Home›Garuda Purana›Moksha Sadhana Prakarana›Adhyaya 24›Shloka 30
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रो भृगुरौर्वश्च कुत्सो मरीचिरत्रिः पुलहः क्रतुश्च / शक्तिर्वसिष्ठो सौतमीयो पुलस्त्यो भारद्वाजः श्रीनिवासस्य भक्ताः

Transliteration

viśvāmitro bhṛguraurvaśca kutso marīciratriḥ pulahaḥ kratuśca / śaktirvasiṣṭho sautamīyo pulastyo bhāradvājaḥ śrīnivāsasya bhaktāḥ

Translation

ヴィシュヴァーミトラ、ブリグ、アウルヴァ、クツァ；マリーチ、アトリ、プラハ、クラトゥ；シャクティ、ヴァシシュタ、サウタミーヤ、プラスティヤ、バーラドヴァージャ—これらは皆、シュリーニヴァーサ（主ヴィシュヌ）のバクタである。

Word by Word
विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra
विश्वामित्रः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
भृगुःBhṛgu
भृगुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
और्वःAurva
और्वः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootऔर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
कुत्सःKutsa
कुत्सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
मरीचिःMarīci
मरीचिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
अत्रिःAtri
अत्रिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
पुलहःPulaha
पुलहः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
क्रतुःKratu
क्रतुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
शक्तिःŚakti
शक्तिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम (पराशरपुत्रः शक्तिः)
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
सौतमीयःSautamīya
सौतमीयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसौतमीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गोत्र/वंश-सम्बद्ध नाम
पुलस्त्यःPulastya
पुलस्त्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
भारद्वाजःBhāradvāja
भारद्वाजः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋषिनाम
श्रीनिवासस्यof Śrīnivāsa
श्रीनिवासस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
भक्ताःdevotees
भक्ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (समष्टि-उद्देशेन)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Greatness in tapas and knowledge is crowned by devotion; diverse ṛṣi lineages converge in Śrīnivāsa-bhakti.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-sāmyatā: different temperaments and lineages find fulfillment in devotion to the Supreme; bhakti harmonizes jñāna and tapas.

Application: Honor teachers and traditions without sectarian pride; integrate study and discipline with devotion; keep a personal lineage of practice (daily recitation, remembrance).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred-grove/ashrama (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Adjacent lists of devas (3.24.28–29) and kings (3.24.31) as Viṣṇu-bhaktas

Characters & Entities
V
Vishvamitra
B
Bhrigu
A
Aurva
K
Kutsa
M
Marichi
A
Atri
P
Pulaha
K
Kratu
S
Shakti
V
Vasistha
S
Sautamiya
P
Pulastya
B
Bharadvaja
S
Shrinivasa (Vishnu)

FAQs

The verse establishes a lineage of revered sages as devotees of Śrīnivāsa, reinforcing that devotion to Viṣṇu is honored by the highest seers and is a validated spiritual path.

By identifying exemplary devotees, the text frames bhakti as a dharmic foundation that supports right conduct and spiritual protection—an underlying premise for later teachings on karma, rites, and post-death outcomes.

Keep devotional practice (nāma-japa, pūjā, remembrance of Viṣṇu) alongside ethical living, taking inspiration from the rishis as models of disciplined, God-centered life.

←Previous Verse
Next Verse→