Shloka 63
Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa
जैगीषव्य उवाच / कन्ये शृणु त्वं ह्यभवत्सुबुद्धिमान्प्रह्रादसंज्ञो हरिभक्तवर्यः / निष्कामबुद्ध्या तु यदा जगाम शेषाचलस्थं श्रीनिवासं च द्रष्टुम्
jaigīṣavya uvāca / kanye śṛṇu tvaṃ hyabhavatsubuddhimānprahrādasaṃjño haribhaktavaryaḥ / niṣkāmabuddhyā tu yadā jagāma śeṣācalasthaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ ca draṣṭum
జైగీషవ్యుడు పలికాడు—కన్యే, విను. ప్రహ్లాదుడు అనే మహాబుద్ధిమంతుడు, హరిభక్తులలో శ్రేష్ఠుడు. అతడు నిష్కామబుద్ధితో ఒకసారి శేషాచలంలో నివసించే శ్రీనివాసుని దర్శించుటకు వెళ్లాడు।
Jaigishavya (sage)
Concept: Niṣkāma-bhakti: approaching the Lord for darśana without worldly desire.
Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a purifying sādhana leading toward antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi and grace.
Application: Undertake pilgrimage or worship with reduced transactional motives; cultivate intention of darśana and surrender rather than gain.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mountain
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.62 (question about the tīrtha); Garuda Purana 3.24.64-66 (Nṛsiṃha/Śrīnivāsa teaching and dialogue)
FAQs
This verse highlights that the highest devotion approaches Hari without personal gain; the mind free from craving becomes fit for true darśana and spiritual clarity.
By presenting Prahlāda as the model devotee, it implies that inner purity and devotion to Viṣṇu—rather than worldly desire—guides one toward liberation-oriented living.
Practice devotion, prayer, or pilgrimage with humility and without bargaining for results; cultivate actions done for dharma and inner transformation rather than reward.