Shloka 12

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

सा वै वित्तं विष्णुपादारविन्दे दुः खार्णवात्तराके संचकार / वागीन्द्रिद्रियं खग सम्यक् चकार हरेर्गुणानां वर्णने वा सदैव

Transliteration

sā vai vittaṃ viṣṇupādāravinde duḥ khārṇavāttarāke saṃcakāra / vāgīndridriyaṃ khaga samyak cakāra harerguṇānāṃ varṇane vā sadaiva

Translation

সে নিজের ধন বিষ্ণুর পদপদ্মে অর্পণ করে দুঃখসাগর পার করার তরী করে তুলল। হে খগ, সে বাক্‌শক্তি ও ইন্দ্রিয়সমূহকে যথাযথ সংযত করে সর্বদা হরির গুণকীর্তনে রত রইল।

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• विष्णु: of Vishnu
• विष्णु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• पाद: feet
• पाद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• अरविन्दे: in the lotus (feet) of Vishnu
• अरविन्दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): विष्णोः पादयोः अरविन्दम् → विष्णुपादारविन्द; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• दुःख: of sorrow
• दुःख: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• अर्णव: ocean
• अर्णव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• उत्तारके: in (that which is) the deliverer from the ocean of sorrow
• उत्तारके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): दुःख-अर्णव-उत्तारक; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण (विष्णुपादारविन्दे)

• संचकार: (she) performed/did
• संचकार: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्; √कृ

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• इन्द्रियम्: organ of speech
• इन्द्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): वाक्-इन्द्रिय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• खग: O bird (Garuda)
• खग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (properly)

• चकार: (she) made/did
• चकार: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √कृ

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• गुणानाम्: of qualities
• गुणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• वर्णने: in describing
• वर्णने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offer resources at Viṣṇu’s feet and practice disciplined speech and senses; constant kīrtana becomes the means to cross saṃsāra.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi; vairāgya expressed through offering wealth; nāma/guṇa-kīrtana as a liberating upāya.

Application: Dedicate a portion of wealth/time to sacred service; adopt mindful speech; reduce sensory excess; keep a daily practice of Hari-kīrtana/reading.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: symbolic landscape

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): nāma-kīrtana and devotion as purifiers; emphasis on indriya-saṃyama.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of offering wealth at Vishnu’s feet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats wealth dedicated to Viṣṇu as a “ferry” that helps one cross duḥkha (worldly suffering), implying that rightly used resources become a means of spiritual rescue rather than bondage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul’s upliftment?

It links upliftment to two disciplines: (1) consecrating one’s possessions to Viṣṇu (dāna/ārpaṇa-bhāva) and (2) restraining speech and senses, while keeping the mind engaged in praising Hari’s qualities—together forming a bhakti-centered purification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use earnings for dharmic giving and service, practice truthful and restrained speech, and regularly engage in Hari-guṇa-kīrtana (chanting/praising Viṣṇu) to reduce suffering and strengthen inner steadiness.