Shloka 21

Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti

Devanagari script

जय सर्वाश्रयाव्यक्त जय सर्वग माधव / जय सूक्ष्म चिदान्दन जय चित्तनिरञ्जन

Transliteration

jaya sarvāśrayāvyakta jaya sarvaga mādhava / jaya sūkṣma cidāndana jaya cittanirañjana

Translation

ജയം നിനക്കേ, ഹേ സർവാശ്രയ അവ്യക്താ; ജയം നിനക്കേ, സർവഗ മാധവാ. ജയം നിനക്കേ, സൂക്ഷ്മ ചിദാനന്ദദാതാ; ജയം നിനക്കേ, ചിത്തനിരഞ്ജനാ॥

Word by Word

• जय: Hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• सर्व-आश्रय-अव्यक्त: O unmanifest refuge of all
• सर्व-आश्रय-अव्यक्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (सर्वेषाम् आश्रयः; अव्यक्तः)

• जय: Hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• सर्वग: O all-pervading one
• सर्वग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणार्थक-नाम (all-pervading)

• माधव: O Mādhava
• माधव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जय: Hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• सूक्ष्म: O subtle one
• सूक्ष्म: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूक्ष्मः)

• चित्-आनन्दन: O giver of bliss of consciousness
• चित्-आनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चितः आनन्दनः/आनन्ददः)

• जय: Hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• चित्त-निरञ्जन: O purifier of the mind
• चित्त-निरञ्जन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + निरञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चित्तं निरञ्जनं करोति/चित्तस्य निरञ्जनः)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering praise to Lord Vishnu (Madhava)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as avyakta (unmanifest), sarvāśraya (refuge of all), sarvaga (all-pervading), subtle consciousness-bliss, and purifier of mind.

Vedantic Theme: Nirguṇa–saguṇa interface: the Unmanifest ground that pervades all; citta-śuddhi as prerequisite for realization; consciousness as blissful essence.

Application: Meditate on the Lord as pervading presence; use the verse as a mantra for citta-nirmalatā (mental purification) before japa or study.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): passages emphasizing Viṣṇu as refuge (śaraṇya) and inner purifier in devotional contexts.

Characters & Entities

• Madhava
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of praising the 'Unmanifest' (Avyakta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse honors Vishnu as the unseen, all-supporting reality behind life and death, framing the teaching in devotion and metaphysical clarity rather than mere fear of afterlife consequences.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like the subtle body and inner purification?

By calling the Lord 'subtle' and 'stainless purifier of the mind (citta)', it points to transformation at the level of consciousness—central to understanding karmic impressions and the soul’s journey beyond the gross body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a short daily remembrance to cultivate mental purity, reduce agitation, and align actions with dharma—especially during grief, rituals, or reflection on impermanence.