Shloka 25
Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority
संतर्प्य तुष्टैः स्वमनोनु सारात्तैः कारितां काम्यपूजां तथैव / निवेदयित्वा परदेवतायां विष्णौ हरौ श्रीपुरुषादिवन्द्ये
saṃtarpya tuṣṭaiḥ svamanonu sārāttaiḥ kāritāṃ kāmyapūjāṃ tathaiva / nivedayitvā paradevatāyāṃ viṣṇau harau śrīpuruṣādivandye
ក្រោយពេលបានបំពេញចិត្ត និងធ្វើឲ្យពេញព្រះហឫទ័យដល់អ្នកស្មោះស្រឡាញ់តាមចេតនារបស់ខ្លួនហើយ គួរធ្វើបូជាកាម្យ (បូជាដើម្បីបំណង) ដូចដែលពួកគេបានណែនាំ។ ហើយពេលថ្វាយទៅកាន់ព្រះទេវតាអធិបតី—ព្រះវិṣṇុ ព្រះហរិ—ដែលគួរឲ្យគោរពជាព្រះស្រី-បុរស និងព្រះអម្ចាស់ដើមកំណើត គួរឧទ្ទិសទាំងអស់ទៅព្រះអង្គ។
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: All worship and desired rites should be ultimately offered to the Supreme Deity Viṣṇu (Hari), the venerable primordial Lord (Śrī-Puruṣa).
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-paratva and sarva-karma-samarpaṇa (offering all acts to the Supreme); subordination of devatā worship to the Supreme Person.
Application: Perform duties and customary devotions, but consciously dedicate the act and its fruit to Viṣṇu; cultivate a habit of final offering (samarpaṇa) in daily worship.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated injunctions to orient rites toward Viṣṇu as the ultimate refuge; Garuda Purana: praise of Viṣṇu-nāma and Hari as Paradevatā (thematic)
FAQs
This verse indicates that result-oriented worship (kāmya pūjā) may be performed, but it should ultimately be offered and dedicated to the Supreme Deity—Viṣṇu/Hari—so the act is aligned with higher devotion rather than mere desire.
It teaches a sequence: first satisfy and please the appropriate devoted persons/ritual facilitators, then perform the intended worship, and finally dedicate the offering to Viṣṇu as the Supreme Lord, making the worship spiritually complete.
When performing any vow, pūjā, or charity for a goal, conclude by consciously dedicating the act and its fruits to Viṣṇu/Hari—reducing ego and desire-driven anxiety while keeping the practice dharmic.