Shloka 12

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

सा वै वित्तं विष्णुपादारविन्दे दुः खार्णवात्तराके संचकार / वागीन्द्रिद्रियं खग सम्यक् चकार हरेर्गुणानां वर्णने वा सदैव

Transliteration

sā vai vittaṃ viṣṇupādāravinde duḥ khārṇavāttarāke saṃcakāra / vāgīndridriyaṃ khaga samyak cakāra harerguṇānāṃ varṇane vā sadaiva

Translation

അവൾ തന്റെ ധനം വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ പാദപദ്മങ്ങളിൽ അർപ്പിച്ച് ദുഃഖസമുദ്രം കടത്തുന്ന തോണിയാക്കി. ഹേ ഖഗമേ, അവൾ വാക്കിനെയും ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെയും യഥാവിധി നിയന്ത്രിച്ച് എപ്പോഴും ഹരിയുടെ ഗുണവർണ്ണനത്തിൽ ലീനയായി നിന്നു.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• विष्णु: of Vishnu
• विष्णु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• पाद: feet
• पाद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• अरविन्दे: in the lotus (feet) of Vishnu
• अरविन्दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): विष्णोः पादयोः अरविन्दम् → विष्णुपादारविन्द; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• दुःख: of sorrow
• दुःख: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• अर्णव: ocean
• अर्णव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• उत्तारके: in (that which is) the deliverer from the ocean of sorrow
• उत्तारके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): दुःख-अर्णव-उत्तारक; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण (विष्णुपादारविन्दे)

• संचकार: (she) performed/did
• संचकार: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्; √कृ

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• इन्द्रियम्: organ of speech
• इन्द्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): वाक्-इन्द्रिय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• खग: O bird (Garuda)
• खग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (properly)

• चकार: (she) made/did
• चकार: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √कृ

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• गुणानाम्: of qualities
• गुणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• वर्णने: in describing
• वर्णने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Offer resources at Viṣṇu’s feet and practice disciplined speech and senses; constant kīrtana becomes the means to cross saṃsāra.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi; vairāgya expressed through offering wealth; nāma/guṇa-kīrtana as a liberating upāya.

Application: Dedicate a portion of wealth/time to sacred service; adopt mindful speech; reduce sensory excess; keep a daily practice of Hari-kīrtana/reading.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: symbolic landscape

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): nāma-kīrtana and devotion as purifiers; emphasis on indriya-saṃyama.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of offering wealth at Vishnu’s feet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats wealth dedicated to Viṣṇu as a “ferry” that helps one cross duḥkha (worldly suffering), implying that rightly used resources become a means of spiritual rescue rather than bondage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul’s upliftment?

It links upliftment to two disciplines: (1) consecrating one’s possessions to Viṣṇu (dāna/ārpaṇa-bhāva) and (2) restraining speech and senses, while keeping the mind engaged in praising Hari’s qualities—together forming a bhakti-centered purification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use earnings for dharmic giving and service, practice truthful and restrained speech, and regularly engage in Hari-guṇa-kīrtana (chanting/praising Viṣṇu) to reduce suffering and strengthen inner steadiness.