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Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

लिङ्गानां चैव स्वामित्वाद्व्यङ्कटेशेति संज्ञितः / दैत्यानां च समूहास्तु ज्ञानादिविधुरा यतः / अतो दैत्यसमूहस्तु व्यङ्कटेति प्रकीर्तितः

Transliteration

liṅgānāṃ caiva svāmitvādvyaṅkaṭeśeti saṃjñitaḥ / daityānāṃ ca samūhāstu jñānādividhurā yataḥ / ato daityasamūhastu vyaṅkaṭeti prakīrtitaḥ

Translation

லிங்கங்களின் (சின்னங்களின்) ஆண்டவனாக இருப்பதால் அவர் ‘வ்யங்கடேச’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்றார். மேலும் தைத்யர்களின் கூட்டம் ஞானம் முதலியவற்றில் விலகியதால், அந்த தைத்யக் குழுவும் ‘வ்யங்கட’ எனப் புகழப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word
लिङ्गानाम्of the subtle bodies/lingas
लिङ्गानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Niyama/Avadharana (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (emphatic particle)
स्वामित्वात्because of ownership/lordship
स्वामित्वात्:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामित्व (प्रातिपदिक; स्वामिन् + त्व)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; भाववाचक
व्यङ्कट-ईश-इतिas ‘Vyaṅkaṭeśa’
व्यङ्कट-ईश-इति:
Nirdharana/Name (संज्ञा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootव्यङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
Formइति-प्रयोगः; ‘व्यङ्कटेश’ नामनिर्देशः (compound inside: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘व्यङ्कटस्य ईशः’)
संज्ञितःis designated
संज्ञितः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+ज्ञा (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) passive: ‘is named/designated’
दैत्यानाम्of the demons (Daityas)
दैत्यानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
समूहाःgroups
समूहाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसमूह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle)
ज्ञान-आदि-विधुराःdevoid of knowledge and the like
ज्ञान-आदि-विधुराः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ज्ञानादिभिः विधुराः’ (devoid of knowledge etc.)
यतःbecause
यतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (causal particle): ‘because/since’
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (therefore)
दैत्य-समूहःthe group of demons
दैत्य-समूहः:
Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समूह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दैत्यानां समूहः’
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle)
व्यङ्कट-इतिas ‘Vyaṅkaṭa’
व्यङ्कट-इति:
Nirdharana/Name (संज्ञा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootव्यङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
Formइति-प्रयोगः (quotative)
प्रकीर्तितःis proclaimed/called
प्रकीर्तितः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+कीर्त् (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) passive
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as master of ‘liṅgas’ (signs/emblems/subtle principles); daityas symbolize beings deprived of knowledge (jñāna-ādi-vidhura).

Vedantic Theme: Jñāna vs avidyā polarity; īśvara as controller of tattva-signs; allegorical reading of daitya as tamasic obstruction.

Application: Treat ignorance and its cohorts (confusion, arrogance, hostility to truth) as ‘daitya-samūha’ to be overcome through study, contemplation, and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.45 (japa of Vyankatesha as remedy); Garuda Purana 3.25.44 (kāma-krodha as anti-ānanda)

Characters & Entities
V
Vyaṅkaṭeśa
D
Daityas
L
Liṅga

FAQs

This verse explains the name as arising from lordship over “liṅgas” (emblems), presenting Vyaṅkaṭeśa as a titled designation grounded in authority and symbolism.

It describes the Daityas as a collective that is “jñānādi-vidhura”—deprived of knowledge and allied virtues—using moral-psychological traits rather than only physical power to define them.

Treat knowledge and discernment as protective virtues: the verse frames ignorance as a root mark of destructive tendencies, encouraging study, ethical reflection, and humility.

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