Shloka 70
Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa
दत्त्वां वरं दैत्यवराय विष्णुरन्तर्दधे जलपूर्णे सुकुण्डे / अद्याप्यास्ते जलमध्ये नृसिंहः प्रह्लादोपि दैत्यकुमारकैः सह
dattvāṃ varaṃ daityavarāya viṣṇurantardadhe jalapūrṇe sukuṇḍe / adyāpyāste jalamadhye nṛsiṃhaḥ prahlādopi daityakumārakaiḥ saha
ദൈത്യശ്രേഷ്ഠനു വരം നൽകി വിഷ്ണു ജലപൂർണ്ണമായ ആ ശുഭകുണ്ഡത്തിൽ അന്തർധാനം ചെയ്തു. ഇന്നും ജലമദ്ധ്യേ നൃസിംഹനും, പ്രഹ്ലാദനും ദൈത്യകുമാരന്മാരോടൊപ്പം അവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു എന്നു കേൾക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Narrator (Garuda Purana discourse, traditionally in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)
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.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: kunda/tīrtha basin
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.71 (Jaya-śabda heard; Nārasiṃha-tīrtha name; bathing injunction)
FAQs
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.
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.
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.