Shloka 122

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

अनन्त इति विज्ञेयो ह्यनन्तफलदायकः / विश्वंभरः स विज्ञेयो विंशत्यूर्ध्वं वरानने

Transliteration

ananta iti vijñeyo hyanantaphaladāyakaḥ / viśvaṃbharaḥ sa vijñeyo viṃśatyūrdhvaṃ varānane

Translation

अनन्त इति स विज्ञेयो ह्यनन्तफलदायकः। विश्वंभर इति च ज्ञेयः, विंशत्यूर्ध्वं वरानने॥

Word by Word

• अनन्तः: Ananta (the Infinite)
• अनन्तः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निपात (quotative particle)

• विज्ञेयः: is to be known
• विज्ञेयः: विधेय (Predicate/vidheya)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भविष्यत्कर्तव्यतार्थे -य (gerundive/विधिलिङ्गार्थक); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; अर्थ: should be known

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/for)

• अनन्तफलदायकः: giver of endless fruits
• अनन्तफलदायकः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + फल + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनन्तं फलं ददाति इति)

• विश्वंभरः: Viśvambhara (supporter of the universe)
• विश्वंभरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व +ंभर (प्रातिपदिक; √भृ-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विश्वं भरति इति)

• सः: he/that one
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विज्ञेयः: is to be known
• विज्ञेयः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; -य (gerundive); पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन

• विंशति-ऊर्ध्वम्: above twenty (beyond the twentieth)
• विंशति-ऊर्ध्वम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Extent-position)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग; ‘ऊर्ध्वम्’ क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: above); समास/सन्धि: विंशत्यूर्ध्वम् = विंशति + ऊर्ध्वम्

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरानना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरा आनना यस्याः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu’s names (Ananta, Viśvambhara) are to be known/remembered; the Lord grants limitless fruits.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as upāsanā: the infinite Brahman/Īśvara is approached through divine epithets; the world-bearer indicates immanence sustaining jagat.

Application: Daily japa/recitation of these names with understanding of their meanings; use in pūjā, stotra, and remembrance at transitions (dawn, dusk, before sleep).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26 (Viṣṇu-nāma/tīrtha-dāna context; sequence ‘beyond the twentieth’ suggests a numbered list of names or offerings)

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Vishnu
• Viśvambhara

FAQs

What is the importance of the name “Ananta” in Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Vishnu is to be known as Ananta because He grants ananta-phala—limitless spiritual and auspicious results to the devotee.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing Vishnu’s names as sources of boundless merit, it points to devotional remembrance as a supportive means for the soul’s welfare and spiritual upliftment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly chant or contemplate Vishnu’s names—especially “Ananta” and “Viśvambhara”—as a daily practice to cultivate steadiness, devotion, and confidence in divine support.