Shloka 2

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच / यथाक्षयो ऽव्ययो विष्णुः स्तोतव्यो वरदो मया / प्रत्यहं चार्चनाकाले तथा त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

nārada uvāca / yathākṣayo 'vyayo viṣṇuḥ stotavyo varado mayā / pratyahaṃ cārcanākāle tathā tvaṃ vaktumarhasi

Translation

നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു: അക്ഷയനും അവ്യയനും വരദായകനുമായ വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ഞാൻ സ്തുതിക്കേണ്ടതുപോലെ, നീയും പ്രതിദിനം അർച്ചനാകാലത്ത് പാരായണം ചെയ്യേണ്ട ആ സ്തോത്രം ഉപദേശിക്കാൻ യോഗ്യനാണ്.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यथा: how, in what way
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘यथा’ = यथाविधि/येन प्रकारेण

• अक्षयः: imperishable
• अक्षयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णुः)

• अव्ययः: unchanging
• अव्ययः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णुः)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्तोतव्यः: to be praised
• स्तोतव्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (विष्णुः)

• वरदः: giver of boons
• वरदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णुः)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• प्रति-अहम्: every day
• प्रति-अहम्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अर्चना-काले: at the time of worship
• अर्चना-काले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चना (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (अर्चनायाः कालः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘तथा’ = तद्वत्/एवम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वक्तुम्: to speak
• वक्तुम्: Kriya (Infinitive complement/तुमर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘वक्तुम्’ = कथयितुम्

• अर्हसि: you are fit / you should
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narada (Nārada)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu, imperishable and boon-giving, should be praised daily at the time of worship; teaching/propagation of that praise is itself a duty.

Vedantic Theme: Nitya-upāsanā as a stabilizer of mind (citta-śuddhi) leading toward higher realization; the unchanging (avyaya) as the ultimate refuge.

Application: Fix a daily pūjā window; recite the stotra consistently (pratyahaṃ) with attention and purity; if learned, transmit it to others as a service (sevā) to dharma and bhakti.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (gṛha-mandira or temple sanctum)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated stress on nāma-smaraṇa and stotra as daily discipline (general motif)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu daily in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames daily praise of Viṣṇu—imperishable and unchanging—as a recommended practice, especially at the time of archanā (formal worship), emphasizing steady devotion and remembrance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that regular worship and stuti cultivate dharma and spiritual merit, which aid the soul’s well-being and orientation toward liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recite a Viṣṇu-stotra or a short hymn daily during puja, keeping the focus on Viṣṇu as akṣaya (imperishable) and avyaya (unchanging) to build consistent spiritual discipline.