Shloka 2
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
नारद उवाच / यथाक्षयो ऽव्ययो विष्णुः स्तोतव्यो वरदो मया / प्रत्यहं चार्चनाकाले तथा त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca / yathākṣayo 'vyayo viṣṇuḥ stotavyo varado mayā / pratyahaṃ cārcanākāle tathā tvaṃ vaktumarhasi
Nārada sprach: „So wie der unvergängliche, unveränderliche Herr Viṣṇu—der Spender der Gaben—von mir zu preisen ist, so sollst auch du dieses Lob lehren, damit es täglich zur Zeit der Verehrung rezitiert werde.“
Narada (Nārada)
Concept: Viṣṇu, imperishable and boon-giving, should be praised daily at the time of worship; teaching/propagation of that praise is itself a duty.
Vedantic Theme: Nitya-upāsanā as a stabilizer of mind (citta-śuddhi) leading toward higher realization; the unchanging (avyaya) as the ultimate refuge.
Application: Fix a daily pūjā window; recite the stotra consistently (pratyahaṃ) with attention and purity; if learned, transmit it to others as a service (sevā) to dharma and bhakti.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual space (gṛha-mandira or temple sanctum)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated stress on nāma-smaraṇa and stotra as daily discipline (general motif)
FAQs
This verse frames daily praise of Viṣṇu—imperishable and unchanging—as a recommended practice, especially at the time of archanā (formal worship), emphasizing steady devotion and remembrance.
Indirectly, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that regular worship and stuti cultivate dharma and spiritual merit, which aid the soul’s well-being and orientation toward liberation.
Recite a Viṣṇu-stotra or a short hymn daily during puja, keeping the focus on Viṣṇu as akṣaya (imperishable) and avyaya (unchanging) to build consistent spiritual discipline.