Shloka 21

Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”

Devanagari script

विद्यां पुत्रं द्रव्यजातं मदं च दग्ध्वा च मे देहि पादाब्जमूले / सद्वैष्णवासहमानस्वरूपं दग्ध्वा मात्सर्यं पाहि मां वेङ्कटेश

Transliteration

vidyāṃ putraṃ dravyajātaṃ madaṃ ca dagdhvā ca me dehi pādābjamūle / sadvaiṣṇavāsahamānasvarūpaṃ dagdhvā mātsaryaṃ pāhi māṃ veṅkaṭeśa

Translation

Tendo sido queimado o meu apego ao saber, ao filho, às riquezas acumuladas e ao orgulho, concede-me um lugar à raiz de Teus pés de lótus. Tendo sido consumido o ciúme que não suporta a prosperidade dos verdadeiros vaiṣṇavas, protege-me, ó Veṅkaṭeśa.

Word by Word

• विद्याम्: learning/knowledge
• विद्याम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्रव्य-जातम्: accumulated wealth
• द्रव्य-जातम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √जन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('wealth-born' = collection of wealth)

• मदम्: pride/intoxication
• मदम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt (destroyed)
• दग्ध्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• मे: to/for me; my
• मे: सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देहि: give
• देहि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पाद-अब्ज-मूले: at the root of (your) lotus-feet
• पाद-अब्ज-मूले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• सत्-वैष्णव-असहमान-स्वरूपम्: having the nature of intolerance toward true Vaiṣṇavas
• सत्-वैष्णव-असहमान-स्वरूपम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + असहमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √सह् + नञ्) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (स्वरूपं यस्य—'nature characterized by not tolerating good Vaiṣṇavas')

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt (destroyed)
• दग्ध्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त

• मात्सर्यम्: envy/jealousy
• मात्सर्यम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्सर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु, 'to protect')
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वेङ्कटेश: O Veṅkaṭeśa
• वेङ्कटेश: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेङ्कटेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee praying to Lord Veṅkaṭeśa (Vishnu aspect); presented as a devotional supplication within the text’s spiritual instruction

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Renunciation of attachments and eradication of matsarya (envy) as prerequisites for pure Vaiṣṇava-bhakti and pādasevā.

Vedantic Theme: Śaraṇāgati and ananya-bhakti; purification of antaḥkaraṇa by removing ahaṅkāra/mamakāra; satsanga with Vaiṣṇavas as a catalyst for grace.

Application: Actively check pride in learning/lineage/wealth; cultivate rejoicing in others’ devotion and prosperity; daily prayer of surrender at the Lord’s feet and service to devotees.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: sacred mountain-temple

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (bhakti/dharma sections): recurring motif of pādāmbuja-śaraṇa and condemnation of envy toward sādhus (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Veṅkaṭeśa
• Vaiṣṇavas

FAQs

What is the importance of renouncing pride and envy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats pride (mada) and envy (mātsarya) as inner impurities that block devotion; burning them leads to refuge at the Lord’s lotus-feet, the text’s core goal for liberation-oriented living.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey and purification taught in the Garuda Purana?

The Garuda Purana repeatedly emphasizes that after death the soul faces consequences shaped by mental tendencies; this prayer targets those tendencies—attachment, ego, jealousy—so the mind becomes fit for divine shelter rather than fear and bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily self-audit: reduce possessiveness over status/wealth, practice humility toward other devotees, and consciously counter envy with service and gratitude—aiming your life toward remembrance of the Lord’s feet.