Shloka 126

Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa

Devanagari script

पयो विकारं च निजं जहाति शेषस्य शेषं नलिनस्य षङ्कजम् / भावं चलं पङ्कजनाभयोगात्सत्संगयोगादशुभानि न स्युः

Transliteration

payo vikāraṃ ca nijaṃ jahāti śeṣasya śeṣaṃ nalinasya ṣaṅkajam / bhāvaṃ calaṃ paṅkajanābhayogātsatsaṃgayogādaśubhāni na syuḥ

Translation

正如乳汁舍弃自身的变相而归于澄净，正如莲华抛却泥垢之余渣；同样，心之躁动亦因归依莲脐之主（Pañkajanābha）的虔敬而得以安定。由与贤善者相应，诸不祥不复生起。

Word by Word

• payaḥ: milk
• payaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payaḥ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vikāram: modification, change
• vikāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• nijam: its own
• nijam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘vikāram’ (विशेषण)

• jahāti: abandons, gives up
• jahāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hā (धाातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śeṣasya: of the remainder/leftover
• śeṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• śeṣam: the remainder
• śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• nalinasya: of the lotus
• nalinasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nalina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• ṣaṅkajam: pearl (conch-born)
• ṣaṅkajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṅka-ja (प्रातिपदिक: शङ्क + ज)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘śaṅkāt jātaṃ’ = born from a conch (epithet of pearl)

• bhāvam: state, disposition
• bhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• calam: unstable, fickle
• calam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘bhāvam’ (विशेषण)

• paṅkajanābha-yogāt: from association with the Lotus-naveled (Viṣṇu)
• paṅkajanābha-yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkaja-nābha (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); compound: (i) ‘paṅkaja-nābha’ = lotus-naveled (Viṣṇu) (कर्मधारय within), (ii) ‘paṅkajanābhasya yogaḥ’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) → ‘paṅkajanābha-yoga’; ablative expresses cause/source (हेतु/अपादान)

• sat-saṅga-yogāt: from connection with holy company
• sat-saṅga-yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); compound: ‘sat-saṅga’ (कर्मधारय: good + association), then ‘sat-saṅgasya yogaḥ’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) → ‘sat-saṅga-yoga’; ablative of cause (हेतु)

• aśubhāni: inauspicious things, evils
• aśubhāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेधार्थक अव्यय)

• syuḥ: would be / may occur
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धाातु)
• Form: Optative/benedictive sense (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion to Pankajanābha and satsaṅga purify and stabilize the restless mind; thereby inauspicious tendencies do not arise.

Vedantic Theme: Citta-śuddhi and niścala-bhāva as prerequisites for higher realization; grace-supported transformation through bhakti and sādhu-saṅga.

Application: Daily nāma-smaraṇa of Viṣṇu, keep uplifting company, reduce inputs that agitate the mind; use ‘lotus in mud’ as a reflection when facing negativity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: natural-symbolic landscape

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional passages on Viṣṇu-nāma and satsaṅga (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Pankajanabha)
• Satsanga (company of the virtuous)

FAQs

What is the importance of satsanga in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that keeping company with the virtuous (sat-saṅga) prevents the arising of aśubha (inauspicious impulses and outcomes) by stabilizing the mind and directing it toward dharma and devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It emphasizes inner purification as a prerequisite for a good post-death trajectory: devotion to Vishnu and satsanga reduce inauspicious tendencies that otherwise mature as suffering and adverse afterlife experiences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seek uplifting spiritual company, keep devotional practice focused on Vishnu, and use that environment to curb restlessness and harmful habits—thereby reducing avoidable negative karma.