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Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

मोहाद्यो वै पूजयेद्देवदेवं महाधर्माद्याति चान्धं तमो वै / ब्रह्मादिनामानि हरेर्हि देवीं विष्णोः स्वनामानि ददौ दिवौकसाम्

Transliteration

mohādyo vai pūjayeddevadevaṃ mahādharmādyāti cāndhaṃ tamo vai / brahmādināmāni harerhi devīṃ viṣṇoḥ svanāmāni dadau divaukasām

Translation

ಮೋಹಾದಿಗಳ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ದೇವದೇವನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸದವನು ಮಹಾಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿ ಅಂಧ ತಮಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಬೀಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ದೇವಿಯೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾದಿ ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಅವರ ದಿವ್ಯ ನಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದಳು; ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅವನ ಸ್ವನಾಮಗಳನ್ನು (ಸ್ತುತಿ-ನಾಮಗಳನ್ನು) ದತ್ತಳು.

Word by Word
मोहात्from delusion
मोहात्:
अपादान (Source/cause)
TypeNoun
Rootमोह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात
पूजयेत्should worship
पूजयेत्:
क्रिया (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√पूज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
देवदेवम्the God of gods
देवदेवम्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
महाधर्मात्from great dharma
महाधर्मात्:
अपादान (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन
यातिgoes, falls
याति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक
अन्धम्blind
अन्धम्:
कर्म (Object complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तमः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण
तमःdarkness
तमः:
कर्म (Destination as object)
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (लट्-क्रियायाः गत्यर्थे कर्म)
वैindeed
वै:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात
ब्रह्म-आदि-नामानिnames such as Brahmā etc.
ब्रह्म-आदि-नामानि:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्म-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुष, ततः ‘(ब्रह्मादीनि) नामानि’ इति सम्बन्ध
हरेःof Hari
हरेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
हिindeed, for
हि:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (reason/emphasis)
देवीम्to the goddess
देवीम्:
कर्म (Recipient as object)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
विष्णोःof Vishnu
विष्णोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
स्व-नामानिhis own names
स्व-नामानि:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘स्व’ = own
ददौgave
ददौ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दा (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
दिवौकसाम्of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
दिवौकसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्-ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘दिवि ओकः येषाम्’ (heaven-dwellers)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Neglect of worship due to moha leads to deviation from mahā-dharma and entry into tamas; divine names (nāma) are bestowed and carry revelatory power for praise and remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Moha/tamas as bondage; śabda (nāma) as a means of īśvara-smaraṇa and purification; movement from avidyā to light through devotion.

Application: Counter delusion with regular nāma-japa and satsanga; treat worship as a stabilizing dharmic anchor; use sacred names as daily antidote to tamas.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.42-43 (necessity/constancy of worship); Garuda Purana 3.24.46 (Govinda-Nārāyaṇa-Mādhava nāma-kīrtana)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
H
Hari
D
Devi
B
Brahma
D
Devas (Divaukas)

FAQs

This verse states that worship of the supreme Lord (Devadeva) is aligned with mahā-dharma; neglecting it due to delusion leads to a fall into 'blind darkness'—a metaphor for spiritual ignorance and decline.

It frames the soul’s direction as determined by clarity versus delusion: devotion and right orientation toward the Supreme support dharma, while moha causes a descent into inner darkness, which in Garuda Purana contexts is tied to unfavorable post-death outcomes.

Reduce moha (confusion, ego-driven neglect) by regular remembrance and worship—especially nāma-japa (recitation of divine names)—and by choosing dharmic actions that keep the mind clear and accountable.

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