Shloka 30
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ त्वं मरुद्गणाः / त्वं दैत्या दानवा नागास्त्वं यक्षा राक्षसाः खगाः
ādityā vasavo rudrā aśvinau tvaṃ marudgaṇāḥ / tvaṃ daityā dānavā nāgāstvaṃ yakṣā rākṣasāḥ khagāḥ
Du bist die Ādityas, die Vasus, die Rudras und die Zwillings-Aśvins; du bist die Scharen der Maruts. Du bist die Daityas, die Dānavas, die Nāgas; du bist die Yakṣas, die Rākṣasas und die Vögel.
Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra in a teaching hymn of divine all-pervasiveness)
Concept: Sarvātmakatva: the Lord as the inner essence and identity of all orders of beings (deva to asura to nāga to pakṣi).
Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as the material and efficient cause; unity-in-diversity (abheda-darśana) with devotional address.
Application: Cultivate non-sectarian reverence and reduce fear/hatred toward ‘other’ beings by seeing the same Lord as their inner ground; use as a viśvarūpa-stuti in daily japa or pūjā.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.234.31-34 (continuation of all-pervasive identification)
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme (Vishnu) pervades all categories of beings—devas, asuras, nāgas, yakṣas, and others—so devotion and discernment are grounded in a vision of one underlying reality.
By asserting divine pervasion across all realms and beings, it supports the Purana’s broader moral framework: actions (karma) operate within a cosmos ultimately governed by the Supreme, encouraging dharmic living and God-remembrance amid fear of post-death consequences.
Practice seeing the same divine presence in all beings, reducing hatred and arrogance; pair this with daily remembrance (japa/stuti) to strengthen ethical restraint and compassion.