Shloka 25

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

दूरे च संसारमलं त्विदं कुरु देहि ह्यदो दिव्यकथामृतं सदा / एतादृशोहं तव सद्गुणौघं स्तोतुं समर्थो नास्मि शचीसमश्च

Transliteration

dūre ca saṃsāramalaṃ tvidaṃ kuru dehi hyado divyakathāmṛtaṃ sadā / etādṛśohaṃ tava sadguṇaughaṃ stotuṃ samartho nāsmi śacīsamaśca

Translation

أبعد عني نجاسة الوجود الدنيوي هذه، وامنحني دائمًا رحيق الحديث الإلهي هذا. بحالتي هذه، لست قادرًا على مدح فيض صفاتك النبيلة - ولا حتى من يعادل ساشي (زوجة إندرا) يمكنه فعل ذلك.

Word by Word

• dūre: far away
• dūre: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative used as Adverb

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• saṃsāramalam: impurity of worldly existence
• saṃsāramalam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāramala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kuru: do/make
• kuru: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Madhyama Purusha (2nd), Singular

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Madhyama Purusha (2nd), Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• adaḥ: that
• adaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adas (अदस्)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• divyakathāmṛtam: divine nectar of stories
• divyakathāmṛtam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divyakathāmṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• etādṛśaḥ: such (a person)
• etādṛśaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• sadguṇaugham: flood/multitude of good qualities
• sadguṇaugham: Karma (Object of stotum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadguṇaugha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• stotum: to praise
• stotum: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: stu (स्तु)
• Form: Tumun Pratyaya (Infinitive)

• samarthaḥ: capable
• samarthaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Uttama Purusha (1st), Singular

• śacīsamaḥ: equal to Shachi (Indra's consort)
• śacīsamaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śacīsama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Grace-centered devotion: only the Lord can remove saṃsāra’s impurity; divine discourse is the sustaining nectar; God’s guṇas are inexhaustible beyond praise.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a direct means to purification (citta-śuddhi) and liberation; the infinite (ananta-guṇa) cannot be circumscribed by finite speech.

Application: Daily prayer for inner cleansing; consistent śravaṇa/kīrtana; cultivate humility (amānitva) and reliance on grace rather than self-powered merit.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated emphasis on kathāmṛta and the Lord’s grace removing saṃsāra-doṣa; humility tropes in stuti sections.

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Shachi (Indrani)

FAQs

What is the importance of 'divya-kathāmṛta' (nectar of divine discourse) in the Garuda Purana?

In this verse, Garuda asks for continual access to divine teaching, presenting sacred discourse as 'nectar' that purifies the mind and supports liberation from saṃsāra.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing post-death geography here, the verse frames the inner preparation: removing saṃsāra-mala (worldly defilement) through sustained listening to divine instruction, which is foundational for right conduct and higher states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly study and reflect on dharmic and devotional teachings, and consciously reduce habits that strengthen attachment—treating spiritual learning as a daily discipline for purification.