Shloka 9
Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”
तद्दर्शनाह्लादपरिप्लुताशया प्रेम्णाथ रोमाश्रुकुलाकुलेक्षणा / ननर्त देवी पुरतस्तस्य विष्णोः सा ध्वस्तदोषा परमादरेण / आनन्द मां पाहि सुखं च दत्त्वा मुकुन्दा मां पाहि विमुक्तिदानात्
taddarśanāhlādapariplutāśayā premṇātha romāśrukulākulekṣaṇā / nanarta devī puratastasya viṣṇoḥ sā dhvastadoṣā paramādareṇa / ānanda māṃ pāhi sukhaṃ ca dattvā mukundā māṃ pāhi vimuktidānāt
ਉਸ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਆਨੰਦ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਭਰ ਆਇਆ; ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਕਰਕੇ ਰੋਮਾਂਚ ਤੇ ਅੰਸੂਆਂ ਦੀ ਧਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਨਿਗਾਹ ਡੋਲ ਗਈ। ਤਦ ਦੇਵੀ, ਦੋਸ਼ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਪਰਮ ਆਦਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਨੱਚੀ। ਉਸ ਨੇ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕੀਤੀ—“ਹੇ ਆਨੰਦ-ਸਰੂਪ, ਮੇਰੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਖ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼; ਹੇ ਮੁਕੁੰਦ, ਮੁਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰ।”
The Goddess (Devī) addressing Lord Vishnu (Mukunda)
Concept: Śaraṇāgati to Viṣṇu: darśana and loving surrender destroy doṣa and orient the soul toward mukti.
Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) as the catalyst: bhakti ripens into liberation; doṣa-kṣaya through devotion and divine protection.
Application: Adopt a simple surrender-prayer: ask for protection, inner joy, and liberation; express devotion through embodied worship (nṛtya, kīrtana) with humility.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.10 (continued prayer: lotus-eyed compassion; Govinda-nāma)
FAQs
The verse presents darśana as spiritually transformative: the Goddess becomes flooded with bliss and devotion, and her doṣas (faults/impurities) are said to be destroyed, indicating purification through direct encounter with Viṣṇu.
Liberation is portrayed as a gift of divine grace—Mukunda is invoked specifically as the giver of vimukti—showing mokṣa as granted by Viṣṇu in response to wholehearted bhakti and surrender.
Cultivate steady devotion—through prayer, remembrance, and reverent worship—seeking inner purification (removal of doṣa) and aligning life toward liberation rather than only worldly comfort.