Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

इत्थं मार्गे चिन्तयन्ती च देवी शेषाचले शेषदेवं ददर्श / फणैः सहस्रैः सुविराजमानं नानाद्रुमैर्वानरैर्वानरीभिः

Transliteration

itthaṃ mārge cintayantī ca devī śeṣācale śeṣadevaṃ dadarśa / phaṇaiḥ sahasraiḥ suvirājamānaṃ nānādrumairvānarairvānarībhiḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ เทวีครุ่นคิดระหว่างทาง ก็ได้เห็นพระเศษเทวะบนเขาเศษาจละ ผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยพังพานนาคนับพัน ท่ามกลางพฤกษานานา มีฝูงวานรและวานรีรายล้อม

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: ‘thus’)

• मार्गे: on the path
• मार्गे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन

• चिन्तयन्ती: thinking
• चिन्तयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cintay (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘thinking’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन

• शेषाचले: on Śeṣācala (the Śeṣa-mountain)
• शेषाचले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣācala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः: शेष + अचल (तत्पुरुष)

• शेषदेवम्: Śeṣa-deva
• शेषदेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣadeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः: शेषः देवः (कर्मधारय)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• फणैः: with hoods (snake-hoods)
• फणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• सहस्रैः: by thousands of
• सहस्रैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (used adjectivally), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• सुविराजमानम्: shining splendidly
• सुविराजमानम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-rāj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्गः सु- (intensifier)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-विशेषण (indeclinable adjective: ‘various’)

• द्रुमैः: with trees
• द्रुमैः: Sahakāraka (सह/सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वानरैः: with monkeys
• वानरैः: Sahakāraka (सह/सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वानरीभिः: with female monkeys
• वानरीभिः: Sahakāraka (सह/सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Garuda Purana; not direct Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Darśana of the deity in a tīrtha transforms the pilgrim’s inner state; the sacred landscape is not merely scenery but a theophany.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sākṣātkāra through upāsanā; the Lord as adhiṣṭhāna (support) manifest in name-form for devotion.

Application: Approach pilgrimage with mindful recollection (smaraṇa) so that darśana becomes contemplative rather than touristic; treat the kṣetra as a temple—observe silence, purity, and reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred mountain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (tīrtha-māhātmya style passages on kṣetra-darśana and merit); Garuda Purana (Vaiṣṇava worship norms: facing the deity, proper praṇāma)

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Sheshadeva (Ananta/Shesha)
• Sheshachala
• Vanaras

FAQs

What is the importance of Śeṣadeva (Ananta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Śeṣadeva as a radiant cosmic presence—symbolizing stability and support—encountered through darśana on Śeṣācala, emphasizing the sanctity of divine geography and vision.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or after-death journey?

It does not directly describe the preta-path or Yama’s realm; instead, it presents a devotional travel-vision (darśana) motif—showing contemplation on the path culminating in a divine encounter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate mindful remembrance during journeys (physical or spiritual): sustained reflection (cintā) and reverence for sacred spaces can orient one toward clarity, devotion, and steadiness in conduct.