Shloka 38
Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”
ईशत्वमात्मवाचि स्यादेवं ज्ञेयं तु कन्यके / पूर्णज्ञानं सुखं वित्तं व्याप्तत्वाद्व्यङ्कटाभिधः
īśatvamātmavāci syādevaṃ jñeyaṃ tu kanyake / pūrṇajñānaṃ sukhaṃ vittaṃ vyāptatvādvyaṅkaṭābhidhaḥ
आत्म्याच्या निर्देशात ईश्वरत्व अंतर्भूत आहे—असे जाण, हे कन्ये. पूर्ण ज्ञान, सुख व संपत्तीही सूचित आहेत; आणि सर्वत्र व्याप्त असल्यामुळे त्याला ‘व्यङ्कट’ असे म्हणतात.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Īśatva (lordship) implied in ātma-vācya; fullness of knowledge and bliss; vyāpti (all-pervasion) as a marker of the divine name.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as sarva-vyāpī and pūrṇa; movement from nāma to tattva (name to reality).
Application: During japa, contemplate: ‘The Lord is all-pervading; may my knowledge become full and my mind rest in sukha; let prosperity be used dharmically.’
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: kshetra-name and divine name
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Viṣṇu as sarva-vyāpī and giver of jñāna-sukha (general)
FAQs
It frames the Self (Ātman) as inherently sovereign—suggesting that true mastery is not external control but recognition of the Self’s intrinsic, governing presence.
By pointing to the all-pervading Self and complete knowledge, it implies liberation is attained through realizing the Ātman’s nature rather than through merely external rites.
Cultivate self-inquiry and ethical living grounded in inner awareness; treating happiness and prosperity as secondary outcomes of clear knowledge rather than the ultimate goal.