Shloka 62
Sṛṣṭi-krama, Pratibimba-Upādhi, and Viṣṇu as Primary Brahman
with Pralaya and Nāma-Stuti
उत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द सुवेदवेद्य सोव्यात्कृताख्यो मयि सम्यक् प्रसीद / भो केशवोत्तिष्ठ सुखस्वरूप सृष्टौ व्यये वर्तयितुं समर्थः
uttiṣṭha govinda suvedavedya sovyātkṛtākhyo mayi samyak prasīda / bho keśavottiṣṭha sukhasvarūpa sṛṣṭau vyaye vartayituṃ samarthaḥ
Erhebe Dich, o Govinda—Du, der wahrhaft durch die wohlbekannten Veden erkennbar ist. Sei mir ganz gnädig, o Herr, berühmt als der Schöpfer. O Keśava, erhebe Dich—Du, dessen Wesen Seligkeit ist, vollkommen fähig, Schöpfung und Auflösung zu lenken.
Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu
Concept: Viṣṇu (Govinda/Keśava) is the Veda-knowable, bliss-natured Lord; the devotee seeks His full grace to set cosmic order in motion.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as sat-cit-ānanda and as nimitta-kāraṇa (efficient cause) of creation/dissolution; devotion as access to divine prasāda.
Application: Use stotra-style prayer in daily practice; contemplate the Lord as both immanent bliss and cosmic governor; cultivate surrender during instability.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-stuti passages and teachings that nāma/stotra invoke divine protection and order
FAQs
This verse grounds devotion in śāstra: Vishnu is not merely a personal deity but the supreme reality affirmed by the Vedas, making the prayer both devotional and scripturally authoritative.
It functions as an invocation: Garuda calls upon Vishnu to arise and bestow grace, framing the forthcoming teaching as guided by the Lord who controls both creation (sṛṣṭi) and dissolution (vyaya).
Begin study, ritual, or difficult life transitions with a clear invocation—seeking steadiness and right understanding from the divine source of order behind both growth and endings.