Shloka 28
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
त्वं खड्गचर्मणा सार्धं त्वं दिक्पालास्तथा प्रभो / त्वं वेधास्त्वं विधाता च त्वं यमस्त्वं हुताशनः
tvaṃ khaḍgacarmaṇā sārdhaṃ tvaṃ dikpālāstathā prabho / tvaṃ vedhāstvaṃ vidhātā ca tvaṃ yamastvaṃ hutāśanaḥ
O Herr, du bist die göttliche Macht samt Schwert und Schild; du bist auch die Hüter der Himmelsrichtungen. Du bist Vedhā, der Schöpfer; du bist Vidhātā, der Ordner; du bist Yama; und du bist Hutāśana (Agni), der Feuergott.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), praising Lord Vishnu
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: The Lord is the inner ruler of creation, order, judgment, and purification—creator (Vedhā/Vidhātā), moral governor (Yama), and transformative fire (Agni).
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin doctrine: one īśvara functioning as all cosmic regulators; karma-phala dispensation under divine sovereignty.
Application: Live with accountability (Yama) and cultivate inner purification (Agni) through disciplined conduct, truthful speech, and conscious ‘burning’ of impurities via sādhana.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: cosmic mandala
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa (Yama’s role as dharma-rāja appears extensively elsewhere; this verse anticipates that theology by identifying Yama as the Lord’s function)
FAQs
This verse frames death, judgment, and ritual fire as expressions of one supreme divine order, emphasizing that karmic justice (Yama) and purification/offerings (Agni) operate under the same ultimate reality.
By declaring 'you are Yama,' the verse implies that the soul’s post-death accountability is not random or merely punitive; it is part of a divinely governed moral law where actions bear results through Yama’s jurisdiction.
Live with ethical discipline (dharma) and perform duties and rites with reverence, seeing justice, consequences, and purification as sacred—encouraging responsibility, truthfulness, and mindful conduct.