Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

तेषां संहरणे ईशस्त्वतो व्यङ्कटनामकः / आनन्दस्य विरुद्धत्वात्कामक्रोधादयो गुणाः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ saṃharaṇe īśastvato vyaṅkaṭanāmakaḥ / ānandasya viruddhatvātkāmakrodhādayo guṇāḥ

Translation

Por ello, en la disolución y el retraimiento de esos seres y mundos, el Señor es llamado Vyaṅkaṭa. Y como se oponen al bienaventurado gozo (ānanda), surgen cualidades como el deseo, la ira y las demás.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• संहरणे: in the destruction/withdrawal
• संहरणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहरण (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+हृ धातु + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्रियानाम (action noun)

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (therefore)

• व्यङ्कट-नामकः: named ‘Vyaṅkaṭa’
• व्यङ्कट-नामकः: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• आनन्दस्य: of bliss
• आनन्दस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विरुद्धत्वात्: because of being opposed
• विरुद्धत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरुद्धत्व (प्रातिपदिक; विरुद्ध + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• काम-क्रोध-आदयः: desire, anger, etc.
• काम-क्रोध-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative): ‘कामश्च क्रोधश्च…’ with ‘आदि’ indicating etc.

• गुणाः: qualities
• गुणाः: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord presides over dissolution; passions like desire and anger arise as forces contrary to bliss.

Vedantic Theme: Pralaya under īśvara; kleśa/vikāra as ānanda-pratibandhaka (obstacles to innate bliss); need for vairāgya and inner mastery.

Application: Observe kāma-krodha as signals of separation from inner peace; apply restraint, reflection, and devotional remembrance to return to ānanda.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.45 (Lord as destroyer of obstacles; japa)

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara (the Lord)
• Vyaṅkaṭa

FAQs

What is the importance of the name Vyaṅkaṭa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links the Lord’s epithet “Vyaṅkaṭa” with the act of saṃhāra (withdrawal/dissolution), indicating a specific divine function or aspect associated with cosmic retraction.

How does this verse explain the rise of desire and anger?

It states that kāma (desire), krodha (anger), and similar traits are “viruddha” (contrary) to ānanda (bliss); when bliss is absent or opposed, such agitating qualities manifest.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivating ānanda through devotion, self-discipline, and contemplative practices helps weaken kāma and krodha—treating them as signs of inner disharmony rather than as guides for action.