Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

व्यङ्कटा इति संप्रोक्तास्तेषां नाशयिता प्रभुः / अतस्तु व्यङ्कटेशाख्य एवं ज्ञात्वा जपं कुरु

Transliteration

vyaṅkaṭā iti saṃproktāsteṣāṃ nāśayitā prabhuḥ / atastu vyaṅkaṭeśākhya evaṃ jñātvā japaṃ kuru

Translation

वे ‘व्यङ्कटा’ कहे गए हैं, और प्रभु उनका नाश करने वाला है। इसलिए इसे जानकर ‘व्यङ्कटेश’ नाम वाले का जप करो।

Word by Word

• व्यङ्कटाः: (they) are called Vyaṅkaṭas
• व्यङ्कटाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निरूपणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• संप्रोक्ताः: are proclaimed/called
• संप्रोक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective to subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-वच् → संप्रोक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘संप्रोक्त’ = ‘well-said/called’

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

• नाशयिता: destroyer
• नाशयिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नश्/नाशय् (धातु) → नाशयितृ (कृदन्त, तृच्)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Causal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (therefore)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• व्यङ्कटेशाख्यः: named Vyaṅkaṭeśa
• व्यङ्कटेशाख्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate to implied ‘he/that’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यङ्कट-ईश-अख्य (प्रातिपदिक); व्यङ्कट + ईश (तत्पुरुष) + आख्य (विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘-आख्य’ = ‘named/called’; समास: व्यङ्कटेश (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष ‘Lord of Vyaṅkaṭa’) + आख्य

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having known’

• जपम्: japa/recitation
• जपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/perform
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord (Vyaṅkaṭeśa) destroys obstacles/afflictions; knowing the meaning, one should perform japa.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as upāya; īśvara-anugraha (grace) removing pratibandhas; bhakti as accessible means toward purification and liberation.

Application: Adopt a daily japa discipline of ‘Vyaṅkaṭeśa’ with understanding (artha-bhāvanā), especially when facing inner obstacles like kāma-krodha.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.41-44 (etymological/theological setup leading to japa injunction)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vyaṅkaṭeśa

FAQs

What is the importance of Vyaṅkaṭeśa japa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Vyaṅkaṭeśa as the Lord who destroys ‘vyaṅkaṭā’ (hindrances/afflictions) and directly instructs the practitioner to do japa with that understanding.

How does this verse relate to spiritual protection or relief from suffering?

By identifying the Lord as the remover of the named obstacles, the verse presents divine-name recitation (japa) as a practical remedy for inner and outer afflictions that impede dharma and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a steady daily japa practice of the divine name ‘Vyaṅkaṭeśa’ with the intent of removing obstacles and cultivating steadiness, discipline, and devotion.