Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

अतो हि गोविन्द इति स्मृतः सदा भो वेदवेद्येति तथा न ननृतुः / आनन्दबाष्पैश्च समन्विता हि हरे मुरारे तव दर्शनं हि

Transliteration

ato hi govinda iti smṛtaḥ sadā bho vedavedyeti tathā na nanṛtuḥ / ānandabāṣpaiśca samanvitā hi hare murāre tava darśanaṃ hi

Translation

Ainsi, Tu es à jamais célébré comme « Govinda » ; oui, Tu es Celui que les Veda font connaître. Alors ils dansèrent dans la dévotion, et, les yeux baignés de larmes nées de la béatitude, ils furent saisis—ô Hari, ô Murāri—à la seule vue de Toi.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu/Phala-sūcaka (हेतु/फलसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/therefore)

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

• गोविन्द: Govinda
• गोविन्द: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus (as)
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/called
• स्मृतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बोधन-निपात/vocative particle)

• वेद-वेद्य: O knowable through the Vedas
• वेद-वेद्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('वेदेन वेद्यः'); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (गोविन्दस्य विशेषण)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीतिवाचक adverb: 'so/likewise')

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• ननृतुः: they danced
• ननृतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• आनन्द-बाष्पैः: with tears of joy
• आनन्द-बाष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + बाष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'आनन्दस्य बाष्पाः'); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• समन्विताः: endowed/filled
• समन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• मुरारे: O slayer of Mura
• मुरारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: vision/sight
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator/compiled voice of the Purana praising Lord Vishnu (Hari/Murari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-smaraṇa and darśana of Govinda as the Veda-vedya (known through the Vedas) culminate in transformative bliss.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman as Veda-pramāṇa-gocara; devotion ripens into direct experiential certainty (anubhava) without denying śāstra.

Application: Daily repetition of Govinda/Hari/Murāri with śāstra-respect; cultivate darśana-bhāva (seeing the Lord in temple/icon and in life) leading to softened heart and tears of gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.58-61 (continuation: dwelling with the Lord, nāma-kīrtana, reaching a tīrtha)

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Hari
• Murari
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the importance of calling Vishnu “Govinda” in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames “Govinda” as a constant remembrance-name of the Supreme, highlighting bhakti as an immediate, living connection to Hari rather than a merely intellectual idea.

How does this verse connect the Vedas to devotion (bhakti)?

By calling the Lord “veda-vedya” (knowable through the Vedas) while depicting dancing and blissful tears, it unites scriptural knowledge with direct devotional experience at the Lord’s darśana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep steady nāma-smaraṇa (remembering names like Govinda/Hari) and pair study of dharma with heartfelt worship—letting understanding mature into humility, gratitude, and ethical conduct.