Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

पदेपदे श्रीनिवासश्च देवस्त्वलं ह्यलं प्रीयते भक्तवर्गः / तं प्रीणयन्मोक्षमायान्ति सर्वे हरौ तुष्टे किमलभ्यं च कन्ये

Transliteration

padepade śrīnivāsaśca devastvalaṃ hyalaṃ prīyate bhaktavargaḥ / taṃ prīṇayanmokṣamāyānti sarve harau tuṣṭe kimalabhyaṃ ca kanye

Translation

ഓരോ പടിയിലും ശ്രീനിവാസനായ ദേവൻ ഭക്തസമൂഹത്താൽ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ അത്യന്തം പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നു. അവനെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുമ്പോൾ എല്ലാവർക്കും മോക്ഷം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; ഹേ കന്യേ, ഹരി തുഷ്ടനായാൽ എന്താണ് അപ്രാപ്യം?

Word by Word

• pade pade: at every step
• pade pade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; reduplicated as distributive ‘at every step’

• śrīnivāsaḥ: Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; name of Viṣṇu

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition to śrīnivāsaḥ

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) indicating contrast/emphasis

• alam: very much
• alam: Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात) ‘enough/very’ used intensively

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• alam: exceedingly
• alam: Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात) repetition for emphasis

• prīyate: is pleased
• prīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• bhakta-vargaḥ: the community of devotees
• bhakta-vargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; collective ‘group of devotees’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; refers to Hari/Śrīnivāsa

• prīṇayan: pleasing (him)
• prīṇayan: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: Causative present active participle (णिच् + शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular/collective; ‘pleasing (him)’; agrees with ‘sarve’ in sense

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (कर्म/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āyānti: they attain/come to
• āyānti: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु) with prefix ā-
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• harau: in/with regard to Hari
• harau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘when/if Hari (is)…’

• tuṣṭe: (when) pleased
• tuṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative absolute sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; past participle of tuṣ)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘when (he is) pleased’

• kim: what?
• kim: Prashna (प्रश्न/interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; interrogative used with ‘alabhyam’

• alabhyam: unattainable
• alabhyam: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alabhya (प्रातिपदिक; a- + labhya)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective ‘unattainable’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• kanye: O girl
• kanye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra; verse includes an address 'kanye' as a rhetorical vocative in the passage)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is quickly pleased by sincere devotees; His satisfaction grants moksha and all attainments.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-prasada as the decisive cause for liberation; bhakti as direct means leading to moksha.

Application: Cultivate steady devotion (nama, stotra, seva) with the intent to please Hari; measure practice by inner surrender rather than external display.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta-khanda): praise of Vishnu-nama and Vishnu-bhakti as liberative; Garuda Purana: teachings that Hari’s grace overrides obstacles when devotion is firm

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Śrīnivāsa
• Bhaktas (devotees)

FAQs

What is the importance of pleasing Hari (Vishnu) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Hari is readily pleased by sincere devotees, and that satisfying Him becomes the direct cause for attaining moksha—implying divine grace as the decisive spiritual aid.

How does this verse explain the path to liberation (moksha)?

It presents liberation as the natural outcome of devotion: when the devotee pleases Śrīnivāsa through bhakti, all attain moksha, because nothing is considered unattainable once Hari is satisfied.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate consistent devotion—daily remembrance, prayer, ethical living, and service—aimed at pleasing Hari; the verse emphasizes steadiness (“at every step”) rather than occasional ritual alone.