Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

तव प्रसादाच्च रमाप्रसादाद्विधिप्रसादात्भारतीशप्रसादात् / रुद्रप्रसादात्स्तवनं ते करिष्ये तथापि विष्णो मयि शान्तिं कुरुष्व

Transliteration

tava prasādācca ramāprasādādvidhiprasādātbhāratīśaprasādāt / rudraprasādātstavanaṃ te kariṣye tathāpi viṣṇo mayi śāntiṃ kuruṣva

Translation

నీ కృపవలన, అలాగే రమా (లక్ష్మి) కృపవలన, విధి (బ్రహ్మ) కృపవలన, భారతీశ (వాణీశ్వరుడు) కృపవలన, రుద్ర కృపవలన నేను నీ స్తవనాన్ని చేస్తాను. అయినా హే విష్ణో, నాలో శాంతిని కలుగజేయుము।

Word by Word

• तव: of you/your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: अपादान (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रमा-प्रसादात्: from Lakṣmī’s grace
• रमा-प्रसादात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘रमायाः प्रसादः’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• विधि-प्रसादात्: from Brahmā’s grace
• विधि-प्रसादात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘विधेः प्रसादः’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• भारतीश-प्रसादात्: from the Lord of Bhāratī (Sarasvatī) ’s grace
• भारतीश-प्रसादात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारतीश (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘भारतीशस्य प्रसादः’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• रुद्र-प्रसादात्: from Rudra’s grace
• रुद्र-प्रसादात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘रुद्रस्य प्रसादः’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• स्तवनम्: praise, hymn
• स्तवनम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करिष्ये: I shall do/compose
• करिष्ये: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद-रूपं न, आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अपि: even, nevertheless
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुरुष्व: do; grant
• कुरुष्व: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A devotee/narrator addressing Lord Vishnu (stuti context within the Garuda Purana dialogue framework)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Peace (śānti) arises through divine grace and harmonization of powers—prosperity (Ramā), creation/order (Vidhi), speech/knowledge (Bhāratīśa), dissolution/ascetic force (Rudra)—all oriented toward Viṣṇu.

Vedantic Theme: Prasāda as the quieting of antaḥkaraṇa; īśvara-anugraha as decisive for śānti and liberation-oriented steadiness.

Application: Before study/prayer, invoke clarity of speech, steadiness, and inner calm; treat success in sādhana as grace, and explicitly ask for śānti when agitated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti passages where śānti is requested and stotra is framed as prasāda-siddha

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rama (Lakshmi)
• Brahma (Vidhi)
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Bharatisha (lord of speech/learning)

FAQs

What is the importance of prasāda (divine grace) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames spiritual progress as dependent on divine favor—especially Viṣṇu’s—showing that prayer and praise are effective when rooted in humility and reliance on grace.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on fear, death, and afterlife anxiety?

Though not describing rituals directly, it asks Viṣṇu for śānti (inner peace), which the Garuda Purana repeatedly presents as essential for facing suffering, transitions, and the consequences of karma with steadiness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use this as a short daily stuti: acknowledge help received (teachers, circumstances, divine support) and end by asking for śānti—calmness that supports ethical living and steadier decision-making.