Shloka 9

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

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

हिरण्याक्षो मातरं प्राह जालं हित्वा विष्णोर्भजने ऽलं कुरुष्व / मयिस्नेहं पुत्रहेतोर्विरूढं सुखदुः खे चेह लोके परत्र

Transliteration

hiraṇyākṣo mātaraṃ prāha jālaṃ hitvā viṣṇorbhajane 'laṃ kuruṣva / mayisnehaṃ putrahetorvirūḍhaṃ sukhaduḥ khe ceha loke paratra

Translation

希兰尼亚克沙对母亲说：“舍弃这世间的罗网，全心投入对毗湿奴的礼拜与奉敬。你对我的爱恋，只因我是你的儿子而滋长——须知乐与苦，既在此世生起，也在彼世生起。”

Word by Word

• हिरण्याक्षः: Hiraṇyākṣa
• हिरण्याक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्याक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + अक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु; ‘to say’)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जालम्: net; (figuratively) entanglement
• जालम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भजने: in worship/service
• भजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अलम्: enough (of that)
• अलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निषेधार्थक-निपात (enough; stop)

• कुरुष्व: do (it)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

• स्नेहम्: affection
• स्नेहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुत्र-हेतोः: for the sake of (your) son
• पुत्र-हेतोः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रस्य हेतुः)

• विरूढम्: grown, deep-rooted
• विरूढम्: Karma (कर्म-विशेषण/Object-modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘grown/strengthened’ (qualifying sneham)

• सुख-दुःखे: in pleasure and pain
• सुख-दुःखे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, सप्तमी/द्वितीया-सम्भव (context: ‘in/with pleasures and pains’); द्वन्द्व-समासः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• परत्र: hereafter, in the other world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (elsewhere; in the next world)

Speaker

Hiraṇyākṣa (addressing his mother)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Turn from worldly entanglement to Viṣṇu-bhajana; recognize that sukha-duḥkha operate in both this world and beyond.

Vedantic Theme: Vairāgya born of insight into duḥkha; īśvara-śaraṇāgati as stabilizing principle amid saṃsāra.

Application: Reduce possessive attachment; establish daily Vishnu-centered practice (nāma, pūjā, smaraṇa) to reorient priorities.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.10 (attachment causes unending sorrow; mutual role-identities)

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyākṣa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of detachment (vairāgya) in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames worldly life as a “snare” and advises turning from attachment—especially family-based attachment—toward devotion to Viṣṇu, implying that such detachment supports steadiness across both this life and the hereafter.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in relation to attachment?

By stating that happiness and sorrow occur both here and beyond, it suggests that emotional bondage rooted in relationships can continue to condition experience, whereas devotion to Viṣṇu is presented as the stabilizing spiritual refuge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate devotion and daily spiritual practice while reducing possessive attachment—love family without clinging—so that life’s pleasure and pain do not derail dharma and inner clarity.