Shloka 68

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

तव स्वरूपं मम दर्शयस्व स्वयोग्यरूपं दानवानां सुतानाम् / इति स्तुतः श्रीनिवासो हरिस्तु तस्मिन्नन्तर्जलरूपं समायात्

Transliteration

tava svarūpaṃ mama darśayasva svayogyarūpaṃ dānavānāṃ sutānām / iti stutaḥ śrīnivāso haristu tasminnantarjalarūpaṃ samāyāt

Translation

“ขอพระองค์ทรงสำแดงสวรูปแท้แก่ข้าพเจ้า—สวรูปอันเหมาะแก่บุตรแห่งทานวะทั้งหลาย” ครั้นได้รับการสรรเสริญดังนี้ พระหริผู้สถิตในศรีจึงปรากฏ ณ ที่นั้นเป็นรูปที่อุบัติภายในสายน้ำ

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive pronoun)

• स्वरूपम्: own form
• स्वरूपम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य रूपम्)

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive pronoun)

• दर्शयस्व: show
• दर्शयस्व: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'cause to see/show')

• स्वयोग्यरूपम्: your suitable form
• स्वयोग्यरूपम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + योग्य + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य योग्यं रूपम्)

• दानवानाम्: of the demons
• दानवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• सुतानाम्: of the sons
• सुतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रीनिवासः: Shrinivasa (abode of Lakshmi)
• श्रीनिवासः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रियाः निवासः)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अन्तर्जलरूपम्: the form within the water
• अन्तर्जलरूपम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् + जल + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जलस्य अन्तर्-स्थितं रूपम्)

• समायात्: came/appeared
• समायात्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (describing the result of the Dānava sons' praise to Lord Vishnu/Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: God responds to sincere stuti and request for darśana, revealing a form suited to the aspirant’s capacity (adhikāra).

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahman’s compassionate self-manifestation; rūpa as upāya for minds needing form while pointing to all-pervasion.

Application: Approach the divine with humility and clarity of intent; cultivate eligibility through devotion, purity, and steadiness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha/kunda (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.67 (question leading to praise); Garuda Purana 3.24.70 (disappearance into the water-filled basin; continued presence)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shrinivasa (Vishnu as abode of Lakshmi)
• Danavas
• Sons of the Danavas

FAQs

What is the importance of svayogya-rūpa (a suitable form) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that the Divine can reveal a form appropriate to the seeker’s capacity and context, granting darśana in a way that can be approached and understood.

How does this verse explain divine manifestation (avatāra/appearance) in narrative terms?

It shows a direct cause-and-effect: sincere praise and request lead to Hari’s appearance, here specifically as an “antar-jala-rūpa,” a manifestation associated with water.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach spiritual practice with humility and clarity of intention—asking for guidance in a form you can genuinely assimilate (through study, worship, and ethical living).