Shloka 41

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

सर्वकामप्रदा श्रेष्ठा वासुदेवस्य शङ्कर / एतत्पूजनमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

sarvakāmapradā śreṣṭhā vāsudevasya śaṅkara / etatpūjanamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ

Translation

Este Śaṅkara (Śiva), supremo devoto de Vāsudeva, es el otorgador de todos los fines deseados. Con solo adorarlo, el hombre queda realizado—sus deberes cumplidos.

Word by Word

• सर्वकामप्रदा: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां प्रदा) विशेषणम् (पूजा—अध्याहृतम्/प्रसङ्गतः)

• श्रेष्ठा: excellent, best
• श्रेष्ठा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• एतत्पूजनमात्रेण: by merely worshipping this
• एतत्पूजनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (एतस्य पूजनस्य मात्रम् = mere worship of this)

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished what should be done
• कृतकृत्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृतं कृत्यं येन सः) विशेषणम् (नरः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worship of Śaṅkara (as Vāsudeva-bhakta) grants kāma (desired aims) and a sense of kṛtakṛtyatā (life’s completion).

Vedantic Theme: Devotee-saints as conduits of grace; harmonization of deities under the Supreme; bhakti yields both artha/kāma and supports mokṣa-readiness.

Application: Honor great devotees/teachers and cultivate devotion through simple, consistent worship; measure success by inner completeness rather than accumulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.39 (Nīlalohita praised with hymns)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Shankara (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Śaṅkara in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that Śaṅkara is an excellent bestower of desired aims and that mere worship of him makes a person kṛtakṛtya—spiritually and duty-wise fulfilled.

How does this verse reflect the relationship between Vāsudeva and Śaṅkara?

It presents Śaṅkara in connection with Vāsudeva, emphasizing reverence and alignment rather than rivalry—supporting a Hari-Hara harmony within the Purāṇic teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain steady devotional practice (regular pūjā, mantra, and ethical living) with sincerity; the verse highlights that consistent worship itself is a powerful means to inner completion.