Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

जैगीष्व्य उवाच / शृणुष्व भद्रे वेङ्कटे शस्य नाम्नस्त्वर्थं श्रुत्वा हृदये संनिधत्स्व

Transliteration

jaigīṣvya uvāca / śṛṇuṣva bhadre veṅkaṭe śasya nāmnastvarthaṃ śrutvā hṛdaye saṃnidhatsva

Translation

జైగీష్వ్యుడు పలికెను—హే భద్రే, హే వేంకటా! వినుము. ఈ శుభనామార్థమును విని హృదయమున దృఢముగా నిలుపుము.

Word by Word

• jaigīṣvyaḥ: Jaigīṣvya
• jaigīṣvyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaigīṣvya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular; √वच् ‘said’

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Ātmanepada, 2nd Person, Singular; √श्रु ‘listen’

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th), Singular; address to a woman

• veṅkaṭe: in/at Veṅkaṭa
• veṅkaṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veṅkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• śasya: praised
• śasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śas (धातु)
• Form: Present passive participle (कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त/शानच्-समकक्ष) used adjectivally; Genitive singular agreeing with nāmnaḥ: ‘of (that which is) praised’

• nāmnaḥ: of the name
• nāmnaḥ: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th), Singular

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात)

• artham: meaning
• artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √श्रु; ‘having heard’

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• saṃnidhatsva: place (it) firmly/keep (it) present
• saṃnidhatsva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Ātmanepada, 2nd Person, Singular; causative/compound verb sense ‘place/establish near’; from सम् + नि + √धा

Speaker

Jaigīṣvya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-artha-śravaṇa and hṛdaya-dhāraṇa: hearing the sacred name’s meaning and fixing it in the heart.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā leading to antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi; nāma as pratīka for Brahman/Īśvara.

Application: Daily recite and contemplate the name ‘Veṅkaṭa/Vyaṅkaṭa’, then perform a brief manasa-japa/ स्मरण placing its meaning in the heart.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred mountain/kshetra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Uttara/Preta-khaṇḍa): nāma-smaraṇa as pāpa-kṣaya (general teaching); Garuda Purana: Viṣṇu-nāma-mahātmyas in devotional sections (general)

Characters & Entities

• Jaigīṣvya
• Veṅkaṭa

FAQs

What is the importance of understanding a sacred name’s meaning in the Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses that one should not only hear a sacred name but also grasp its meaning and keep it inwardly present, implying deeper devotional and contemplative benefit than mere recitation.

How does this verse guide spiritual practice in the Garuda Purana’s narrative style?

It presents the classic instruction pattern—listen (śṛṇuṣva), understand the meaning (artha), then internalize it in the heart—showing that teaching is meant to become lived remembrance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When chanting or reading, pause to learn the meaning and reflect on it daily—turning recitation into mindful remembrance and steadier ethical conduct.