Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

कन्योवाच / किं नामकं तीर्थमिदं मुनीन्द्र किं कार्यमत्र प्रवदास्मान्कृतीश / कस्मै प्रसन्नो भगवाञ्छ्रीनिवासस्त्वस्मिन्सुतीर्थं वद विस्तरेण

Transliteration

kanyovāca / kiṃ nāmakaṃ tīrthamidaṃ munīndra kiṃ kāryamatra pravadāsmānkṛtīśa / kasmai prasanno bhagavāñchrīnivāsastvasminsutīrthaṃ vada vistareṇa

Translation

သမီးက ပြောသည်။ «အို မုနိဣန္ဒြာ၊ ဤသန့်ရှင်းသော တီရ္ထသည် အမည်မည်နည်း။ ဤနေရာ၌ မည်သို့သော အကျိုးကိစ္စရှိသနည်း—အို ကုသလပညာရှင်၊ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အား ပြောကြားပါ။ ဤအထူးတီရ္ထ၌ ဘဂဝန် သရီနိဝာသသည် မည်သူ့အပေါ် ပျော်ရွှင်တော်မူသနည်း။ ဤမြတ်သော သန့်ရှင်းရာအကြောင်းကို အသေးစိတ် ရှင်းလင်းပါ»။

Word by Word

• kanyā: the maiden
• kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; √vac (वच्)

• kim: what?
• kim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (किम्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used adjectivally

• nāmakam: named/called
• nāmakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nāmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agreeing with tīrtham

• tīrtham: pilgrimage place
• tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (इदम्), Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agreeing with tīrtham

• munīndra: O lord of sages
• munīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: munīnām indraḥ

• kim: what?
• kim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used adjectivally

• kāryam: purpose, task
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• pravada: tell, explain
• pravada: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vad (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; √vad (वद्) with prefix pra-

• asmān: to us
• asmān: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• kṛtīśa: O lord of the accomplished
• kṛtīśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtī + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: kṛtīnām īśaḥ

• kasmai: to whom?
• kasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• prasannaḥ: pleased, gracious
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + sad (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त) used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; √sad (सद्) with prefix pra-; agreeing with bhagavān/śrīnivāsaḥ

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• śrīnivāsaḥ: Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sutīrtham: this excellent holy place
• sutīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; karmadhāraya: su-tīrtham = 'excellent tīrtha'

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; √vad

• vistareṇa: in detail
• vistareṇa: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; adverbial use (तृतीया-क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Kanyā (the maiden)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tīrtha is defined not merely by geography but by the Lord’s pleasure and the devotee’s relationship to Him.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (divine grace) as the sanctifying principle behind sacred places.

Application: Approach sacred sites with inquiry, humility, and intent to understand the deity’s mode of grace and the proper way to worship there.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.63-66 (Prahlāda, Śeṣācala, Nṛsiṃha/Śrīnivāsa context)

Characters & Entities

• Śrīnivāsa (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the importance of a tīrtha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames a tīrtha as a place with a specific name, purpose, and divine favor—implying that its sanctity is tied to particular acts and the deity’s pleasure there.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by asking the ‘purpose’ of the tīrtha and whom the Lord favors there, it points to merit (puṇya) and divine grace as supports for spiritual progress, themes that the Purana often connects with post-death welfare and auspicious destiny.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach pilgrimage or worship with clarity: learn the tradition of the place, perform its intended dharmic acts, and focus on devotion and ethical conduct rather than mere travel.