Shloka 31

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

शातकुंभस्वरूपत्वात्कनकाद्रिं च तं विदुः / वैकुण्ठादागतेनैव वैकुण्ठाद्रिरिति स्मृतः

Transliteration

śātakuṃbhasvarūpatvātkanakādriṃ ca taṃ viduḥ / vaikuṇṭhādāgatenaiva vaikuṇṭhādririti smṛtaḥ

Translation

เพราะมีสภาพดุจศาตกุมภะ (ทองคำบริสุทธิ์) จึงรู้จักกันว่า ‘กนกาทริ’ คือภูเขาทอง และเพราะมาจากไวกุณฐะ จึงระลึกนามว่า ‘ไวกุณฐาทริ’ คือภูเขาแห่งไวกุณฐะ.

Word by Word

• śātakuṃbhasvarūpatvāt: because of being of golden nature
• śātakuṃbhasvarūpatvāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śātakuṃbha + svarūpa + tva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th; पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); कारणार्थे: ‘śātakuṃbha-svarūpatva’ = having the nature of gold

• kanakādrim: Kanakādri (golden mountain)
• kanakādrim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka + adri (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘kanakaḥ adriḥ’ = golden mountain

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• tam: that (mountain)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• viduḥ: they know/call
• viduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• vaikuṇṭhāt: from Vaikuṇṭha
• vaikuṇṭhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikuṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th; पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• āgatena: by (its) having come
• āgatena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; √gam गम् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); PPP used adjectivally

• eva: indeed
• eva: Viśeṣaṇa-bhāva (विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• vaikuṇṭhādriḥ: Vaikuṇṭhādri
• vaikuṇṭhādriḥ: Karma (कर्म; as name in quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikuṇṭha + adri (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘vaikuṇṭhasya adriḥ’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• smṛtaḥ: is known as/is called
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ स्मृ + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; past passive participle used predicatively (‘is called/remembered’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine immanence: a sacred place on earth can be understood as descended from Vaikuṇṭha, making it a locus of Viṣṇu’s grace.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman’s accessible manifestation (arcā/kshetra) enabling devotion and remembrance.

Application: Cultivate tīrtha-bhakti: visit, remember, and worship the Lord at the kṣetra with the conviction of its Vaikuṇṭha connection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred mountain (adri/śaila)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.32-35 (Vyaṅkaṭādri-mahātmyā; fruits of devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuṇṭha
• Kanakādri
• Vaikuṇṭhādri
• Śātakuṃbha (gold)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vaikuṇṭhādri in the Garuda Purana?

This verse explains that Vaikuṇṭhādri is a sacred mountain identified by its origin from Vaikuṇṭha and by its golden nature, marking it as a distinctive feature of Viṣṇu’s divine realm.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it situates the listener in the Purana’s cosmic map: Vaikuṇṭha is portrayed as a real, describable divine domain, reinforcing the idea of a higher destination beyond Yama’s realm for devotees aligned with Viṣṇu.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a contemplative reminder that spiritual goals are defined by qualities (purity like gold) and source (orientation to Vaikuṇṭha/Viṣṇu), encouraging purity of conduct and steady devotion.