Shloka 90
Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas
with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas
लक्षणं यो विजानाति तदा तत्सदृशं फलम् / प्राप्नोत्येव न संदेहो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
lakṣaṇaṃ yo vijānāti tadā tatsadṛśaṃ phalam / prāpnotyeva na saṃdeho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
യഥാർത്ഥ ലക്ഷണം (ചിഹ്നം/വിധി) അറിയുന്നവൻ അതിനൊത്ത ഫലം നിശ്ചയമായും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല; ഇവിടെ കൂടുതൽ വിചാരം വേണ്ട.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Right knowledge of defining characteristics (lakshana) ensures right practice and thus appropriate fruit; doubt is resolved by scriptural assurance.
Vedantic Theme: Pramana and viveka: correct cognition guides action; alignment of knowledge and practice supports purification and steadiness.
Application: Before performing a rite or adopting a teaching, learn its lakshana from reliable sources; verify essentials, then practice consistently without wavering.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: lakshana-based instructions in tirtha/vrata contexts (general); Garuda Purana: karma-phala certainty motifs (general)
FAQs
This verse states that correct understanding of the defining signs of a practice or teaching ensures the corresponding result (phala), emphasizing precision and right knowledge in dharmic observance.
In the Preta Kanda’s ritual-and-afterlife framework, it implies that knowing the proper markers of rites and principles leads to predictable karmic outcomes, which in turn shape the soul’s post-death trajectory.
Learn the essentials of any dharmic practice you follow—its purpose, method, and ethical basis—because clarity and correctness align actions with their intended spiritual results.