Shloka 7

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्य कृपया त्वं वदस्व जैगीषव्यो ह्येवमुक्तो हरिं तु / उवाच कन्यां सोमपुत्रीं सतीं च ब्रह्मादीनां दृश्यते श्रीनिवासः

Transliteration

jaigīṣavya kṛpayā tvaṃ vadasva jaigīṣavyo hyevamukto hariṃ tu / uvāca kanyāṃ somaputrīṃ satīṃ ca brahmādīnāṃ dṛśyate śrīnivāsaḥ

Translation

“O Jaigīṣavya, pray tell us.” Thus addressed, Jaigīṣavya spoke to Hari: “There is the maiden Satī, daughter of Soma; and Śrīnivāsa—the Lord, abode of Śrī—is beheld there by Brahmā and the other gods.”

Word by Word

• जैगीषव्य: O Jaigīṣavya
• जैगीषव्य: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधनार्थे (by/with compassion)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वदस्व: please speak
• वदस्व: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु √वद्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जैगीषव्यः: Jaigīṣavya
• जैगीषव्यः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (indeed/for)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• उक्तः: addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: विशेषण (Adjectival to जैगीषव्यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु √वच्) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि भाव (having been spoken to/addressed)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु √वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्याम्: to the maiden
• कन्याम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सोमपुत्रीम्: the daughter of Soma
• सोमपुत्रीम्: विशेषण (Apposition to कन्याम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (somasya putrī)

• सतीम्: the virtuous one (Satī)
• सतीम्: विशेषण (Apposition to कन्याम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गुणवाचक नाम (virtuous one)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: of Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु √दृश्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि (passive)

• श्रीनिवासः: Śrīnivāsa
• श्रीनिवासः: कर्ता (Karta; passive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Jaigīṣavya (responding after being requested to speak; addressing Hari/Viṣṇu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine accessibility through kṣetra and grace: the Lord becomes ‘seen’ (dṛśyate) when approached with humility and right inquiry.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sākṣātkāra mediated by upāsanā and anugraha; the Lord as Śrīnivāsa (śrī-āśraya) indicating inseparability of Nārāyaṇa and Śrī.

Application: Approach sacred teaching with humility; cultivate darśana-bhāva via pilgrimage, worship, and attentive listening to realized teachers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha-mandira-parvata

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.8-11 (gradation of vision and radiance of Śrīnivāsa/Venkateśa)

Characters & Entities

• Jaigīṣavya
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Soma
• Satī
• Brahmā
• Śrīnivāsa

FAQs

What is the importance of Śrīnivāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Viṣṇu as Śrīnivāsa—“the abode of Śrī (Lakṣmī)”—emphasizing his supreme, auspicious presence that is directly beheld by Brahmā and other divine beings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the narrative as instruction given to Hari about divine realities; such passages in the Garuda Purana often set the theological foundation that the soul’s ultimate refuge is the Lord (Viṣṇu/Śrīnivāsa).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate devotion and remembrance of Viṣṇu as the source of auspiciousness (Śrīnivāsa), and prioritize sattvic conduct so one’s life is oriented toward the divine goal rather than merely worldly outcomes.