Annadāna and the Obstruction of Viṣṇu-Darśana; Vāmadeva’s Teaching and the Vāsudeva Stotra Prelude
विज्वल उवाच । वासुदेवाभिधानं तत्स्तोत्रं कथय मे पितः । येन मोक्षं व्रजेद्राजा तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्
vijvala uvāca | vāsudevābhidhānaṃ tatstotraṃ kathaya me pitaḥ | yena mokṣaṃ vrajedrājā tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam
ヴィジュヴァラは言った。「父よ、『ヴァースデーヴァ』(ストートラ)と名づけられたその讃歌を私に語ってください。それによって王はモークシャを得、ヴィシュヌの至上の住処に至るのです。」
Vijvala
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्स्तोत्रं = तत् स्तोत्रम्; व्रजेद्राजा = व्रजेत् राजा; तद्विष्णोः = तत् विष्णोः।
Vijvala asks his father to teach him the hymn called the “Vāsudeva-stotra,” which is said to lead a king to liberation and to Viṣṇu’s supreme abode.
It presents devotional praise (stotra) of Vāsudeva/Viṣṇu as a direct means toward mokṣa, highlighting devotion and remembrance as liberating practices.
Even kings—despite power and worldly duties—should seek spiritual instruction and adopt devotional discipline, aiming for liberation rather than mere temporal success.