Shloka 16

Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”

Devanagari script

यदि प्रसन्नोसि मयि त्वमीश त्वत्पादमूले देहि भक्तिं सदैव / त्वद्दर्शनाद्देव शुभाशुभं च नष्टं मदीयं ह्यशुभं च नित्यम्

Transliteration

yadi prasannosi mayi tvamīśa tvatpādamūle dehi bhaktiṃ sadaiva / tvaddarśanāddeva śubhāśubhaṃ ca naṣṭaṃ madīyaṃ hyaśubhaṃ ca nityam

Translation

若祢悦纳于我，主宰啊，愿赐我恒常的奉爱，安住于祢莲足之根。噢天神，仅凭瞻仰祢，福与罪皆消融；我那不断的凶厄亦被摧灭。

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मयि: towards/in me
• मयि: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्वत्-पाद-मूले: at the root of your feet
• त्वत्-पाद-मूले: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘त्वत्पादस्य मूलम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• त्वत्-दर्शनात्: from seeing you/your दर्शन
• त्वत्-दर्शनात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘त्वद्दर्शनम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• देव: O God
• देव: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शुभ-अशुभम्: good and evil (both)
• शुभ-अशुभम्: कर्ता (with नष्टम् as predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative: ‘शुभं च अशुभं च’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (collective)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• नष्टम्: is destroyed
• नष्टम्: क्रिया-विशेष्य (predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नष्ट (√नश्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies शुभ-अशुभम्)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/causal)

• अशुभम्: evil
• अशुभम्: कर्ता (with नष्टम् understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: accusative used adverbially)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Darśana and bhakti at the Lord’s feet destroy ongoing inauspiciousness and neutralize karmic opposites.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (divine grace) as the purifier; karma-kṣaya through bhakti and proximity to Bhagavān.

Application: Cultivate daily remembrance and worship at Viṣṇu’s feet (nāma-japa, pūjā, darśana of mūrti/śālagrāma), paired with sincere surrender and repentance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: sacred locus (pāda-pīṭha)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.18-20 (renunciation of aiśvarya, anger, greed, delusion for bhakti)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Deva
• Isha

FAQs

What is the importance of devotion at the Lord’s feet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents bhakti at Vishnu’s feet as the enduring refuge that sustains the soul and leads to inner purification beyond ordinary karmic fluctuations.

How does this verse describe the effect of Vishnu’s darshan on karma?

It states that by seeing the Lord, both śubha and aśubha (merit and demerit) are dissolved—emphasizing a transformative grace that burns persistent inauspiciousness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady devotion (daily japa, prayer, and ethical living) and seek “darshan” through sincere remembrance—using it as a discipline to reduce harmful tendencies and strengthen dharmic conduct.