Shloka 61
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī
Gaṅgā
भ्रमतीव हि मे दृष्टिर्मैतद्रूपं प्रचिंतितम् । आविष्टा किमहं वच्मि केनाप्यसदृशं वचः
bhramatīva hi me dṛṣṭirmaitadrūpaṃ praciṃtitam | āviṣṭā kimahaṃ vacmi kenāpyasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ
بےشک میری نگاہ ڈگمگا رہی ہے؛ اس صورت کو میں نے گہرائی سے دل میں بسایا ہے۔ گویا مجھ پر وجد طاری ہے، میں کیا کہوں—کسی اور کی تحریک سے نکلے ہوئے بےمثال کلمات؟
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Concept: The divine form (rūpa) overwhelms mind and speech; true praise arises when egoic authorship dissolves.
Application: In prayer or japa, allow silence and awe; speak only what is truthful and reverent, without forcing intellectual control.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: dṛṣṭiḥ mā → dṛṣṭirma; mā etat-rūpam → maitadrūpam; kim ahaṃ → kimahaṃ; kena api → kenāpi; api asadṛśam → apyasadṛśam.
FAQs
It portrays a speaker overwhelmed by contemplating a wondrous form—vision reels, speech becomes involuntary, and words arise as if inspired by an external force.
The term āviṣṭā suggests being overtaken or ‘entered’ by an intense state; in Purāṇic contexts this can imply devotional ecstasy, divine inspiration, or an altered state brought on by darśana.
Even within creation-focused narratives, the text frequently frames knowledge as experiential—true understanding arises through transformative vision (darśana) that surpasses ordinary speech.