Shloka 16

Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī

Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name

Devanagari script

अच्छिन्नभक्तस्य हि मे मुकुन्द सदा भक्तिं देहि पादारविन्दे / सदा तदेवास्तु न किञ्चिदन्यद्यत्र त्वमासीः पुरुषे देवदेव

Transliteration

acchinnabhaktasya hi me mukunda sadā bhaktiṃ dehi pādāravinde / sadā tadevāstu na kiñcidanyadyatra tvamāsīḥ puruṣe devadeva

Translation

ഹേ മുകുന്ദാ! അഖണ്ഡഭക്തിയുള്ള എനിക്കു നിന്റെ പദ്മപാദങ്ങളിൽ നിത്യഭക്തി ദാനമരുളേണമേ. അതുമാത്രം എപ്പോഴും ഇരിക്കട്ടെ, മറ്റൊന്നുമല്ല—നീ വസിക്കുന്നിടത്ത്, ഹേ പുരുഷോത്തമാ, ദേവദേവാ।

Word by Word

• अच्छिन्न-भक्तस्य: of (me) the unbroken devotee
• अच्छिन्न-भक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-chinna (अच्छिन्न-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (भक्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (unbroken + devotee); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘मे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कारण/निश्चयार्थे (indeed/for)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• मुकुन्द: O Mukunda
• मुकुन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukunda (मुकुन्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (भक्ति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु √दा)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पाद-अरविन्दे: in/at (your) lotus-feet
• पाद-अरविन्दे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (पाद-प्रातिपदिक) + aravinda (अरविन्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lotus of the feet = lotus-feet); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु √अस्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (किम्-प्रातिपदिक + चित्)
• Form: अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अन्यत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (अन्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आसीः: were
• आसीः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु √आस्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरुषे: in the person/being
• पुरुषे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (पुरुष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• देव-देव: O God of gods
• देव-देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक) + deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (god of gods); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), praying to Lord Vishnu (Mukunda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ananya-bhakti (exclusive devotion) and nitya-sevā at the Lord’s feet as the highest aspiration.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the supreme puruṣa; devotion as the direct means to abiding in Him (mad-āśraya).

Application: Daily prayer of exclusivity: reduce competing desires; cultivate constant remembrance and service-orientation in all activities.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.6.18-20 (sarva-kriyā-samarpaṇa, viṣṇu-prītyartha-vrata)

Characters & Entities

• Mukunda
• Purusha
• Deva-deva

FAQs

What is the importance of unbroken devotion (acchinna-bhakti) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that uninterrupted devotion to Vishnu is itself the highest aim, because it keeps the mind fixed on the Lord and aligns the seeker with moksha-oriented remembrance rather than worldly alternatives.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By asking only for devotion at the Lord’s lotus feet, the verse points to liberation through sustained God-remembrance; the soul’s safe passage is framed as dependence on the indwelling Supreme Person rather than on external attainments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize daily practices that maintain continuity—nama-japa, prayer, and ethical living—so devotion remains steady, especially during illness, grief, or end-of-life situations.