Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

मानसान्वाचिकान्दोषान्कायि कानपि सर्वशः / वैष्णवद्वेषहेतून्मे भस्मसात्कुरु माधव

Transliteration

mānasānvācikāndoṣānkāyi kānapi sarvaśaḥ / vaiṣṇavadveṣahetūnme bhasmasātkuru mādhava

Translation

噢摩陀婆，愿你将我由心念、言语与身行所生的一切过失尽皆焚为灰烬；并且也将令我憎恨毗湿奴信众（Vaiṣṇava）之诸因彻底烧尽。

Word by Word

• mānasān: mental
• mānasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• vācikān: verbal
• vācikān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vācika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• doṣān: faults
• doṣān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kāyikān: bodily
• kāyikān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāyika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि = 'also/even'

• sarvaśaḥ: entirely, in every way
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vaiṣṇava-dveṣa-hetūn: causes of hatred toward Vaiṣṇavas
• vaiṣṇava-dveṣa-hetūn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + dveṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष: 'vaiṣṇavānāṃ dveṣasya hetavaḥ'

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhasmasāt: to ashes
• bhasmasāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhasmasāt (अव्यय/निपातवत्)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण; 'to ashes, to destruction'

• kuru: make, do
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mādhava: O Mādhava
• mādhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu (Madhava)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Trikaraṇa-śuddhi (purity of mind, speech, body) and uprooting the causal seeds of Vaiṣṇava-dveṣa; divine grace as transformative ‘burning’ of दोष.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as prerequisite for steady bhakti and jñāna; hatred toward devotees obstructs grace and spiritual progress.

Application: Monitor thought/speech/action; avoid contempt for sincere practitioners; when aversion arises, counter with empathy, self-correction, and prayer for purification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti sections warning against aparādha and praising satsanga (general internal parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Madhava
• Vaishnavas
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of avoiding Vaiṣṇava-dveṣa (hatred of Vaiṣṇavas) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats hatred toward Vaiṣṇavas as a root-level spiritual fault and asks the Lord to destroy even its causes, implying that devotion must include respect for the Lord’s devotees.

How does this verse relate to karma and purification in the Garuda Purana?

It frames purification as covering all three channels of karma—mind, speech, and body—and seeks divine removal of both the faults and the underlying tendencies that generate them.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice mindful speech, examine motives before criticizing devotees or spiritual communities, and adopt daily prayer/self-audit to uproot resentment and cultivate respectful devotion.