Shloka 37

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

कल्याणाद्भुतगात्राय कामितार्थप्दायिने / श्रीमद्व्यङ्कटनाथाय श्रीनिवासाय ते नमः

Transliteration

kalyāṇādbhutagātrāya kāmitārthapdāyine / śrīmadvyaṅkaṭanāthāya śrīnivāsāya te namaḥ

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada-Mu—Śrī Vyaṅkaṭanātha, Śrīnivāsa—yang berwujud mulia lagi menakjubkan, dan yang mengurniakan tercapainya segala hajat yang diingini para bhakta.

Word by Word

• kalyāṇa-adbhuta-gātrāya: to (him) whose body is auspicious and wondrous
• kalyāṇa-adbhuta-gātrāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative—recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (गात्र), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कल्याणम् अद्भुतं च गात्रं यस्य/यत्—कर्मधारय-समासः (बहु-विशेषणसमासः)

• kāmita-artha-pradāyine: to the giver of desired aims/boons
• kāmita-artha-pradāyine: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative—recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmita (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कामित-अर्थ-प्रदायी इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामितानाम् अर्थानाम् प्रदाता)

• śrīmat-vyaṅkaṭa-nāthāya: to Śrīman Vyaṅkaṭanātha (Lord of Vyaṅkaṭa)
• śrīmat-vyaṅkaṭa-nāthāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative—recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक) + vyaṅkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; श्रीमत्-व्यङ्कट-नाथः इति तत्पुरुषः (व्यङ्कटस्य नाथः)

• śrīnivāsāya: to Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative—recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative—recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) वा चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; अत्र प्रायः चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you)

• namaḥ: salutation, homage
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection); नमः + चतुर्थी (dative) प्रयोगः

Speaker

Narrator/Devotee (stotra-style invocation within the text tradition)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti and namaskāra to the Lord who is both wondrous in form and a giver of boons; devotion is presented as the means to kāmitārtha-siddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahman as āśraya of all auspiciousness (kalyāṇa-guṇa) and dispenser of phala through grace.

Application: Use this verse as a daily namaskāra-mantra before darśana, japa, or beginning important undertakings, aligning desires with dharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple-kṣetra (implicit)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.36, 3.26.38-40 (contextual Veṅkaṭa/Svāmipuṣkariṇī māhātmya)

Characters & Entities

• Venkatanatha
• Shrinivasa
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Śrīnivāsa (Vyaṅkaṭanātha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a devotional invocation: remembering the auspicious, wondrous Lord who grants worthy aims (artha) aligns the mind toward dharma and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana terms?

Indirectly, it points to the devotional remedy emphasized across Purāṇic teaching: taking refuge in Viṣṇu—here as Śrīnivāsa—supports the soul’s auspicious course toward higher destinations and ultimately mokṣa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a daily namaskāra or before ritual acts (japa, śrāddha, or pūjā): it cultivates gratitude, steadies intention, and orients desires toward righteous goals.