Shloka 34

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य वक्षः श्रीवत्सरत्नैर्भूषितं विस्तृतं च / कदा द्रक्ष्ये श्रीनिवासस्य तुन्दं वलित्रयेणाङ्कितं सुंदरं च

Transliteration

kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya vakṣaḥ śrīvatsaratnairbhūṣitaṃ vistṛtaṃ ca / kadā drakṣye śrīnivāsasya tundaṃ valitrayeṇāṅkitaṃ suṃdaraṃ ca

Translation

เมื่อใดหนอ ข้าพเจ้าจะได้เห็นอุระอันกว้างใหญ่ของพระศรีนิวาส ผู้ประดับด้วยเครื่องหมายศรีวัตสะดุจรัตนะ? เมื่อใดหนอ ข้าพเจ้าจะได้เห็นพระอุทรอันงดงามของพระศรีนิวาส ผู้มีรอยพับมงคลสามประการเป็นเครื่องหมาย?

Word by Word

• कदा: when
• कदा: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (काल-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb): ‘when?’

• द्रक्ष्ये: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्ये: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूपं (अर्थतः ‘I shall see’)

• श्रीनिवासस्य: of Śrīnivāsa (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीनिवासस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः निवासः)

• वक्षः: chest
• वक्षः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘vakṣaḥ’ (chest)

• श्रीवत्सरत्नैः: with Śrīvatsa-gems
• श्रीवत्सरत्नैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रीवत्सस्य रत्नानि)

• भूषितम्: adorned
• भूषितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः ‘adorned’

• विस्तृतम्: broad
• विस्तृतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्तृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘expanded, broad’

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

• कदा: when
• कदा: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (काल-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb): ‘when?’

• द्रक्ष्ये: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्ये: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रीनिवासस्य: of Śrīnivāsa
• श्रीनिवासस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• तुन्दम्: belly/abdomen
• तुन्दम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वलि-त्रयेण: with the three folds
• वलि-त्रयेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलि-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः वलयः/वलयः = folds)

• अङ्कितम्: marked
• अङ्कितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘marked, bearing’

• सुन्दरम्: beautiful
• सुन्दरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), expressing devotional longing to behold Lord Vishnu (Śrīnivāsa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional longing contemplates the Lord’s auspicious bodily signs; rupa-dhyana intensifies bhakti and steadies the mind toward the divine.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana: meditating on auspicious attributes (kalyana-guna and lakshana) as a support leading to inner purification and peace.

Application: Practice rupa-dhyana: visualize Vishnu’s chest with Śrīvatsa and the serene form; pair with mantra; let longing become disciplined contemplation rather than restlessness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred hill temple

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-rupa and laksana descriptions used for dhyana and bhakti cultivation

Characters & Entities

• Śrīnivāsa
• Śrīvatsa
• Lakṣmī (implied)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Śrīvatsa mark in Garuda Purana?

In this verse, Śrīvatsa is highlighted as the distinctive, auspicious emblem on Viṣṇu’s chest—an object of devotion and a reminder of His divine identity as Śrīnivāsa, the abode of Lakṣmī.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing afterlife mechanics, this verse frames liberation as devotion-centered: the aspirant’s goal is darśana (direct vision) of Viṣṇu’s divine form, implying that remembrance and contemplation of the Lord are central to transcending fear and bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a dhyāna prompt: meditate on Viṣṇu as Śrīnivāsa—visualizing the Śrīvatsa on His chest—and cultivate steady bhakti, humility, and ethical living aligned with dharma.