Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

अनन्त जन्मार्जितपुण्यसंचयान्मयाद्य दृष्टः परमाचलो हि / तद्दर्शनाद्वाष्पकलाकुलेक्षणा सद्यः समुत्थाय ननाम मूर्ध्ना

Transliteration

ananta janmārjitapuṇyasaṃcayānmayādya dṛṣṭaḥ paramācalo hi / taddarśanādvāṣpakalākulekṣaṇā sadyaḥ samutthāya nanāma mūrdhnā

Translation

അനന്ത ജന്മങ്ങളിൽ സമ്പാദിച്ച പുണ്യസഞ്ചയത്തിന്റെ ഫലമായി ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ ഈ പരമാചലത്തെ ദർശിച്ചു. അതു കണ്ടതുമാത്രം കണ്ണുകൾ കണ്ണീർത്തുള്ളികളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞു; ഉടൻ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് ശിരസ്സു നമിച്ച് നമസ്കരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अनन्त: countless
• अनन्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (used adverbially with implied ‘after’/‘through’); ‘endless’

• जन्म: births
• जन्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• अर्जित: earned
• अर्जित: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arj (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (compound member); ‘acquired/earned’

• पुण्यसंचयान्: stores of merit
• पुण्यसंचयान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya-saṃcaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; समासः: पुण्यस्य संचयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मया: by me / I
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriyā (क्रिया/कृदन्त-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/भावे (past passive participle: ‘seen’)

• परमाचलः: the supreme mountain
• परमाचलः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: परमः अचलः (कर्मधारय)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive/6th) or प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing (it)
• दर्शनात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative/5th), एकवचन

• वाष्पकला: tear-droplets
• वाष्पकला: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṣpa-kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member); समासः: वाष्पस्य कला (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• आकुल: filled/agitated
• आकुल: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• ईक्षणा: she whose eyes were tear-filled
• ईक्षणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īkṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः: वाष्पकलाभिः आकुलम् ईक्षणं यस्याः सा (‘whose eyes are filled with tears’)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediately)

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having risen’; उपसर्गाः: सम् + उत्

• ननाम: bowed
• ननाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मूर्ध्ना: with (her) head
• मूर्ध्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), narrating his experience to Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Puṇya accumulated across births matures into the opportunity for holy darśana; the proper response is bhakti expressed as namaskāra with softened ego.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃskāra and adṛṣṭa (karmic potency) shaping life-events; grace experienced as the fruition of past merit, leading toward śaraṇāgati.

Application: Cultivate steady merit (dāna, vrata, japa, tīrtha-sevā) without entitlement; when blessings arrive, respond with humility and gratitude rather than pride.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred mountain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (teachings on puṇya/pāpa as determinants of experience); Garuda Purana (tīrtha-māhātmya: merit of darśana and pilgrimage)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Paramacala (Supreme Mountain)

FAQs

What is the importance of punya (merit) accumulated over many births in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames a sacred vision as the fruit of merit gathered across countless lifetimes, emphasizing that spiritual attainments are cumulative results of sustained dharma and devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or spiritual progress?

It presents progress as incremental across births: accumulated punya matures into transformative encounters (darshana) that naturally evoke humility, reverence, and inner purification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice consistent dharma—charity, truthfulness, worship, and restraint—without demanding immediate results, trusting that long-term merit ripens into clarity, devotion, and meaningful spiritual experiences.