Shloka 97

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

स्वर्णरेखासमायुक्तं ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशैर्युतम् / एतादृशं तु वै भद्रे सीतारामाभिधं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

svarṇarekhāsamāyuktaṃ dhvajavajrāṅkuśairyutam / etādṛśaṃ tu vai bhadre sītārāmābhidhaṃ smṛtam

Translation

سنہری لکیروں سے مزین اور دھج، وجر اور انکش کے نشانات سے یکت—اے بھدرے، ایسا ہی روپ ‘سیتا–رام’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्वर्णरेखासमायुक्तम्: joined with golden lines
• स्वर्णरेखासमायुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण + रेखा + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशैः: with (marks of) banner, thunderbolt, and goad
• ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज + वज्र + अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• युतम्: endowed with
• युतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• एतादृशम्: such as this
• एतादृशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• वै: certainly
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• सीतारामाभिधम्: named 'Sītā-Rāma'
• सीतारामाभिधम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीता + राम + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• स्मृतम्: is called/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √स्मृ)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि प्रयोग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is said/remembered’ (past passive participle used predicatively)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred iconography and naming (nāma-rūpa) as supports for devotion and remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as a devotional upāya leading the mind toward the Supreme (Hari) through recognizable auspicious signs.

Application: Use the described emblems/marks as a meditative aid while worshipping or visualizing Sītā–Rāma; cultivate smaraṇa (remembrance) through form and name.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.98-101 (Sītā–Rāma kośaka, Indra-tīrtha śilā, merit by śravaṇa, Vahni-tīrtha of Śrīnivāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama

FAQs

What is the importance of the “Sītā–Rāma” designation in this verse of the Garuda Purana?

The verse treats “Sītā–Rāma” as a recognized sacred appellation associated with auspicious visual marks, indicating a revered, dharmic, and sanctifying identification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

Indirectly: by emphasizing sacred names and auspicious emblems, it reflects the Purana’s broader theme that remembrance, devotion, and dharmic identifiers support spiritual well-being beyond ordinary life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate remembrance of divine names (nāma-smaraṇa) and align daily conduct with dharma; in devotional practice, treat sacred symbols and names with clarity, reverence, and ethical intent.