Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

मध्ये पीठं श्रीनिवासं च देवी नारायणं प्रणमेत्पूर्णमेव / देवस्य सव्ये पीठभागाद्वहिश्च नमस्कार्यं गुरुदेवाय चैव

Transliteration

madhye pīṭhaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ ca devī nārāyaṇaṃ praṇametpūrṇameva / devasya savye pīṭhabhāgādvahiśca namaskāryaṃ gurudevāya caiva

Translation

Di tengah pīṭha suci, hendaknya bersujud penuh kepada Śrīnivāsa dan juga kepada Devī-Nārāyaṇa. Dan di sisi kiri arca dewa, di luar bagian alas pīṭha, hendaknya pula mempersembahkan hormat kepada Guru-deva.

Word by Word

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative singular used adverbially (अधिकरणे सप्तमी)

• pīṭham: the pedestal/seat
• pīṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• śrī-nivāsam: Śrīnivāsa (Vishnu)
• śrī-nivāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'abode of Śrī' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• praṇamet: should bow to
• praṇamet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• pūrṇam: fully
• pūrṇam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative singular used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्) meaning 'fully/entirely'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• devasya: of the deity
• devasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• savye: on the left
• savye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular; 'on the left side' (अधिकरणे सप्तमी)

• pīṭha-bhāgāt: from the pedestal-part/side
• pīṭha-bhāgāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'part of the pedestal' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• namaskāryam: is to be saluted
• namaskāryam: Prayojya/vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/यत् sense; here -ārya), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; 'to be saluted'

• guru-devāya: to the Guru-deva
• guru-devāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'guru who is a deva' / 'divine guru'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Narayana) instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pūrṇa-namaskāra (full prostration) to the Lord and honoring the Guru as indispensable to right worship.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-bhakti supported by guru-upāsanā; the Guru as upāya (means) for correct knowledge and devotion.

Application: During pūjā/arcana, perform full prostration to the central deity (Śrīnivāsa/Devī Nārāyaṇa) and offer respectful salutation to one’s Guru at the indicated side-position, maintaining ritual order and humility.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (mandala/pūjā-vedi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24 (pīṭha-nyāsa/namaskāra-vidhi sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Śrīnivāsa
• Devī-Nārāyaṇa
• Guru-deva

FAQs

What is the importance of offering pranama to Śrīnivāsa and Devī-Nārāyaṇa in Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes complete reverence (pūrṇam) to the presiding form of Nārāyaṇa along with Devī, indicating that worship is made whole by honoring the divine center of the pīṭha.

How does this verse guide the correct placement of salutations during worship?

It specifies a ritual orientation: bow to the deity seated in the middle of the pīṭha, and additionally offer namaskāra to the Guru-deva on the deity’s left side, outside the pedestal portion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

During pūjā, keep the deity as the central focus, and consciously include respect to one’s teacher/lineage (guru) as part of disciplined, dharmic worship.