Shloka 76
Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa
मानसान्वाचिकान्दोषान्कायि कानपि सर्वशः / वैष्णवद्वेषहेतून्मे भस्मसात्कुरु माधव
mānasānvācikāndoṣānkāyi kānapi sarvaśaḥ / vaiṣṇavadveṣahetūnme bhasmasātkuru mādhava
ឱមាធវ សូមធ្វើឲ្យក្លាយជាផេះទាំងស្រុង នូវកំហុសទាំងឡាយរបស់ខ្ញុំដែលកើតឡើងដោយគំនិត ពាក្យសម្តី និងការប្រព្រឹត្តដោយកាយ ហើយទាំងមូលហេតុដែលនាំឲ្យខ្ញុំស្អប់វៃಷ្ណវផងដែរ។
Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Madhava)
Concept: Trikaraṇa-śuddhi (purity of mind, speech, body) and uprooting the causal seeds of Vaiṣṇava-dveṣa; divine grace as transformative ‘burning’ of दोष.
Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as prerequisite for steady bhakti and jñāna; hatred toward devotees obstructs grace and spiritual progress.
Application: Monitor thought/speech/action; avoid contempt for sincere practitioners; when aversion arises, counter with empathy, self-correction, and prayer for purification.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti sections warning against aparādha and praising satsanga (general internal parallel)
FAQs
This verse treats hatred toward Vaiṣṇavas as a root-level spiritual fault and asks the Lord to destroy even its causes, implying that devotion must include respect for the Lord’s devotees.
It frames purification as covering all three channels of karma—mind, speech, and body—and seeks divine removal of both the faults and the underlying tendencies that generate them.
Practice mindful speech, examine motives before criticizing devotees or spiritual communities, and adopt daily prayer/self-audit to uproot resentment and cultivate respectful devotion.