Shloka 2

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्य उवाच शृणु भद्रे महाभागे व्यङ्कटेशस्य चागमम् / आवयोर्देवि पापानि विषमं यान्ति भामिनि

Transliteration

jaigīṣavya uvāca śṛṇu bhadre mahābhāge vyaṅkaṭeśasya cāgamam / āvayordevi pāpāni viṣamaṃ yānti bhāmini

Translation

ജൈഗീഷവ്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭദ്രേ, ഹേ മഹാഭാഗേ, വ്യങ്കടേശന്റെ പുണ്യമായ ആഗമനവൃത്താന്തം കേൾക്കുക. ഹേ ദേവി, ഹേ ഭാമിനി, ഇത് ശ്രവിക്കുമ്പോൾ നമ്മുടെ പാപങ്ങൾ അകന്ന് നശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• jaigīṣavyaḥ: Jaigīṣavya
• jaigīṣavyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaigīṣavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhadre: O auspicious one
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक; महा+भाग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

• vyaṅkaṭeśasya: of Vyaṅkaṭeśa
• vyaṅkaṭeśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyaṅkaṭeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

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

• āgamam: the coming/advent (account)
• āgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of 'listen')

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-द्विवचन-सम्बन्धि, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचनार्थे रूपम्; 'of us two'

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• pāpāni: sins
• pāpāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृ (of yānti)

• viṣamam: to a dreadful state / away (badly)
• viṣamam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as goal/state: to an uneven/terrible state)

• yānti: go
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhāmini: O lovely lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Jaigishavya (Jaigīṣavya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of the Lord’s sacred account destroys sins; narrative itself functions as a purifier.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-līlā-śravaṇa as a means to citta-śuddhi leading toward bhakti and eventual mokṣa; grace accessed through attentive listening.

Application: Regularly listen to/recite kṣetra-māhātmya and Hari-kathā with faith; treat hearing as a daily sādhana for ethical clarity and inner purification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred kṣetra narrative setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.1 (questions prompting the kathā); Garuda Purana 3.26.3–5 (beginning of the narrative: Hiraṇyākṣa background)

Characters & Entities

• Jaigishavya
• Vyaṅkaṭeśa
• Devi

FAQs

What is the importance of hearing the Vyaṅkaṭeśa account in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Vyaṅkaṭeśa narrative as a sacred tradition whose hearing (śravaṇa) is itself purifying, causing sins (pāpa) to be driven away into “distress” or dissolution.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes purification from pāpa as a prerequisite for a safer post-death journey; reducing sin is central to avoiding suffering in Yama’s domains described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly hear or study authentic Purāṇic/Vaiṣṇava teachings with devotion and ethical intent, using the practice to support repentance, self-restraint, and dharmic living.