Shloka 2

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्य उवाच शृणु भद्रे महाभागे व्यङ्कटेशस्य चागमम् / आवयोर्देवि पापानि विषमं यान्ति भामिनि

Transliteration

jaigīṣavya uvāca śṛṇu bhadre mahābhāge vyaṅkaṭeśasya cāgamam / āvayordevi pāpāni viṣamaṃ yānti bhāmini

Translation

জৈগীষব্য বললেন—হে ভদ্রে, হে মহাভাগে, ব্যঙ্কটেশের পবিত্র আগমনের কাহিনি শোনো। হে দেবী, হে ভামিনী, এটি শ্রবণ করলে আমাদের পাপ দূরে সরে বিনষ্ট হয়।

Word by Word

• jaigīṣavyaḥ: Jaigīṣavya
• jaigīṣavyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaigīṣavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhadre: O auspicious one
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक; महा+भाग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

• vyaṅkaṭeśasya: of Vyaṅkaṭeśa
• vyaṅkaṭeśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyaṅkaṭeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• āgamam: the coming/advent (account)
• āgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of 'listen')

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-द्विवचन-सम्बन्धि, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचनार्थे रूपम्; 'of us two'

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• pāpāni: sins
• pāpāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृ (of yānti)

• viṣamam: to a dreadful state / away (badly)
• viṣamam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as goal/state: to an uneven/terrible state)

• yānti: go
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhāmini: O lovely lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Jaigishavya (Jaigīṣavya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of the Lord’s sacred account destroys sins; narrative itself functions as a purifier.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-līlā-śravaṇa as a means to citta-śuddhi leading toward bhakti and eventual mokṣa; grace accessed through attentive listening.

Application: Regularly listen to/recite kṣetra-māhātmya and Hari-kathā with faith; treat hearing as a daily sādhana for ethical clarity and inner purification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred kṣetra narrative setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.1 (questions prompting the kathā); Garuda Purana 3.26.3–5 (beginning of the narrative: Hiraṇyākṣa background)

Characters & Entities

• Jaigishavya
• Vyaṅkaṭeśa
• Devi

FAQs

What is the importance of hearing the Vyaṅkaṭeśa account in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Vyaṅkaṭeśa narrative as a sacred tradition whose hearing (śravaṇa) is itself purifying, causing sins (pāpa) to be driven away into “distress” or dissolution.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification from pāpa as a prerequisite for a safer post-death journey; reducing sin is central to avoiding suffering in Yama’s domains described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly hear or study authentic Purāṇic/Vaiṣṇava teachings with devotion and ethical intent, using the practice to support repentance, self-restraint, and dharmic living.