Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

आद्यद्वारं श्रीनिवासस्य देवि सम्यक् स्मरेद्विजयं वै जयं च / दक्षाध्वरे श्रीनिवासस्य देवि चण्डं प्रचण्डं संस्मरेत्सम्यगेव

Transliteration

ādyadvāraṃ śrīnivāsasya devi samyak smaredvijayaṃ vai jayaṃ ca / dakṣādhvare śrīnivāsasya devi caṇḍaṃ pracaṇḍaṃ saṃsmaretsamyageva

Translation

О Деви, у первых врат Шринивасы следует должным образом помнить стражей Виджаю и Джаю. И на жертвоприношении Дакши, о Деви, так же следует правильно вспоминать Чанду и Прачанду.

Word by Word

• ādya-dvāram: the first gate (at the first gate)
• ādya-dvāram: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'ādyaṃ dvāram'

• śrīnivāsasya: of Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• smaret: should remember
• smaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vijayam: Vijaya (name)
• vijayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• jayam: Jaya (name)
• jayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dakṣa-adhvare: in Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• dakṣa-adhvare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'dakṣasya adhvare'

• śrīnivāsasya: of Śrīnivāsa
• śrīnivāsasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīnivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• caṇḍam: Caṇḍa (name)
• caṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pracaṇḍam: Pracaṇḍa (name)
• pracaṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pracaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃsmaret: should remember
• saṃsmaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + sam (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गयुक्त धातु (saṃ-smṛ)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating sacred names/guardian attendants in dialogue tradition, primarily to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa (devotional recollection) of the Lord’s attendants as part of proper approach to the deity.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-upāsanā through nāma-rūpa and parikara (divine retinue) remembrance; purification of mind via ordered devotion.

Application: Before entering a shrine, pause at the main gate and consciously recollect the divine guardians, cultivating humility and focused attention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple gateway (ādya-dvāra)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.78-81 (continuation of shrine-entry and smaraṇa sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Shrinivasa (Vishnu)
• Devi
• Vijaya
• Jaya
• Daksha
• Chanda
• Prachanda

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Vijaya and Jaya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as specific divine attendants associated with Śrīnivāsa’s “first gate,” implying that correct remembrance functions as an auspicious, protective recollection aligned with Viṣṇu’s sphere.

How does this verse relate to ritual or sacred geography in the Garuda Purana?

It links distinct contexts—Śrīnivāsa’s gateway and Dakṣa’s sacrifice—to specific names to be remembered, reflecting a Purāṇic pattern where places/events are paired with attendant deities for focused devotional recollection.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a structured remembrance: before worship or at the start of a rite, consciously recall Viṣṇu (Śrīnivāsa) along with these attendant names as a way to cultivate attentiveness, reverence, and ritual clarity.