Shloka 1
Stuti to Vāsudeva and the Vyūhas; Dharma-Jñāna as the Path to the Lotus-Feet
नाम चतुर्नवत्युत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / सल्वकामप्रदां विद्यां सप्तरात्रेण तां शृणु / नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते वासुदेवाय धीमहि
nāma caturnavatyuttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / salvakāmapradāṃ vidyāṃ saptarātreṇa tāṃ śṛṇu / namastubhyaṃ bhagavate vāsudevāya dhīmahi
Kapitel 195 beginnt. Hari sprach: „Höre im Laufe von sieben Nächten jenes heilige Wissen, das die Erfüllung aller würdigen Ziele gewährt. Ehrerbietung sei Dir, dem gesegneten Herrn Vasudeva; über Dich meditieren wir.“
Hari (Lord Vishnu)
Concept: Śravaṇa (listening) as a sādhanā; dhyāna on Vāsudeva; sacred knowledge that supports puruṣārthas.
Vedantic Theme: Vāsudeva as the supreme object of meditation; knowledge (vidyā) integrated with devotion as a means to well-being and spiritual progress.
Application: Undertake a disciplined seven-night listening/recitation cycle; begin with salutations and focused meditation on Vāsudeva.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: scriptural-dialogue setting
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.195.2 (Vyūha salutations and consciousness-bliss description)
FAQs
It introduces a revered spiritual teaching presented as highly efficacious—capable of fulfilling worthy human aims when heard and assimilated with faith and discipline.
It marks the start of a chapter with Hari as the speaker, announcing a structured instruction to be heard over “seven nights,” a common Purāṇic way of organizing extended teachings.
Approach sacred study as a disciplined practice (set days/sessions), begin with reverence (namas), and use contemplation (dhīmahi) to internalize teachings rather than treating them as mere information.