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Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

लिङ्गानां चैव स्वामित्वाद्व्यङ्कटेशेति संज्ञितः / दैत्यानां च समूहास्तु ज्ञानादिविधुरा यतः / अतो दैत्यसमूहस्तु व्यङ्कटेति प्रकीर्तितः

Transliteration

liṅgānāṃ caiva svāmitvādvyaṅkaṭeśeti saṃjñitaḥ / daityānāṃ ca samūhāstu jñānādividhurā yataḥ / ato daityasamūhastu vyaṅkaṭeti prakīrtitaḥ

Translation

লিঙ্গ (চিহ্ন)-সমূহের স্বামী হওয়ায় তিনি ‘ব্যঙ্কটেশ’ নামে সংজ্ঞাত। আর দৈত্যদের দল জ্ঞানাদি থেকে বঞ্চিত; তাই দৈত্যসমষ্টিও ‘ব্যঙ্কট’ বলে প্রখ্যাত।

Word by Word
लिङ्गानाम्of the subtle bodies/lingas
लिङ्गानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Niyama/Avadharana (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (emphatic particle)
स्वामित्वात्because of ownership/lordship
स्वामित्वात्:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामित्व (प्रातिपदिक; स्वामिन् + त्व)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; भाववाचक
व्यङ्कट-ईश-इतिas ‘Vyaṅkaṭeśa’
व्यङ्कट-ईश-इति:
Nirdharana/Name (संज्ञा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootव्यङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
Formइति-प्रयोगः; ‘व्यङ्कटेश’ नामनिर्देशः (compound inside: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘व्यङ्कटस्य ईशः’)
संज्ञितःis designated
संज्ञितः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+ज्ञा (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) passive: ‘is named/designated’
दैत्यानाम्of the demons (Daityas)
दैत्यानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
समूहाःgroups
समूहाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसमूह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle)
ज्ञान-आदि-विधुराःdevoid of knowledge and the like
ज्ञान-आदि-विधुराः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ज्ञानादिभिः विधुराः’ (devoid of knowledge etc.)
यतःbecause
यतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (causal particle): ‘because/since’
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (therefore)
दैत्य-समूहःthe group of demons
दैत्य-समूहः:
Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समूह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दैत्यानां समूहः’
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle)
व्यङ्कट-इतिas ‘Vyaṅkaṭa’
व्यङ्कट-इति:
Nirdharana/Name (संज्ञा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootव्यङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
Formइति-प्रयोगः (quotative)
प्रकीर्तितःis proclaimed/called
प्रकीर्तितः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+कीर्त् (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) passive
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as master of ‘liṅgas’ (signs/emblems/subtle principles); daityas symbolize beings deprived of knowledge (jñāna-ādi-vidhura).

Vedantic Theme: Jñāna vs avidyā polarity; īśvara as controller of tattva-signs; allegorical reading of daitya as tamasic obstruction.

Application: Treat ignorance and its cohorts (confusion, arrogance, hostility to truth) as ‘daitya-samūha’ to be overcome through study, contemplation, and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.45 (japa of Vyankatesha as remedy); Garuda Purana 3.25.44 (kāma-krodha as anti-ānanda)

Characters & Entities
V
Vyaṅkaṭeśa
D
Daityas
L
Liṅga

FAQs

This verse explains the name as arising from lordship over “liṅgas” (emblems), presenting Vyaṅkaṭeśa as a titled designation grounded in authority and symbolism.

It describes the Daityas as a collective that is “jñānādi-vidhura”—deprived of knowledge and allied virtues—using moral-psychological traits rather than only physical power to define them.

Treat knowledge and discernment as protective virtues: the verse frames ignorance as a root mark of destructive tendencies, encouraging study, ethical reflection, and humility.

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