Shloka 79

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

वैश्यवर्णं सवदनं पद्मरेखादिचिह्नितम् / लक्ष्मीनृसिंहं तं विद्धि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्

Transliteration

vaiśyavarṇaṃ savadanaṃ padmarekhādicihnitam / lakṣmīnṛsiṃhaṃ taṃ viddhi bhuktimuktipradāyakam

Translation

Kilalanin ang anyong yaon—may kulay na tulad ng Vaiśya, may maamong mukha, may mga guhit ng lotus at iba pang mapalad na tanda—bilang si Lakṣmī–Nṛsiṃha, ang nagkakaloob ng kapwa ligaya sa daigdig at kalayaan (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• वैश्य-वर्णम्: having Vaiśya color/complexion
• वैश्य-वर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुष (वैश्यस्य वर्णः)

• स-वदनम्: with a face/mouth
• स-वदनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; अव्ययीभाव (वदनेन सह = ‘with a face/mouth’)

• पद्म-रेखा-आदि-चिह्नितम्: marked with lotus-lines etc.
• पद्म-रेखा-आदि-चिह्नितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + रेखा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय) + चिह्नित (कृदन्त, चिह्न्/चिह्नय् धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; past participle ‘marked’; तत्पुरुष (पद्मरेखादिभिः चिह्नितम्)

• लक्ष्मी-नृसिंहम्: Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha
• लक्ष्मी-नृसिंहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; proper name

• तम्: him/that one
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun

• विद्धि: know (you)
• विद्धि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person (मध्यम-पुरुष), Singular

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायकम्: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from दा)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुष (भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च प्रददाति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion to Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha yields bhukti (well-being) and mukti (liberation); the Lord’s form is recognized through lakṣaṇas.

Vedantic Theme: Integration of artha/kāma within dharmic devotion, ultimately subordinated to mokṣa; saguṇa-bhakti as a means toward liberation.

Application: Adopt Nṛsiṃha-upāsanā (stotra, nāma-japa, kathā-śravaṇa) with the intention of inner freedom, not only material gain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: shrine/icon (within tīrtha setting)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.77 (snāna–dāna–kathā as pleasing to Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha); Garuda Purana 3.26.80-81 (mūrti-dāna; assured fruit)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Nrisimha

FAQs

What is the importance of Lakshmi-Nrisimha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha as a form that grants both bhukti (prosperity/fulfilled life) and mukti (spiritual liberation), highlighting a balanced spiritual goal.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing ‘bhukti and mukti,’ it implies that righteous devotion can support a well-ordered worldly life while ultimately directing the soul toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek prosperity through dharmic means and pair it with devotion and inner discipline—treating material well-being as supportive, not ultimate, while aiming for liberation.