Shloka 7
Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri
शुश्राव नित्यं सत्पुराणानि चैवं चक्रे सदा विष्णुपादप्रणामम् / चक्रे सदा तारकस्यापि विष्णोः प्रदक्षिणं स्मरणं कुर्वती सा
śuśrāva nityaṃ satpurāṇāni caivaṃ cakre sadā viṣṇupādapraṇāmam / cakre sadā tārakasyāpi viṣṇoḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ smaraṇaṃ kurvatī sā
นางสดับฟังปุราณะอันประเสริฐเป็นนิตย์ และกราบนอบน้อมแทบพระบาทพระวิษณุเสมอ นางเวียนประทักษิณาพระวิษณุผู้เป็น ‘ตารกะ’ ผู้ช่วยให้ข้ามพ้นอยู่ไม่ขาด พร้อมทั้งดำรงสติระลึกถึงพระองค์ตลอดกาล
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue to Garuda/Vinata-putra, narrative description within the teaching)
Concept: Bhakti-sādhana through śravaṇa (Purāṇa), praṇāma, pradakṣiṇā, and smaraṇa—integrated devotional discipline.
Vedantic Theme: Citta-śuddhi and ekāgratā via nāma-smaraṇa and īśvara-anusandhāna; devotion as a direct means toward liberation in Purāṇic Vedānta.
Application: Adopt a daily fourfold practice: listen/read sacred texts, bow with humility, circumambulate (or symbolically honor), and keep remembrance through the day.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: temple/shrine
Related Themes: Garuda Purana emphasis on nāma-smaraṇa and Viṣṇu-bhakti as protective at death
FAQs
This verse presents daily śravaṇa (listening) to satpurāṇas as a core devotional discipline that supports steady remembrance of Viṣṇu, a key means of spiritual uplift and protection.
Within the Preta Kanda’s after-death framework, constant Viṣṇu-smaraṇa and devotion are portrayed as ‘tāraka’—a saving support—implying that remembrance of Viṣṇu aids the jīva in crossing fear and suffering associated with the post-death journey.
Maintain a daily routine of hearing sacred texts, offering pranāma, doing pradakṣiṇā (or symbolic circumambulation), and practicing Viṣṇu remembrance—simple habits that cultivate steadiness, ethical living, and inner fearlessness.