Shloka 70

Sṛṣṭi-krama, Pratibimba-Upādhi, and Viṣṇu as Primary Brahman

with Pralaya and Nāma-Stuti

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुतो विष्णुरजः पुराणो ह्यतित्वरावानुत्थितो नित्यबद्धः

Transliteration

evaṃ stuto viṣṇurajaḥ purāṇo hyatitvarāvānutthito nityabaddhaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെട്ട അജൻ, പുരാതനനായ വിഷ്ണു അതിവേഗം എഴുന്നേറ്റു—നിത്യനിയമ-വ്രതത്തിൽ അചഞ്ചലനായി.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb): 'thus/in this way'

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'praised'

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

• अजः: unborn
• अजः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (unborn)

• पुराणः: ancient
• पुराणः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (ancient)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अतित्वरावान्: very swift; exceedingly hasty
• अतित्वरावान्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-त्वरावान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावपूर्वक-विशेषण: अति (excessively) + त्वरावान् (swift/hasty)

• उत्थितः: risen
• उत्थितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग) + त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'risen/stood up'

• नित्यबद्धः: ever-bound
• नित्यबद्धः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य-बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: नित्यः बद्धः (ever-bound/always bound)

Speaker

Narrator (Suta/Pauranika voice describing Vishnu’s response after being praised)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord responds to sincere praise; His ‘rising’ signifies accessible grace while remaining unborn and primeval.

Vedantic Theme: Ajatva (unborn nature) alongside līlā/manifest responsiveness; nirguna-saguna coordination.

Application: Cultivate steady devotion and disciplined praise; interpret divine ‘actions’ as compassionate manifestation rather than limitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: narrative pattern where stuti precedes revelation/teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This verse shows that sincere praise (stuti) invokes an immediate divine response—Vishnu is depicted as swiftly rising, indicating readiness to protect, guide, or instruct according to dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the Purana’s guidance as divinely sanctioned: Vishnu, the primeval Lord, responds to devotion and establishes order—foundational for teachings on karma, dharma, and post-death guidance that follow in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain steady devotion and ethical resolve (nityabaddhaḥ): regular prayer, remembrance of Vishnu, and adherence to dharma are presented as ways to receive clarity and protection in difficult transitions.