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Shloka 46

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच / नमोस्तु तस्मै पुरुषाय वेधसे नमोनमो ऽसद्वृजिनच्छिदे नमः / नमोनमो स्वाङ्गभवाय नित्यं नतोस्मि हेनाथ तवाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजम्

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca / namostu tasmai puruṣāya vedhase namonamo 'sadvṛjinacchide namaḥ / namonamo svāṅgabhavāya nityaṃ natosmi henātha tavāṅghripaṅkajam

Translation

വസിഷ്ഠൻ പറഞ്ഞു— സൃഷ്ടികർത്താവായ പരമപുരുഷൻ വേധസിന് നമസ്കാരം. അശുഭവും പാപവും ഛേദിക്കുന്നവനോട് പുനഃപുനഃ നമസ്കാരം. സ്വന്തം സ്വരൂപത്തിൽ നിന്നു സ്വയംഭുവായ നിത്യപ്രഭുവിന് എപ്പോഴും നമോ നമഃ. ഹേ നാഥാ, നിന്റെ പദ്മപാദങ്ങളിൽ ഞാൻ പ്രണമിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection); नमस्कारार्थ निपात
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
पुरुषायto the Person (Supreme)
पुरुषाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वेधसेto the Creator
वेधसे:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वेधस्-शब्दः; dative)
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् प्रयोग; नमस्कारार्थ
नमःsalutation again
नमः:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् प्रयोग; पुनरुक्ति-बल (repeated salutation)
असत्-वृजिन-च्छिदेto the destroyer of evil sin
असत्-वृजिन-च्छिदे:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअसत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वृजिन (प्रातिपदिक) + छिद् (धातु) + इ (कृत्/प्रातिपदिक छिदि/च्छिद्-शब्द)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (असत्-वृजिनं छिनत्ति इति—'cutter of evil/sin')
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् प्रयोग; नमस्कारार्थ
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् प्रयोग
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् प्रयोग
स्व-अङ्ग-भवायto him who is born from his own body
स्व-अङ्ग-भवाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + भव (धातु/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वाङ्गात् भवः/भवति इति = born from one’s own body/limb)
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always)
नतःbowed
नतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
हेO
हे:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहे (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)
नाथLord
नाथ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
अङ्घ्रि-पङ्कजम्your lotus-feet
अङ्घ्रि-पङ्कजम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्घ्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पङ्कजम् इव अङ्घ्रिः/अङ्घ्रिः पङ्कजम् = lotus-like foot)
Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Repeated salutations and surrender to the self-born Supreme Person who cuts sin and evil.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as the supreme cause (nimitta/upadana in devotional framing) and purifier; refuge in Bhagavan’s feet as the means for inner purification.

Application: Adopt daily namaskara/stotra practice, especially at dawn/dusk; cultivate remembrance of the Lord as papa-hara and consciously ‘place’ the mind at the lotus feet during moral struggle.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Vishnu-stuti passages in Dharma/Moksha-khanda style sections; recurring ‘papa-ccheda’ epithets for Hari

Characters & Entities
S
Supreme Person (Puruṣa)
C
Creator (Vedhas)

FAQs

This verse frames liberation and protection as rooted in surrender to the Lord who cuts off pāpa (sin) and adharma; it presents devotion (stuti) as a purifier that supports right conduct and spiritual progress.

Rather than describing punishments or after-death routes, it establishes the spiritual foundation: refuge at the Lord’s lotus feet and reliance on the divine remover of evil, which is presented as the antidote to the consequences of wrongdoing.

Use the verse as a daily prayer of humility—pairing remembrance of the Creator with a commitment to avoid harmful actions—so devotion and ethics reinforce each other.

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