Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

दत्त्वां वरं दैत्यवराय विष्णुरन्तर्दधे जलपूर्णे सुकुण्डे / अद्याप्यास्ते जलमध्ये नृसिंहः प्रह्लादोपि दैत्यकुमारकैः सह

Transliteration

dattvāṃ varaṃ daityavarāya viṣṇurantardadhe jalapūrṇe sukuṇḍe / adyāpyāste jalamadhye nṛsiṃhaḥ prahlādopi daityakumārakaiḥ saha

Translation

ದೈತ್ಯಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಿಗೆ ವರವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಜಲಪೂರ್ಣವಾದ ಆ ಶುಭಕುಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತರ್ಧಾನನಾದನು. ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಜಲಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನೃಸಿಂಹನು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನು ದೈತ್ಯಕುಮಾರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವನೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दैत्यवराय: to the best of demons
• दैत्यवराय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (वरः दैत्यः)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared/withdrew
• अन्तर्दधे: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जलपूर्णे: filled with water
• जलपूर्णे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जलेन पूर्णम्)

• सुकुण्डे: in the good/beautiful pond
• सुकुण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सुन्दरं कुण्डम्)

• अद्यापि: even today/still
• अद्यापि: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'even today/still')

• आस्ते: remains
• आस्ते: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जलमध्ये: in the middle of the water
• जलमध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जलस्य मध्ये)

• नृसिंहः: Narasimha
• नृसिंहः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रह्लादः: Prahlada
• प्रह्लादः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• दैत्यकुमारकैः: with the demon-boys
• दैत्यकुमारकैः: सहकारक/सह (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दैत्यस्य कुमारकैः)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Sahakāraka)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'with')

Speaker

Narrator (Garuda Purana discourse, traditionally in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine grace (vara) and divine withdrawal (antardhāna) coexist; sacred presence can remain subtle and enduring at tīrthas.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa presence as a continuing upāsanā-support; the divine is not limited by visibility—presence may be avyakta yet efficacious.

Application: Treat sacred places with reverence; practice remembrance (smaraṇa) even when no ‘sign’ is visible; trust continuity of grace.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: kunda/tīrtha basin

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.71 (Jaya-śabda heard; Nārasiṃha-tīrtha name; bathing injunction)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narasimha
• Prahlada
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the importance of the water-filled kuṇḍa mentioned in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse presents the kuṇḍa as a sacred locus where Viṣṇu ‘becomes hidden’ after granting a boon, implying a tīrtha-like sanctity and an ongoing, living presence of Nṛsiṃha associated with the waters.

How does this verse relate Prahlāda to the Daityas despite his devotion to Viṣṇu?

It portrays Prahlāda still situated among Daitya youths/princes, highlighting that devotion (bhakti) can exist even within an asuric lineage and social setting, without erasing one’s worldly associations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain devotion and ethical steadiness in any environment: like Prahlāda among Daityas, one can uphold dharma and remembrance of the Divine even when surrounded by contrary influences.