Shloka 66
Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa
पुष्पादीनां छेदने चैव काले सम्यक स्मरेदेत्कपिलाख्यं हरिं च / प्रदक्षिणेगारुडान्तर्गतं च हरिं स्मरेत्सर्वदा वै खगेन्द्र
puṣpādīnāṃ chedane caiva kāle samyaka smaredetkapilākhyaṃ hariṃ ca / pradakṣiṇegāruḍāntargataṃ ca hariṃ smaretsarvadā vai khagendra
ಪುಷ್ಪಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕೀಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಕಪಿಲನಾಮಧಾರಿ ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಬೇಕು. ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡುವಾಗ ಗರುಡಾಂತರ್ಗತನಾದ ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಬೇಕು; ಹೇ ಖಗೇಂದ್ರ, ಸದಾ ಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸು.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Smarana (remembrance) of Hari should accompany even minor acts, transforming them into devotion.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-smṛti as a purifier of karma; sanctification of action through God-centered intention (bhāva).
Application: Before plucking flowers for worship or household use, pause and mentally recite/remember ‘Kapila Hari’; during pradakṣiṇā, remember Hari as present with/in Garuḍa; cultivate an ‘always remember’ habit.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29 (smarana-vidhi sequence; remembrance tied to daily acts)
FAQs
This verse frames even small ritual actions (like cutting flowers for worship) as sacred, to be done with mindful remembrance of Vishnu, ensuring the act remains devotional rather than merely mechanical.
It instructs that during circumambulation one should remember Hari ‘within Garuḍa,’ emphasizing Vishnu’s constant presence and the intimate Vishnu–Garuḍa relationship in devotional practice.
Perform offerings and temple practices with conscious attention—pause before plucking flowers or starting pradakshina, and mentally invoke Vishnu—turning routine actions into continuous bhakti.