Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

यस्य विष्णौ दृढा भक्तिः सर्वकामफलप्रदे / पूजां कर्तुं तथा स्तोत्रं कः शक्नोति तवाच्युत

Transliteration

yasya viṣṇau dṛḍhā bhaktiḥ sarvakāmaphalaprade / pūjāṃ kartuṃ tathā stotraṃ kaḥ śaknoti tavācyuta

Translation

Für den, dessen feste Hingabe an Viṣṇu die Früchte aller Wünsche gewährt—o Acyuta—wer könnte überhaupt imstande sein, Deine Verehrung angemessen zu vollziehen und einen Lobeshymnus zu Dir würdig zu verfassen?

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• viṣṇau: in Vishnu
• viṣṇau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• dṛḍhā: firm
• dṛḍhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भक्तिः इति विशेष्य

• bhaktiḥ: devotion
• bhaktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarva-kāma-phala-prade: who grants the fruits of all desires
• sarva-kāma-phala-prade: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (‘giver of fruits of all desires’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विष्णौ इति विशेषण (locative agreement)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kartuṃ: to do
• kartuṃ: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), धातु: कृ

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (also/likewise)

• stotram: hymn of praise
• stotram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• śaknoti: is able
• śaknoti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• acyuta: O Acyuta
• acyuta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक; √cyu with a-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक ‘one who does not fall’

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu (Acyuta)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dṛḍha-bhakti to Viṣṇu is sarva-kāma-phala-pradā; yet the Lord’s greatness makes perfect worship and stotra composition inherently inadequate—prompting surrender.

Vedantic Theme: The infinite (Ananta/Acyuta) cannot be fully encompassed by finite speech and action; grace completes what devotion begins.

Application: Offer simple praise and worship without anxiety; rely on sincerity and constancy rather than literary/ritual perfection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana bhakti praises of Viṣṇu-nāma and stotra as accessible means (general internal thematic link)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Acyuta
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of steadfast Vishnu-bhakti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse elevates firm devotion to Viṣṇu as a power that yields all desired fruits, implying that grace (bhakti) surpasses mere ritual capacity.

How does this verse relate to Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

It reads as Garuḍa’s reverential address to Viṣṇu, expressing humility that no praise or worship can fully match the Lord whose devotion itself grants results.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate consistent devotion and humility in worship—regular prayer, simple pūjā, and sincere stotra—without pride in ritual expertise.