Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य जङ्घे रसातलस्याश्रयेः सर्वदैव / कदा द्रक्ष्ये पादतलं हरेश्च पाताललोकस्याश्रयं सर्वदैव

Transliteration

kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya jaṅghe rasātalasyāśrayeḥ sarvadaiva / kadā drakṣye pādatalaṃ hareśca pātālalokasyāśrayaṃ sarvadaiva

Translation

Wann werde ich die Unterschenkel Śrīnivāsas schauen—die stets gegenwärtige Stütze von Rasātala? Wann werde ich die Fußsohlen Haris schauen—stets gegenwärtige Zuflucht und Grund der Pātāla-Welten?

Word by Word

• कदा: when
• कदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थ-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: ‘when?’)

• द्रक्ष्ये: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• श्रीनिवासस्य: of Śrīnivāsa (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीनिवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः: श्री + निवास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः, ‘abode of Śrī’)

• जङ्घे: (his) two shanks/legs
• जङ्घे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṅghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd) द्विवचन (dual)

• रसातलस्य: of Rasātala
• रसातलस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasātala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः: रस + अतल (तत्पुरुष)

• आश्रयेः: of the refuge/support
• आश्रयेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (Vedic/archaic genitive form -eḥ)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• कदा: when
• कदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थ-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• द्रक्ष्ये: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पादतलम्: the sole (of the foot)
• पादतलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādatala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः: पाद + तल (तत्पुरुष)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पाताललोकस्य: of the Pātāla world
• पाताललोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātālaloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: पाताल + लोक (तत्पुरुष)

• आश्रयम्: refuge/support
• आश्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Śrīnivāsa/Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari as the final ground (pratishtha) of all existence, from highest to lowest.

Vedantic Theme: Adhisthana—ultimate substratum; devotional contemplation of the Lord’s feet (pada-seva) as a gateway to peace and liberation.

Application: Pada-dhyana and pada-sevana: mentally bow at the Lord’s feet daily; cultivate humility and steadiness, especially when confronting ‘depths’ of life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: nether-loka (patala strata)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.23.35-38 (completes the loka-to-limb mapping)

Characters & Entities

• Shri-nivasa (Vishnu)
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Rasatala
• Patala-loka

FAQs

What is the importance of Patala and Rasatala in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Rasātala and Pātāla as cosmic regions upheld by Viṣṇu, emphasizing that even the nether worlds rest in divine order and are not outside the Lord’s sovereignty.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by portraying Viṣṇu as the universal āśraya (support) of all realms, it implies the soul’s journey through any loka ultimately depends on and is encompassed by the Supreme refuge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate remembrance of the Lord as the final support in all conditions; devotional focus on Hari’s feet (pāda-sevā/smaraṇa) is presented as a stabilizing spiritual practice.