Shloka 21
Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa
जैगीषव्यस्त्वेवमुक्तो महात्मा उवाच कन्यां संस्मरन् भक्तवर्यः / जैगीषव्य उवाच / प्रहादाद्या श्रीनिवासस्य भक्ताः कृत्वा नृसिंहे चोत्तमां भक्तिमेव
jaigīṣavyastvevamukto mahātmā uvāca kanyāṃ saṃsmaran bhaktavaryaḥ / jaigīṣavya uvāca / prahādādyā śrīnivāsasya bhaktāḥ kṛtvā nṛsiṃhe cottamāṃ bhaktimeva
ពេលត្រូវបានសួរដូច្នោះ មហាត្មា ជៃគីṣវ្យៈ—អ្នកបម្រើដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុត—បានរំលឹកដល់កញ្ញា ហើយនិយាយថា៖ «ជៃគីṣវ្យៈបាននិយាយ៖ ព្រះប្រាហ្លាទ និងអ្នកដទៃ ជាអ្នកបម្រើរបស់ព្រះស្រីនិវាស បានដាក់ភក្តិដ៏ឧត្តមរបស់ពួកគេ ទៅលើព្រះនរសിംហៈតែមួយ…»
Jaigishavya (Jaigīṣavya)
Concept: Prahlāda and other exemplars placed supreme devotion in Narasiṃha/Śrīnivāsa; remembrance of such devotees is itself instructive and purifying.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s accessible manifestation (avatāra) as object of single-pointed devotion; grace responding to unwavering śaraṇāgati.
Application: Choose an iṣṭa-rūpa (here Narasiṃha) and cultivate ekānta-bhakti through remembrance, mantra, and steadfastness under pressure.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.20 (question that prompts the exemplars)
FAQs
This verse highlights Narasiṃha as a focal form of Viṣṇu for “uttamā bhakti” (supreme devotion), exemplified by Prahlāda and other devotees of Śrīnivāsa.
While not describing after-death geography directly, it frames liberation-oriented practice as unwavering devotion to Viṣṇu (here, Narasiṃha), implying that bhakti is a decisive spiritual refuge and guiding path.
Cultivate steady devotion—daily remembrance, prayer, and ethical living—taking inspiration from Prahlāda’s single-minded faith in Narasiṃha as a model of spiritual resilience.