Shloka 13

Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti

Devanagari script

नमस्ते परमाद्वैत नमस्ते पुरुषोत्तम / नमस्ते विश्वकृद्देव नमस्ते विश्वभावन

Transliteration

namaste paramādvaita namaste puruṣottama / namaste viśvakṛddeva namaste viśvabhāvana

Translation

Verehrung Dir, höchster nicht-dualer Wirklichkeit; Verehrung Dir, o Puruṣottama, höchste Person. Verehrung Dir, göttlicher Schöpfer des Universums; Verehrung Dir, Erhalter und Belebender aller Welten.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन

• परमाद्वैत: O supreme non-duality
• परमाद्वैत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—परमम् अद्वैतम् (O supreme non-duality)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन

• पुरुषोत्तम: O supreme person
• पुरुषोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः (O best of persons)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन

• विश्वकृत्: O maker of the universe
• विश्वकृत्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृ धातु; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—विश्वं करोति इति (maker of the universe)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; (विश्वकृत्-देव इति संबोधन-समुच्चयः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन

• विश्वभावन: O sustainer of the universe
• विश्वभावन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भावन (भू धातु; णिच्/भावन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—विश्वं भावयति/पालयति इति (sustainer/nurturer of the universe)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Reconciliation of paramādvaita with devotion to Puruṣottama: the Supreme is non-dual reality yet also the personal Lord who creates and animates the cosmos.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman-Īśvara identity; nirguṇa-saguṇa synthesis; the world’s dependence (ādhāratva) on the Supreme.

Application: Hold a non-sectarian, integrated view: meditate on the Self as one while practicing devotion and ethical living within the world.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: passages that blend bhakti with jñāna and describe the Lord as creator/sustainer (general parallel usage)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu as Paramādvaita in the Garuda Purana?

It frames the teaching within the highest metaphysical truth: the Lord is the supreme non-dual Reality, so devotion and liberation are rooted in realizing the One behind all worlds.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying Vishnu as the supreme reality and sustainer, it implies the soul’s ultimate refuge and goal is the Lord—beyond fear, punishment, and post-death transitions described elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin spiritual practice, śrāddha intentions, or daily prayer with remembrance of the Supreme as both transcendent (non-dual) and immanent (creator-sustainer), cultivating humility and steadiness in dharma.