Shloka 61
Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
तस्मै सदा भगवते प्रणमामि नित्यं निष्कामया तव समर्पणमात्रवुद्ध्या / वैकुण्ठनाथ भगवन्स्तवने न शक्तिः सोहं पुलसत्यसदृशोस्मि न संशयोत्र
tasmai sadā bhagavate praṇamāmi nityaṃ niṣkāmayā tava samarpaṇamātravuddhyā / vaikuṇṭhanātha bhagavanstavane na śaktiḥ sohaṃ pulasatyasadṛśosmi na saṃśayotra
Darum verneige ich mich stets und auf ewig vor jenem seligen Herrn, mit wunschlosem Geist, einzig in der Gesinnung, mich Dir als Opfergabe darzubringen. O Herr von Vaikuṇṭha, o Bhagavān, ich habe keine Kraft, Dich zu preisen; und doch bin ich wie Pulastya—daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering praise to Lord Vishnu (Vaikuntha-natha)
Concept: Niṣkāma-pranāma and self-offering (ātma-samarpaṇa) as sufficient devotion even when eloquent praise is impossible.
Vedantic Theme: Śaraṇāgati and ananya-bhakti; the Lord’s greatness exceeds speech (yato vāco nivartante motif).
Application: Cultivate daily bowing and mental offering without bargaining for results; replace performance-anxiety in worship with sincerity and surrender.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: divine abode
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa/Upadeśa sections): emphasis on Viṣṇu-nāma and śaraṇāgati as deliverance at death; Garuda Purana: recurring trope of sages sequentially praising the Lord
FAQs
This verse frames devotion as offering oneself to Vishnu without personal gain—pure surrender (samarpaṇa) rather than transactional worship.
Garuda emphasizes humility: even if one lacks the power to adequately praise God, sincere reverence and self-offering are presented as the essential approach.
Practice prayer or ritual with a clear intention of ethical living and inner surrender—reduce self-serving motives, and cultivate humility in spiritual study and worship.