Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

बोधस्वरूपं पुरुषं पुराणमादित्यवर्णं विमलं विशुद्धम् / सञ्चिन्त्य विष्णुं परमद्वितीयं कस्तत्र योगी न लंय प्रयाति

Transliteration

bodhasvarūpaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇamādityavarṇaṃ vimalaṃ viśuddham / sañcintya viṣṇuṃ paramadvitīyaṃ kastatra yogī na laṃya prayāti

Translation

Wenn man Viṣṇu bedenkt—den uralten Puruṣa, dessen Wesen reines Bewusstsein ist, sonnengleich strahlend, makellos und vollkommen rein, den höchsten Einen ohne Zweiten—welcher Yogi würde durch diese Betrachtung nicht laya, das Aufgehen in Ihm, erlangen?

Word by Word

• बोधस्वरूपम्: whose nature is consciousness
• बोधस्वरूपम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोध + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: बोधस्य स्वरूपम्

• पुरुषम्: the Person
• पुरुषम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुराणम्: ancient
• पुराणम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'पुरुषम्/विष्णुम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आदित्यवर्णम्: sun-hued
• आदित्यवर्णम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः: आदित्यस्य इव वर्णः यस्य

• विमलम्: spotless
• विमलम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विशुद्धम्: perfectly pure
• विशुद्धम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सञ्चिन्त्य: having meditated upon
• सञ्चिन्त्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमद्वितीयम्: supreme, without a second
• परमद्वितीयम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयोगः: परमः (श्रेष्ठः) अद्वितीयः (without a second)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• तत्र: there/in that (case)
• तत्र: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• योगी: yogi
• योगी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रयाति: attains/goes
• प्रयाति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhyāna on Viṣṇu as bodha-svarūpa, aditya-varṇa, and paramādvitiya leads the yogin to laya (complete absorption/mergence).

Vedantic Theme: Paramādvaita (supreme nonduality) language; meditation as means to samādhi/laya; purity (vimala/viśuddha) as prerequisite for stable realization.

Application: Use a dhyāna visualization: luminous sun-like consciousness in the heart/inner sky; sustain one-pointedness; cultivate sattva through ethical living and disciplined practice to support absorption.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana yoga-leaning stotra passages that promise pāpa-kṣaya and higher lokas through dhyāna (general parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Purusha
• Aditya (as a simile for radiance)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu-dhyana (meditation on Vishnu) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Viṣṇu-meditation as a direct liberating discipline: contemplating the supremely pure, non-dual Lord naturally culminates in laya—absorption into the Divine—signifying mokṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

It frames liberation not as mere ritual outcome but as inner realization: by sustained contemplation of Viṣṇu as the ancient Puruṣa and pure consciousness, the yogin’s individuality dissolves into the Supreme (laya).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt daily focused japa/dhyāna on Viṣṇu (or Nārāyaṇa) with the understanding of His purity and non-duality; let ethical living and mental purification support steady contemplation leading toward inner freedom.