Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

गोविन्द नारायण माधवेति यूयं मया सर्वमाराधितव्यम् / सर्वे मिलित्वा पुनरेवं खगेन्द्र समारुहन्वैङ्कटाद्रिं गृणन्तः

Transliteration

govinda nārāyaṇa mādhaveti yūyaṃ mayā sarvamārādhitavyam / sarve militvā punarevaṃ khagendra samāruhanvaiṅkaṭādriṃ gṛṇantaḥ

Translation

“गोविंद, नारायण, माधव”—तुम्हा सर्वांचे मला सर्व प्रकारे आराधन करायचे आहे। मग सर्वांनी पुन्हा एकत्र येऊन, हे खगेन्द्र (गरुड), अशा रीतीने नामगान करीत वैङ्कटाद्रीवर आरोहण करा।

Word by Word

• govinda: O Govinda
• govinda: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• nārāyaṇa: O Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• mādhava: O Mādhava
• mādhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: everything / all (that)
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ārādhitavyam: is to be worshipped / must be propitiated
• ārādhitavyam: Vidhi (विधेय/obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); expresses necessity (कर्तव्यता)

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

• militvā: having assembled
• militvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mil (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• evam: thus / in this manner
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• khagendra: O lord of birds (Garuda)
• khagendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: khagānām indraḥ

• samāruhan: mounting / ascending
• samāruhan: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vaiṅkaṭa-adriṃ: the Veṅkaṭa mountain
• vaiṅkaṭa-adriṃ: Karma (कर्म/object of ascending)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṅkaṭa + adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: vaiṅkaṭasya adriḥ

• gṛṇantaḥ: praising / chanting
• gṛṇantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma (Govinda, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava) is itself worship; collective kīrtana and pilgrimage-ascent embody total surrender and joyful devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as non-different from Nāmin (the Named); bhakti as an accessible means that elevates the mind toward the Supreme.

Application: Practice daily nāma-japa/kīrtana; join satsanga; undertake pilgrimage with chanting to transform travel into sādhana.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain/tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.42-45 (devotion, warning against neglect, pilgrimage resolve)

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Narayana
• Madhava
• Garuda
• Venkata (Veṅkaṭādri)

FAQs

What is the importance of chanting “Govinda, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava” in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents nāma-smaraṇa (remembering and praising Viṣṇu by His names) as a complete form of worship—“to be worshipped in every way”—indicating devotion through divine names as a direct spiritual practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing punishments or after-death routes here, the verse highlights a salvific method: devotion and praise of Viṣṇu. In Garuḍa Purāṇa’s broader teaching, such bhakti supports purification and liberation-oriented living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt daily nāma-japa or kīrtana of “Govinda, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava,” and connect it with pilgrimage/devotional remembrance (Veṅkaṭādri/Tirumala) as a disciplined practice of worship and inner steadiness.