Shloka 87

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

वनमालाभिसंयुक्तं वज्रपुङ्खैश्च संयुतम् / एतादृशीं दरेर्मूर्ति लक्ष्मीनारायणं विदुः

Transliteration

vanamālābhisaṃyuktaṃ vajrapuṅkhaiśca saṃyutam / etādṛśīṃ darermūrti lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ viduḥ

Translation

Được trang nghiêm bằng vòng hoa rừng và đầy đủ những trang sức cứng như kim cang, hình tướng như vậy được biết là Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• वनमालाभिसंयुक्तम्: adorned with a forest-garland
• वनमालाभिसंयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनमाला-अभि-सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वज्रपुङ्खैः: with vajra-tipped shafts/feathers (diamond/bolt-fletched)
• वज्रपुङ्खैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रपुङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

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

• संयुतम्: joined/endowed
• संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एतादृशीम्: such (of this kind)
• एतादृशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दरेः: of the rock/cave (dari)
• दरेः: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/शेष)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• मूर्तिम्: form/icon
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• लक्ष्मीनारायणम्: Lakṣmī-and-Nārāyaṇa (Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa)
• लक्ष्मीनारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी-नारायण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (as object of knowing)

• विदुः: they know/recognize
• विदुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhyana and worship are strengthened by recognizing the auspicious marks and adornments of the Lord’s form (murti-lakshana).

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman as an accessible support (alambana) for devotion leading toward inner stillness.

Application: Use this description in daily darshana/dhyana: visualize Lakshmi-Narayana with vanamala and vajra-like ornaments while reciting names and offering flowers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: murti-lakshana and tirtha-mahatmya passages around 3.26; Garuda Purana: Vishnu-bhakti and nama-smriti sections (general)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Narayana

FAQs

What is the importance of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa’s form in the Garuda Purana?

This verse gives identifying marks of the Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa icon—garlanded and endowed with vajra-like brilliance—supporting correct recognition and contemplative worship of Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct knowledge of the Lord’s form (Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa), it points to devotion and right understanding as supports for dharma and spiritual progress, themes that frame the Purāṇa’s afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a checklist for mindful darśana and worship—honor the divine qualities symbolized by the garland (auspiciousness) and vajra-like firmness (steadfast virtue) in daily ethical living.