Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

हस्तौ च मे सार्थकावद्य जातौ अग्रे कृत्वा हस्तशब्दं मुरारेः / एवं वदन्ती प्रीणयन्ती च देवं जगामसा स्तोत्रवचः कदम्बैः

Transliteration

hastau ca me sārthakāvadya jātau agre kṛtvā hastaśabdaṃ murāreḥ / evaṃ vadantī prīṇayantī ca devaṃ jagāmasā stotravacaḥ kadambaiḥ

Translation

«Heute sind meine beiden Hände wahrhaft fruchtbar geworden.» So sprach sie, trat vor Murāri (Viṣṇu) und ließ das Klatschen ihrer Hände erklingen; so redend und den Herrn erfreuend, näherte sie sich Ihm mit Büscheln hymnengleicher Worte.

Word by Word

• hastau: (two) hands
• hastau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

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

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) (enclitic form)

• sārthakau: fulfilled/meaningful
• sārthakau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-arthaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); agrees with hastau

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• jātau: have become
• jātau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); agrees with hastau

• agre: in front
• agre: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative used adverbially (सप्तमी-अव्ययीभाववत्), ‘in front/forward’

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable

• hastaśabdam: hand-sound (clapping)
• hastaśabdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: hastasya śabdaḥ = ‘sound of hands’ (clapping)

• murāreḥ: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)
• murāreḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: murāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• vadantī: speaking
• vadantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vad (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with implied sā/devī

• prīṇayantī: pleasing
• prīṇayantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √prī (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Causative present active participle (णिजन्त-शतृ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘causing to be pleased’

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

• devam: the god (Lord)
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• stotravacaḥ: hymn-words/words of praise
• stotravacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); Tatpuruṣa: stotrasya vacāṃsi = ‘words of praise’

• kadambaiḥ: in clusters/with groups (bundles)
• kadambaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) (collective), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Narrator (describing a devotee’s praise of Lord Vishnu/Murāri)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kāyika-vācika bhakti: bodily gesture (tāla/clap) and hymn-speech as direct offerings that please Viṣṇu.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-prīti as a means of inner purification; devotion expressed through action and speech aligns the jīva toward the Lord.

Application: Use simple embodied devotion—clapping/tāla, kīrtana, and heartfelt stotra—offered with humility to cultivate steadiness and joy in worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.32-35 (continuation: divine celebration, dancing, pilgrimage-fruit, mantra inquiry)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Murari

FAQs

What is the importance of stotra (hymns) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents stotra-vacana—words of praise—as a direct means to please (prīṇayanti) Lord Viṣṇu, emphasizing devotion expressed through reverent speech and heartfelt worship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

While not describing after-death travel directly, it highlights bhakti as a purifying orientation: approaching the Lord with sincere praise is portrayed as spiritually “fruitful,” supporting liberation-oriented conduct taught across the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Offer daily, focused praise—recite a Viṣṇu stotra with attention and humility; let your actions and words be meant to “please the Divine,” cultivating steadiness, gratitude, and ethical restraint.