Shloka 50
Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa
अद्यैव पश्याम हरेस्तवास्यं कदा वयं कृत कृत्या भवामः / भोः केशवाद्यैव पदारविन्दं संदर्शयित्वा सुदयां कुरुष्व
adyaiva paśyāma harestavāsyaṃ kadā vayaṃ kṛta kṛtyā bhavāmaḥ / bhoḥ keśavādyaiva padāravindaṃ saṃdarśayitvā sudayāṃ kuruṣva
হে হরি, আজই তোমার মুখ দর্শন করাও; আমরা কবে কৃতকৃত্য হব? হে কেশব, এখনই তোমার পদপদ্ম দেখিয়ে আমাদের প্রতি করুণা করো।
Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari/Keśava)
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.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.47-49 (nāma-kīrtana leading to darśana); Garuda Purana 3.24.51 (names/titles of the divine principle)
FAQs
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.
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.
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.