Shloka 47

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

वत्स्यस्य स्तनपाने च बालकृष्णं तु संस्मरेत् / दधिनिर्मन्थने चैव मन्थाधारं स्मरेद्धरिम्

Transliteration

vatsyasya stanapāne ca bālakṛṣṇaṃ tu saṃsmaret / dadhinirmanthane caiva manthādhāraṃ smareddharim

Translation

കിടാവ് മുലകുടിക്കുന്ന വേളയിൽ ബാലകൃഷ്ണനെ സ്മരിക്കണം; തൈര് മഥിക്കുമ്പോൾ മഥനദണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ ആധാരമായ ഹരിയെ സ്മരിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• वत्स्यस्य: of the calf
• वत्स्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• स्तन-पाने: at the drinking of milk from the teat
• स्तन-पाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्तनस्य पानम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बाल-कृष्णम्: child Krishna
• बाल-कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बालः कृष्णः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• संस्मरेत्: should remember
• संस्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) with सम्-उपसर्ग
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दधि-निर्मन्थने: at the churning of curd
• दधि-निर्मन्थने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दध्नः निर्मन्थनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• मन्थ-आधारम्: the support/stand of the churn
• मन्थ-आधारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मन्थस्य आधारः)

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa-bhakti: remembering Kṛṣṇa/Hari during ordinary actions to keep the mind anchored in the divine.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-smṛti as antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi; karma becomes yoga when offered through remembrance (karmayoga converging into bhakti).

Application: During feeding/suckling and dairy work (churning, cooking), consciously repeat a chosen name/mantra of Kṛṣṇa/Hari; treat work as worship.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: domestic-agrarian workspace

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29 (sequence of smaraṇa-injunctions tied to daily acts: bathing, tilaka, mudrā, sandhyā, śrāddha)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the importance of smaraṇa (remembrance) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that devotion is not limited to formal worship; even ordinary household actions can be turned into spiritual practice by remembering Hari/Kṛṣṇa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By training the mind in constant remembrance of the Divine, one strengthens sattva and devotion—inner qualities that the Purana presents as supportive for a favorable spiritual course beyond death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Link routine tasks (feeding, cooking, preparing food) with a brief remembrance or mantra of Hari/Kṛṣṇa, making everyday life a continuous, simple bhakti discipline.