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Shloka 17

Dāna-vrata and the Tīrtha Circuit of Venkaṭādri

Snāna, Mantra, Naivedya

Devanagari script

अतः सा प्रोच्यते ह्यन्तर्गङ्गेति परमर्षिभिः / कन्ये त्वस्यास्तु सलिलं श्रीनिनिवासप्रियं सदा

Transliteration

ataḥ sā procyate hyantargaṅgeti paramarṣibhiḥ / kanye tvasyāstu salilaṃ śrīninivāsapriyaṃ sadā

Translation

Karena itu para resi agung menyebutnya ‘Gaṅgā Batin’. Wahai gadis suci, semoga air aliran ini senantiasa berkenan bagi Śrīnivāsa (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, हेत्वर्थक (causal) ‘therefore/from this reason’
साshe/that (river)
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), प्रथमा (Nom.1), एकवचन (sg)
प्रोच्यतेis called/said
प्रोच्यते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/लट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense) with prefix ‘प्र-’
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
अन्तर्गङ्गाAntargaṅgā (the inner Gaṅgā)
अन्तर्गङ्गा:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर् + गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), प्रथमा (Nom.1), एकवचन (sg); तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद: ‘अन्तः गङ्गा’ = ‘inner Gaṅgā’)
इतिthus/‘as’
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative marker)
परमर्षिभिःby the great sages
परमर्षिभिः:
Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपरम + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m), तृतीया (Instr.3), बहुवचन (pl); कर्मधारय: ‘परमाः ऋषयः’
कन्येO girl
कन्ये:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसम्बोधन (Voc.8), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), एकवचन (sg)
तुand/but
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
अस्याःof this (river)/her
अस्याः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), षष्ठी (Gen.6), एकवचन (sg)
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
सलिलम्water
सलिलम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (n), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (sg)
श्रीनिवासप्रियम्dear to Śrīnिवास (Viṣṇu)
श्रीनिवासप्रियम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रीनिवास + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (n), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रीनिवासस्य प्रियम्’ qualifying ‘सलिलम्’
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred waters become most potent when oriented toward Viṣṇu; naming and remembering (saṃjñā) sanctifies perception and practice.

Vedantic Theme: Viṣṇu as the inner beloved (antaryāmin resonance) to whom all pure offerings naturally tend.

Application: When visiting tirthas, consciously dedicate the act (snāna/ācamana) to Viṣṇu; cultivate nāma-smaraṇa and a devotional intention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha/inner sacred stream

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.27.16 (Bhāgīrathī flows here); Garuda Purana 3.27.18 (snāna gives highest gati)

Characters & Entities
A
Antar-Ganga
P
Paramarishis
S
Shrinivasa (Vishnu)

FAQs

This verse states that the highest sages designate the stream as ‘Antar-Ganga’ (Inner Gaṅgā), emphasizing its exceptional purificatory status and tirtha-value.

It explicitly says the water is always dear to Śrīnivāsa (Viṣṇu), indicating that reverence to such tīrtha-water supports Vaiṣṇava devotion and ritual purity.

Treat tīrtha-water and sacred sources with reverence, use holy water thoughtfully in worship and rites, and cultivate ‘inner purity’—the spirit implied by calling it the ‘Inner Gaṅgā’.

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