Shloka 40
Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”
स्वस्मिन्प्रेरयते यस्मात्तस्माद्व्यङ्कटनामकः / विषये प्रेषयेन्नित्यमतो व्यङ्कटनामकः
svasminprerayate yasmāttasmādvyaṅkaṭanāmakaḥ / viṣaye preṣayennityamato vyaṅkaṭanāmakaḥ
Sapagkat itinutulak Niya ang (mga nilalang) tungo sa sarili Niyang landas, kaya Siya’y tinatawag na “Vyaṅkaṭa”. Palagi Niyang iniuudyok ang (mga tao) sa mga bagay na dinaranas ng pandama; kaya Siya’y nakikilala bilang “Vyaṅkaṭa”.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Divine impelling and the movement of beings toward engagements; prompts inquiry into how desire, sense-objects, and divine order interact.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as inner regulator/antaryāmin (in a broad sense) while preserving karmic causality; pravṛtti toward viṣaya as part of saṁsāra’s mechanism.
Application: When pulled toward sense-objects, pause and examine the impulse; redirect the same ‘preraṇā’ toward dharmic action and remembrance of Hari.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: karma-driven movement of beings and the need for devotion/sense-restraint (general)
FAQs
This verse frames attachment to viṣayas as a driving force that repeatedly pushes beings into worldly involvement, strengthening karmic bondage and obstructing higher discernment.
By describing a constant ‘sending’ toward sense-objects, the verse highlights how desire and compulsion shape one’s tendencies, which in turn condition the soul’s trajectory through karma and its results.
Practice restraint and mindful choice around sensory temptations; reduce compulsive habits and align actions with dharma to weaken the pull of repeated worldly impulses.