Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

अचिराल्लभते मोक्षं छित्वा संसारबन्धनम् / अन्यो ऽपि यो जपेद्भक्त्या त्रिसन्ध्यं नियतः शुचिः

Transliteration

acirāllabhate mokṣaṃ chitvā saṃsārabandhanam / anyo 'pi yo japedbhaktyā trisandhyaṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ

Translation

അവൻ അചിരത്തിൽ തന്നെ സംസാരബന്ധനം മുറിച്ച് മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. മറ്റൊരാളും ശുചിയായി നിയമത്തോടെ ത്രിസന്ധ്യകളിൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ ജപിച്ചാൽ അവനും അതേ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• अचिरात्: soon/after a short time
• अचिरात्: Apadana (Source/अवधि-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘अचिरात्’ = ‘शीघ्रात्/अल्पकालात्’

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• छित्वा: having cut/broken
• छित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √छिद् (धातु, त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• संसारबन्धनम्: bondage of worldly existence
• संसारबन्धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसारस्य बन्धनम्)

• अन्यः: another person
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: at the three junction-times (morning/noon/evening)
• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि + सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial) ‘त्रिषु सन्ध्यासु’

• नियतः: disciplined
• नियतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (√यम् धातु, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण ‘disciplined/regulated’

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• शुचिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Disciplined, pure, devotional japa—especially at the three sandhyas—cuts samsaric bondage and yields quick moksha.

Vedantic Theme: Sadhana-chatushtaya supports: shaucha and niyama; bhakti-japa as a means to chitta-shuddhi culminating in liberation.

Application: Establish a trisandhya japa routine (or a realistic adapted schedule), maintaining cleanliness, restraint, and devotional intent; track consistency rather than quantity alone.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual time-marker

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.234.50-54 (stotra and its fruits)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of trisandhya japa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents trisandhya (dawn–noon–dusk) devotional japa, done with purity and discipline, as a direct means to sever saṃsāra-bondage and move swiftly toward mokṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

It frames liberation as the cutting of saṃsāra-bandhanam (the binding chain of repeated birth and death) through sustained bhakti-based practice—specifically regulated, pure, thrice-daily mantra recitation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a steady daily spiritual routine: choose an authentic mantra/prayer, recite it with devotion at consistent times (morning, midday, evening), and support it with cleanliness and self-discipline.