Shloka 31
Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”
हस्तौ च मे सार्थकावद्य जातौ अग्रे कृत्वा हस्तशब्दं मुरारेः / एवं वदन्ती प्रीणयन्ती च देवं जगामसा स्तोत्रवचः कदम्बैः
hastau ca me sārthakāvadya jātau agre kṛtvā hastaśabdaṃ murāreḥ / evaṃ vadantī prīṇayantī ca devaṃ jagāmasā stotravacaḥ kadambaiḥ
“আজি মোৰ দুহাত সঁচাকৈ সাৰ্থক হ’ল।” এইদৰে কৈ তাই মুৰাৰি (শ্ৰী বিষ্ণু)ৰ আগত থিয় হৈ কৰতালিৰ শব্দ তুলিলে। এইভাৱে স্তোত্ৰসদৃশ বাক্যগুচ্ছৰে দেৱক প্ৰসন্ন কৰি তাই তেওঁৰ ওচৰলৈ আগবাঢ়িল।
Narrator (describing a devotee’s praise of Lord Vishnu/Murāri)
Concept: Kāyika-vācika bhakti: bodily gesture (tāla/clap) and hymn-speech as direct offerings that please Viṣṇu.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prīti as a means of inner purification; devotion expressed through action and speech aligns the jīva toward the Lord.
Application: Use simple embodied devotion—clapping/tāla, kīrtana, and heartfelt stotra—offered with humility to cultivate steadiness and joy in worship.
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.32-35 (continuation: divine celebration, dancing, pilgrimage-fruit, mantra inquiry)
FAQs
This verse presents stotra-vacana—words of praise—as a direct means to please (prīṇayanti) Lord Viṣṇu, emphasizing devotion expressed through reverent speech and heartfelt worship.
While not describing after-death travel directly, it highlights bhakti as a purifying orientation: approaching the Lord with sincere praise is portrayed as spiritually “fruitful,” supporting liberation-oriented conduct taught across the Purana.
Offer daily, focused praise—recite a Viṣṇu stotra with attention and humility; let your actions and words be meant to “please the Divine,” cultivating steadiness, gratitude, and ethical restraint.