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Shloka 57

Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya

Devanagari script

स्तूद्दैव चौर्वो विष्णुपादारविदं स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा रुद्धकण्ठो बभूव / ते पापिष्ठाः पापरूपान्भजन्तो दिनेदिने दुर्विषयान्कदिन्द्रियैः

Transliteration

stūddaiva caurvo viṣṇupādāravidaṃ smṛtvāsmṛtvā ruddhakaṇṭho babhūva / te pāpiṣṭhāḥ pāparūpānbhajanto dinedine durviṣayānkadindriyaiḥ

Translation

Da gedachte der Dieb, als preise er das Geschick, immer wieder an die Lotosfüße Viṣṇus; und beim Erinnern schnürte ihm die Ergriffenheit die Kehle zu. Doch die Allersündigsten, die Gestalten nach ihrem Sündenmaß annehmen, jagen Tag für Tag schädlichen Sinnesobjekten mit ihren elenden Sinnen nach.

Word by Word
स्तुत्having praised / praised
स्तुत्:
क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; here used adverbially with 'दैव' (textual: स्तूद्दैव)
दैवthe divine (deity)
दैव:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootदैव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as 'the deity/divine' (textual sandhi)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
और्वःAurva
और्वः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootऔर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
विष्णु-पाद-अरविन्दम्the lotus-feet of Viṣṇu
विष्णु-पाद-अरविन्दम्:
कर्म (object of स्मृत्वा)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'lotus of Viṣṇu's feet'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
स्मृत्वाhaving remembered
स्मृत्वा:
पूर्वकाल
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)
स्मृत्वाhaving remembered again and again
स्मृत्वा:
पूर्वकाल
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) (repetition for emphasis)
रुद्ध-कण्ठःwith choked throat
रुद्ध-कण्ठः:
विशेषण (of Aurva)
TypeAdjective
Rootरुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, रुध् धातु) + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (descriptive: 'choked-throated'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
बभूवbecame
बभूव:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
तेthey
ते:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
पापिष्ठाःmost sinful
पापिष्ठाः:
विशेषण (of ते)
TypeAdjective
Rootपापिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of पाप)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण
पाप-रूपान्sinful forms
पाप-रूपान्:
कर्म (object of भजन्तः)
TypeNoun
Rootपाप (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (determinative: 'sin-forms'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन
भजन्तःindulging in, resorting to
भजन्तः:
कर्ता (agent participle)
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु)
Formशतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
दिनेin a day
दिने:
अधिकरण (time-locative)
TypeNoun
Rootदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
दिनेday by day
दिने:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeNoun
Rootदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (repetition: day by day)
दुर्विषयान्evil sense-objects
दुर्विषयान्:
कर्म (object of implied 'pursue')
TypeNoun
Rootदुर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 'दुर्-' as prefix meaning bad/difficult
कद्-इन्द्रियैःwith wretched senses
कद्-इन्द्रियैः:
करण (instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootकद् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (determinative: 'wretched senses'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa of Viṣṇu’s lotus-feet transforms the heart; sin (pāpa) externalizes as degraded tendencies/forms, driving repeated harmful viṣaya-seeking.

Vedantic Theme: Māyā-driven identification with pāpa-vāsanā; bhakti-smṛti as purifying counter-current leading toward sattva and liberation-readiness.

Application: Practice nāma-smaraṇa and pāda-sevā-bhāva (reverent remembrance of the Lord’s feet) when cravings surge; replace harmful habits with devotional routines.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Viṣṇu-smaraṇa as purifier and protector (common refrain across devotional sections); Continuation of māyā/viṣaya critique culminating in 3.18.59-60

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu

FAQs

This verse presents remembrance of Viṣṇu’s lotus-feet as a powerful inner turning—so intense it chokes the voice—signaling repentance and spiritual recollection even in a sinful person.

It states that the gravely sinful “assume forms shaped by sin” and repeatedly chase harmful sense-objects, indicating continued bondage to karmic tendencies rather than liberation.

Cultivate daily remembrance of the divine (nāma/smaraṇa) and restrain harmful sense-indulgence; otherwise, habits harden into karmic patterns that keep pulling the mind toward destructive objects.

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