Shloka 91

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

Devanagari script

तस्योपरिष्टात्प्रणमेच्चैव लक्ष्मीं श्वेतद्वीपाख्यं कन्यके पूजयेच्च / तस्योपरिष्टात्प्रणमेच्चैव लक्ष्मीं महादिव्यां मण्डपसंज्ञकां च

Transliteration

tasyopariṣṭātpraṇameccaiva lakṣmīṃ śvetadvīpākhyaṃ kanyake pūjayecca / tasyopariṣṭātpraṇameccaiva lakṣmīṃ mahādivyāṃ maṇḍapasaṃjñakāṃ ca

Translation

その上には、敬虔にラクシュミーへ礼拝して頭を垂れよ。乙女よ、さらに「シュヴェータドヴィーパ（白洲）」と名づけられた境界を供養し礼拝せよ。その上にはまた、偉大にして神妙なるラクシュミー—「マンダパ（天の楼閣）」とも称される御方—に礼拝して頭を垂れよ。

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (one)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual) सर्वनाम

• upariṣṭāt: above, on the upper side
• upariṣṭāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upariṣṭāt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• praṇamet: let (one) bow
• praṇamet: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Avadharana (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• lakṣmīm: Lakṣmī
• lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• śveta-dvīpa-ākhyam: named ‘Śvetadvīpa’
• śveta-dvīpa-ākhyam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (आख्या प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): श्वेतद्वीप-आख्यम् = 'called Śvetadvīpa'

• kanyake: O two maidens
• kanyake: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), द्विवचन (Dual)

• pūjayet: let (one) worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tasya: of that (one)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• upariṣṭāt: above
• upariṣṭāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upariṣṭāt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• praṇamet: let (one) bow
• praṇamet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• lakṣmīm: Lakṣmī
• lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahā-divyām: greatly divine
• mahā-divyām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: महादिव्या = 'great and divine'

• maṇḍapa-saṃjñakām: called ‘Maṇḍapa’
• maṇḍapa-saṃjñakām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñaka (संज्ञक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: मण्डपसंज्ञका = 'having the designation “Maṇḍapa”/called Maṇḍapa'

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional ascent to pure realm-consciousness (Svetadvipa) through Lakshmi’s grace; the divine ‘mandapa’ symbolizes the perfected space of communion with the Supreme.

Vedantic Theme: Suddha-sattva orientation: the mind purified becomes a ‘mandapa’ fit for Ishvara; Lakshmi as anugraha-shakti mediates access to the highest vision.

Application: Cultivate purity (sattva) in conduct and worship; visualize Svetadvipa as inner clarity; invoke Lakshmi for steadiness, auspiciousness, and devotional refinement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realm and divine pavilion (mandapa) in a vertical cosmogram

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.87-90 (directional and vertical mapping leading to this summit)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Shvetadvipa
• Mandapa

FAQs

What is the importance of Śvetadvīpa in the Garuda Purana?

In this verse, Śvetadvīpa is presented as a revered, higher sacred realm associated with devotional worship, where reverence to Lakṣmī is specifically enjoined.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing punishment or preta-journey, this verse maps an ascent through exalted divine regions—emphasizing devotion (praṇāma) and worship (pūjā) as orientation toward higher, auspicious states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate bhakti through daily reverence to Lakṣmī—offering respectful salutations and worship—aligning one’s life with purity, gratitude, and auspicious conduct.