Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुवीत देवेशं सर्वक्लेशविनाशनम् / अन्यैश्चवादकेः स्तात्रैः स्तुत्वा वै नीललोहित

Transliteration

evaṃ stuvīta deveśaṃ sarvakleśavināśanam / anyaiścavādakeḥ stātraiḥ stutvā vai nīlalohita

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവേശനായ, സർവ്വക്ലേശനാശകനായ പ്രഭുവിനെ സ്തുതിക്കണം; വാദ്യങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ മറ്റു സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാലും സ്തുതിച്ചാൽ നീലലോഹിതൻ (ശിവൻ) തന്നെയാണ് സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• स्तुवीत: should praise
• स्तुवीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• सर्वक्लेशविनाशनम्: destroyer of all afflictions
• सर्वक्लेशविनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (सर्वेषां क्लेशानां विनाशनम्) विशेषणम् (देवेशम्)

• अन्यैः: by others/with others
• अन्यैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

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

• वादकैः: with singers/reciters
• वादकैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययभावः; क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having praised’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नीललोहित: O Nīlalohita (Rudra)
• नीललोहित: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नीलश्चासौ लोहितश्च/नीललोहितः) — रुद्रस्य नाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti (praise) as a means to destroy kleśas; devotional music as upāsanā; harmony between Hari and Hara in praise.

Vedantic Theme: One Supreme approached through names and forms; devotion purifies mind (citta-śuddhi) and reduces kleśas.

Application: Use kīrtana/stotra recitation with music as a regular practice for mental purification and steadiness; cultivate non-sectarian reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred precinct

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.37-38 (prayer and refuge); Garuda Purana 1.32.41 (Śaṅkara as devotee of Vāsudeva)

Characters & Entities

• Devesha
• Nīlalohita (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Devesha (Lord of the gods) in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents praise (stuti) as a direct spiritual means to destroy sarva-kleśa—mental, physical, and karmic afflictions—by turning the mind toward the divine.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, it reinforces that devotional practices like stotra-recitation—often supported by ritual elements such as music—are part of dharmic discipline that steadies the mind and reduces suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly recite a traditional stotra with focused attention (alone or in congregational singing), using it as a disciplined practice to reduce anxiety, cultivate devotion, and support ethical living.