Shloka 5
Nāma-mahātmya: Liberation through Salutation, Chanting, and the Mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya”
कृष्णे स्फुरज्जलधरोदरचारुकृष्णे लोकाधिकारपुरुषे परमप्रमेये / एको हि भावगुणमात्रदृढप्रणामः सद्यः श्वपाकमपि साधयितुं सशक्तः
kṛṣṇe sphurajjaladharodaracārukṛṣṇe lokādhikārapuruṣe paramaprameye / eko hi bhāvaguṇamātradṛḍhapraṇāmaḥ sadyaḥ śvapākamapi sādhayituṃ saśaktaḥ
أنحني لكريشنا—الأسود الجميل كلمعان بطن سحابة المطر؛ للـ«بوروشا» الأعلى، حاكم العوالم، الذي يتجاوز تمام الإدراك. إنّ سجدةَ تسليمٍ واحدةً، راسخةً لا يصحبها إلا صفاءُ الشعور في القلب، لقادرةٌ على أن تُبلغ حتى أحقرَ المنبوذين كمالَ الروح في الحال.
Lord Viṣṇu (teaching Garuḍa)
Concept: A single firm pranāma with pure inner feeling to Kṛṣṇa can grant immediate spiritual accomplishment even to an outcaste.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-kṛpā; bhakti as direct means; equality of access to the Divine beyond varṇa-based limitation at the level of grace.
Application: Practice bhāva-śuddhi (purity of intention) in devotion; avoid spiritual elitism; honor the capacity of all persons for realization.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti’s supremacy over ritual grandeur (general motif in devotional passages)
FAQs
This verse teaches that a single, unwavering act of surrender to Kṛṣṇa—done with genuine inner feeling—can be spiritually decisive, outweighing external status and mere formalities.
By stating that even a śvapāka can be 'made successful' immediately through true devotion, the verse emphasizes inner transformation as the key criterion for spiritual attainment.
Cultivate sincere devotion and humility—offer a genuine daily praṇāma or prayer with steadiness of mind—prioritizing inner sincerity over display, pride, or social labels.