Shloka 31
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
गन्धर्वाप्यरसः सिद्धाः पितरस्त्वं महामराः / भूतानि विषयस्त्वं हि त्वमव्यक्तेन्द्रियाणि च
gandharvāpyarasaḥ siddhāḥ pitarastvaṃ mahāmarāḥ / bhūtāni viṣayastvaṃ hi tvamavyaktendriyāṇi ca
Tu es les Gandharva et les Apsaras, les Siddha, les Pitṛ et les grands êtres célestes. En vérité, tu es les éléments et les objets des sens; et tu es aussi les sens non manifestés, les facultés subtiles.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), praising Lord Vishnu/Narayana in a hymnic address
Concept: The Lord as both bhūtas (elements) and viṣayas (sense-objects), and as the subtle/unmanifest indriyas—grounding perception itself in the divine.
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin doctrine and the dependence of mind-sense-world on Īśvara; hints of Sāṅkhya categories integrated into theism.
Application: During meditation, trace experience back: object → sense → subtle faculty → witnessing presence; offer all sensory life as worship by remembering its divine basis.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.234.30 (beings); Garuda Purana 1.234.32 (mind/intellect/ego and kṣetrajña)
FAQs
This verse teaches a non-dual, all-pervading vision: every class of being—celestial, ancestral, and subtle—is ultimately grounded in the Supreme, strengthening devotion and dissolving narrow identity.
By stating that the Lord is both the sense-objects (viṣaya) and the subtle/unmanifest senses (avyakta-indriya), it frames experience itself—perception and its objects—as dependent on the Divine, a key lens for understanding post-death subtle experience described in the Garuda Purana.
Practice self-restraint and mindfulness: treat sensory cravings and perceptions as transient processes, and cultivate devotion by remembering the Divine presence behind all experiences—helpful for ethical living and steadiness during grief and rites for ancestors.