Śrīnivāsa at Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Darśana, Stotra, the Secret Veṅkaṭeśa Mantra, and the Meaning of “Vyaṅkaṭeśa”
तेषां संहरणे ईशस्त्वतो व्यङ्कटनामकः / आनन्दस्य विरुद्धत्वात्कामक्रोधादयो गुणाः
teṣāṃ saṃharaṇe īśastvato vyaṅkaṭanāmakaḥ / ānandasya viruddhatvātkāmakrodhādayo guṇāḥ
因此,在彼等众生与诸世界的收摄消融之时,主宰被称为“Vyaṅkaṭa”。由于与安乐(ānanda)相违,欲望、嗔怒等诸性相便随之生起。
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)
Concept: The Lord presides over dissolution; passions like desire and anger arise as forces contrary to bliss.
Vedantic Theme: Pralaya under īśvara; kleśa/vikāra as ānanda-pratibandhaka (obstacles to innate bliss); need for vairāgya and inner mastery.
Application: Observe kāma-krodha as signals of separation from inner peace; apply restraint, reflection, and devotional remembrance to return to ānanda.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.25.45 (Lord as destroyer of obstacles; japa)
This verse links the Lord’s epithet “Vyaṅkaṭa” with the act of saṃhāra (withdrawal/dissolution), indicating a specific divine function or aspect associated with cosmic retraction.
It states that kāma (desire), krodha (anger), and similar traits are “viruddha” (contrary) to ānanda (bliss); when bliss is absent or opposed, such agitating qualities manifest.
Cultivating ānanda through devotion, self-discipline, and contemplative practices helps weaken kāma and krodha—treating them as signs of inner disharmony rather than as guides for action.