Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

घ्रार्णेद्रियं सा हरिपादसारे चकार संसारविमुक्तिदे च / जिह्वेन्द्रियं हरिनैवेद्यशेषे श्रीमत्तुलस्यादिविमिश्रिते च

Transliteration

ghrārṇedriyaṃ sā haripādasāre cakāra saṃsāravimuktide ca / jihvendriyaṃ harinaivedyaśeṣe śrīmattulasyādivimiśrite ca

Translation

Nilinis niya ang pandama ng amoy sa pamamagitan ng esensiya mula sa mga banal na paa ni Hari, na nagbibigay ng paglaya mula sa gapos ng samsara; at nilinis niya ang pandama ng lasa (dila) sa pamamagitan ng mga nalalabing handog na inialay kay Hari, na hinaluan ng banal na tulasī at iba pa.

Word by Word

• घ्राण-इन्द्रियम्: the olfactory sense
• घ्राण-इन्द्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घ्राण + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular; ‘sense-organ of smell’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; pronoun ‘she’

• हरि-पाद-सारे: in the essence of Hari’s feet
• हरि-पाद-सारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + पाद + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘in the essence/nectar of Hari’s feet’

• चकार: made/placed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संसार-विमुक्ति-दे: in that which grants release from saṃsāra
• संसार-विमुक्ति-दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार + विमुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘in (that which is) giver of liberation from saṃsāra’ (विशेषण of सारे)

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

• जिह्वा-इन्द्रियम्: the sense of taste
• जिह्वा-इन्द्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular; ‘sense-organ of taste’

• हरि-नैवेद्य-शेषे: in Hari’s offering-remnants
• हरि-नैवेद्य-शेषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + नैवेद्य + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; ‘in the remnants of offerings to Hari’

• श्रीमत्-तुलसी-आदि-विमिश्रिते: mixed with holy tulasī etc.
• श्रीमत्-तुलसी-आदि-विमिश्रिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् + तुलसी + आदि + विमिश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular; भूतकृदन्त (वि+मिश्र् + क्त); ‘mixed with auspicious tulasī etc.’ (विशेषण of शेषे)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in Preta Kanda context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Indriya-śuddhi through caranāmṛta and prasāda; sensory life is redirected into devotion that loosens saṃsāra-bandha.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as a prerequisite for jñāna; bhakti as a purifying upāya leading toward mokṣa.

Application: Daily honor caranāmṛta and tulasī-prasāda with reverence; treat eating and smelling as devotional acts, not indulgence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: domestic shrine/temple context (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta/Acara sections): emphasis on Viṣṇu-prasāda, tulasī-mahātmyā, and sense-restraint as aids to auspicious destiny

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Tulasī

FAQs

What is the importance of Hari’s pāda-sāra (caraṇāmṛta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Hari’s pāda-sāra as a liberating purifier—especially of the sense of smell—symbolizing devotion that cuts worldly bondage (saṃsāra) and supports mokṣa-oriented purification.

How does this verse explain purification on the path of the soul?

It links liberation to refining the senses through sacred contact—caraṇāmṛta and Hari’s prasāda—implying that devotional purity (rather than mere bodily identity) prepares the subtle being for freedom from saṃsāra.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Honor prasāda as sacred (not ordinary food), include tulasī in worship when appropriate, and treat devotional practices as inner sense-discipline—training desire and perception toward dharma and liberation.