Shloka 11

Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”

Devanagari script

जनार्दन त्वं हि सुदुष्टसंगान्कामादिरूपान्सततं वर्जयित्वा / हरे हरे मां सततं पाहि दैत्यान्समाहृत्य प्रबलान्विघ्नरूपान्

Transliteration

janārdana tvaṃ hi suduṣṭasaṃgānkāmādirūpānsatataṃ varjayitvā / hare hare māṃ satataṃ pāhi daityānsamāhṛtya prabalānvighnarūpān

Translation

হে জনার্দন! কামাদি রূপে প্রকাশিত অতিদুষ্ট সঙ্গ সর্বদা বর্জন করে, হে হরি হরি! বিঘ্নরূপ প্রবল দৈত্যদের একত্র করে দমন করে আমাকে সদা রক্ষা করো।

Word by Word

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सुदुष्टसंगान्: very wicked associations
• सुदुष्टसंगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + दुष्ट + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); तत्पुरुष-समास (association with very wicked ones)

• कामादिरूपान्: of the nature of desire and the like
• कामादिरूपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + आदि + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); विशेषण (qualifying सङ्गान्); तत्पुरुष-समास (having forms like desire etc.)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• वर्जयित्वा: having avoided
• वर्जयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदम्; ‘having avoided’

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (पुनरुक्ति)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative)

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दैत्यान्: demons
• दैत्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative)

• समाहृत्य: having gathered/collected
• समाहृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• प्रबलान्: strong, mighty
• प्रबलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); विशेषण (qualifying दैत्यान्)

• विघ्नरूपान्: obstacle-formed
• विघ्नरूपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); विशेषण (qualifying दैत्यान्); तत्पुरुष-समास (having the form of obstacles)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Janardana/Hari) within the Garuda Purana narrative frame

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Avoidance of duṣṭa-saṅga and seeking Hari’s protection to subdue kāma and allied impulses that manifest as obstacles.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as a prerequisite for steady devotion; vices are upādhis obstructing remembrance of the Lord.

Application: Cultivate satsanga, reduce triggers for desire/anger/greed, and use daily prayer/japa as ‘vighna-śamana’ when obstacles arise.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): bhakti-stuti passages praising Viṣṇu as vighna-hartā and protector; duṣṭa-saṅga avoidance themes recur in dharma sections

Characters & Entities

• Janardana (Vishnu)
• Hari
• Daityas
• Kama (desire)

FAQs

What is the importance of avoiding bad company (suduṣṭa-saṅga) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats harmful association as a root cause of inner downfall, because it strengthens kāma and related impulses; renouncing such company is presented as a prerequisite for divine protection and steadiness in dharma.

How does this verse explain inner enemies like desire as “Daityas” and “obstacles”?

It portrays powerful hindrances as vighna-rūpa—obstacles taking demonic form—suggesting that lust and allied drives behave like hostile forces that must be restrained by devotion to Hari and disciplined renunciation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Limit exposure to influences that inflame craving and agitation, cultivate sādhusaṅga, and use regular Hari-nāma/Viṣṇu-smaraṇa as a daily practice for clarity, self-control, and resilience against “obstacle-like” impulses.