity—darśana is framed as grace, not entitlement; use visualization of the auspicious form in daily meditation.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: tīrtha/visionary space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Vaiṣṇava sections describing Viṣṇu’s rūpa and the fruit of darśana; Garuda Purana narratives where devotion leads to divine revelation
FAQs
This verse highlights darśana as a grace-filled revelation: Hari shows His own perfect form, and the devotee’s heart becomes fulfilled through bhakti.
By emphasizing devotion and divine revelation, it points to an inner path where bhakti purifies the mind and makes it receptive to the Lord’s presence—an essential spiritual orientation alongside ritual teachings found elsewhere in the Purāṇa.
Cultivate steady bhakti—through prayer, nāma-japa, and ethical living—so the mind becomes “svamanobhirāma,” inwardly clear and receptive to spiritual insight.