Shloka 30

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

दं स्तोत्रं जपेत्पश्चाद्वासुदेवमनुस्मरन् / ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय नमः सकर्षणाय च

Transliteration

daṃ stotraṃ japetpaścādvāsudevamanusmaran / oṃ namo vāsudevāya namaḥ sakarṣaṇāya ca

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം വാസുദേവനെ അനുസ്മരിച്ച് ഈ സ്തോത്രം ജപിക്കണം— “ഓം നമോ വാസുദേവായ, നമഃ സങ്കർഷണായ ച”।

Word by Word

• दं: (seed syllable) daṃ
• दं: Sambandha (Mantric element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (मन्त्र-बीज/seed syllable)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kala (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb): ‘afterwards’

• वासुदेवम्: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अनुस्मरन्: remembering
• अनुस्मरन्: Karta (Agent of accompanying action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘remembering’

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantric element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (प्रणव/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रणव/om)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (नमस्-शब्दः), नमस्कारार्थक; सामान्यतः दत्तिविभक्त्या सह

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (salutation)

• सकर्षणाय: to Saṅkarṣaṇa
• सकर्षणाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Remembrance and praise of Vāsudeva, beginning with praṇava and namas, is a direct devotional act.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as upāsanā: the Lord approached through sacred sound; unity expressed through vyūha manifestations.

Application: After pūjā, recite the stotra with focused remembrance; use ‘Om namo…’ as a daily japa seed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.31 (Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Nārāyaṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Sankarshana

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Vāsudeva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (remembrance of Vāsudeva) alongside japa, presenting it as a spiritually protective and purifying practice associated with ritual sequence (“afterwards”).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By prescribing mantra-japa with focused remembrance of Vāsudeva, it indicates that devotion and mental fixation on the Lord are key supports in transitional rites and in securing auspiciousness for the soul’s onward journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Chant “Om Namo Vāsudevāya” with steady remembrance (anusmaraṇa), especially after daily worship or during śrāddha-related observances, as a simple discipline for clarity, devotion, and ethical steadiness.