Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

हरेर्नामान्यत्र पूर्वं गृणन्तस्त्वास्वादयन्तः श्रीनिवासस्य नाम / द्रष्टुं सर्वे श्रीनिवासं तथैव कुर्वन्तस्ते तलशब्दं नदन्तः

Transliteration

harernāmānyatra pūrvaṃ gṛṇantastvāsvādayantaḥ śrīnivāsasya nāma / draṣṭuṃ sarve śrīnivāsaṃ tathaiva kurvantaste talaśabdaṃ nadantaḥ

Translation

ആദ്യം അവർ ഹരിയുടെ നാമങ്ങൾ ജപിച്ചു പാടുന്നു; പിന്നെ ശ്രീനിവാസനാമത്തിന്റെ മാധുര്യം ആസ്വദിച്ച് എല്ലാവരും ശ്രീനിവാസനെ ദർശിക്കുവാൻ ആകാംക്ഷിക്കുന്നു. അതുപോലെ താളം പിടിച്ച് കൈയടിയുടെ നാദം മുഴക്കി ഭക്ത്യുല്ലാസത്തിൽ ലീനരാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• pūrvam: first / beforehand
• pūrvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time/order (काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय)

• gṛṇantaḥ: chanting / praising
• gṛṇantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tu: and/indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• āsvādayantaḥ: tasting / relishing
• āsvādayantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√svad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• śrīnivāsasya: of Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: the name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

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

• śrīnivāsam: Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsam: Karma (कर्म/object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: so / likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• kurvantaḥ: doing / making
• kurvantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tala-śabdam: a clapping sound
• tala-śabdam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tala + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: talasya śabdaḥ (sound of clapping/palms)

• nadantaḥ: sounding / roaring
• nadantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma precedes and ripens into darśana; the Lord is approached through the sweetness of His names, producing embodied devotion (tāla, clapping).

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as upāya (means) to īśvara-sākṣātkāra; bhakti as a direct purifier of antaḥkaraṇa.

Application: Regularly chant Hari/Śrīnivāsa-nāma with attention and joy; allow kīrtana to mature into prayer for darśana and compassionate presence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.48-50 (Śrīnivāsa-nāma, darśana-prārthanā)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Shri-nivasa

FAQs

What is the importance of chanting Hari’s names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents nāma-grahaṇa (taking up the divine Name) as the first step of devotion, leading to direct longing for the Lord (Śrīnivāsa) and an absorbed, transformative state of bhakti.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana terms?

Rather than focusing on fear of afterlife punishments, this verse highlights the devotional path: repeated remembrance of Vishnu through His names refines consciousness and turns the seeker toward darśana—spiritual ‘seeing’ of the Lord.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt daily nāma-japa or kīrtana of Hari/Śrīnivāsa; let practice move from mere recitation to heartfelt relish, and support it with rhythmic focus (tāla) to steady attention and cultivate devotion.