Shloka 68
Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
पूर्तिर्यदा क्रियते कर्मणां च सम्यक् स्मरेद्वासुदेवं हरिं च / एवं कृतानि कर्माणि हरिप्रीतिकराणि च
pūrtiryadā kriyate karmaṇāṃ ca samyak smaredvāsudevaṃ hariṃ ca / evaṃ kṛtāni karmāṇi hariprītikarāṇi ca
Wenn die Handlungen des pūrti—Werke der Vollendung und des öffentlichen Verdienstes—recht vollzogen werden, soll man auch Vāsudeva, Hari, gedenken. So getane Taten werden Hari wohlgefällig.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Karma becomes spiritually efficacious and pleasing to Hari when performed properly and accompanied by Vāsudeva-smaraṇa.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga principle: offering (īśvara-arpana) transforms action; devotion integrates with merit-making.
Application: When doing charity or public-benefit works, begin with a brief remembrance/japa of ‘Vāsudeva’ and maintain a dedicatory intention that the act is for Hari’s pleasure.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29 (act-linked remembrance; Hari-prīti as criterion of dharma)
FAQs
This verse says that pūrti—meritorious works and proper ritual completion—becomes spiritually effective when done correctly and accompanied by remembrance of Vāsudeva (Hari).
It teaches that correct performance alone is not the full measure; adding Hari-smaraṇa (remembrance of Vishnu) transforms deeds into acts that directly please Hari, integrating karma with bhakti.
When performing charity, ancestral rites, or any religious duty, do it carefully and consciously invoke/remember Vishnu—so the act is aligned with devotion and higher purpose.