Shloka 5
Nāma-mahātmya: Liberation through Salutation, Chanting, and the Mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya”
कृष्णे स्फुरज्जलधरोदरचारुकृष्णे लोकाधिकारपुरुषे परमप्रमेये / एको हि भावगुणमात्रदृढप्रणामः सद्यः श्वपाकमपि साधयितुं सशक्तः
kṛṣṇe sphurajjaladharodaracārukṛṣṇe lokādhikārapuruṣe paramaprameye / eko hi bhāvaguṇamātradṛḍhapraṇāmaḥ sadyaḥ śvapākamapi sādhayituṃ saśaktaḥ
ខ្ញុំសូមក្រាបបង្គំដល់ព្រះក្រឹṣṇa—ខ្មៅស្រស់ស្អាតដូចពោះពពកភ្លៀងដែលភ្លឺរលោង; ដល់បុរសអធិរាជគ្រប់គ្រងលោក ទ្រង់លើសពីការយល់ដឹងពេញលេញ។ ការប្រគល់ខ្លួនដោយសេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់ក្នុងចិត្តសុទ្ធ តែមួយដង ដោយការក្រាបយ៉ាងមាំមួន ក៏មានអំណាចធ្វើឲ្យសូម្បីអ្នកទាបថោកបំផុត ទទួលបានសេចក្តីសម្រេចធម៌ភ្លាមៗ។
Lord Viṣṇu (teaching Garuḍa)
Concept: A single firm pranāma with pure inner feeling to Kṛṣṇa can grant immediate spiritual accomplishment even to an outcaste.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-kṛpā; bhakti as direct means; equality of access to the Divine beyond varṇa-based limitation at the level of grace.
Application: Practice bhāva-śuddhi (purity of intention) in devotion; avoid spiritual elitism; honor the capacity of all persons for realization.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti’s supremacy over ritual grandeur (general motif in devotional passages)
FAQs
This verse teaches that a single, unwavering act of surrender to Kṛṣṇa—done with genuine inner feeling—can be spiritually decisive, outweighing external status and mere formalities.
By stating that even a śvapāka can be 'made successful' immediately through true devotion, the verse emphasizes inner transformation as the key criterion for spiritual attainment.
Cultivate sincere devotion and humility—offer a genuine daily praṇāma or prayer with steadiness of mind—prioritizing inner sincerity over display, pride, or social labels.