Shloka 87

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

वनमालाभिसंयुक्तं वज्रपुङ्खैश्च संयुतम् / एतादृशीं दरेर्मूर्ति लक्ष्मीनारायणं विदुः

Transliteration

vanamālābhisaṃyuktaṃ vajrapuṅkhaiśca saṃyutam / etādṛśīṃ darermūrti lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ viduḥ

Translation

พระรูปอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่ประดับด้วยพวงมาลาดอกไม้ป่า และพร้อมด้วยเครื่องประดับแข็งดุจวัชระนั้น เป็นที่รู้จักว่า “พระลักษมี-นารายณ์”

Word by Word

• वनमालाभिसंयुक्तम्: adorned with a forest-garland
• वनमालाभिसंयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनमाला-अभि-सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वज्रपुङ्खैः: with vajra-tipped shafts/feathers (diamond/bolt-fletched)
• वज्रपुङ्खैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रपुङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संयुतम्: joined/endowed
• संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एतादृशीम्: such (of this kind)
• एतादृशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दरेः: of the rock/cave (dari)
• दरेः: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/शेष)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• मूर्तिम्: form/icon
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• लक्ष्मीनारायणम्: Lakṣmī-and-Nārāyaṇa (Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa)
• लक्ष्मीनारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी-नारायण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (as object of knowing)

• विदुः: they know/recognize
• विदुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhyana and worship are strengthened by recognizing the auspicious marks and adornments of the Lord’s form (murti-lakshana).

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman as an accessible support (alambana) for devotion leading toward inner stillness.

Application: Use this description in daily darshana/dhyana: visualize Lakshmi-Narayana with vanamala and vajra-like ornaments while reciting names and offering flowers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: murti-lakshana and tirtha-mahatmya passages around 3.26; Garuda Purana: Vishnu-bhakti and nama-smriti sections (general)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Narayana

FAQs

What is the importance of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa’s form in the Garuda Purana?

This verse gives identifying marks of the Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa icon—garlanded and endowed with vajra-like brilliance—supporting correct recognition and contemplative worship of Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct knowledge of the Lord’s form (Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa), it points to devotion and right understanding as supports for dharma and spiritual progress, themes that frame the Purāṇa’s afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a checklist for mindful darśana and worship—honor the divine qualities symbolized by the garland (auspiciousness) and vajra-like firmness (steadfast virtue) in daily ethical living.