Shloka 61
Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
तस्मै सदा भगवते प्रणमामि नित्यं निष्कामया तव समर्पणमात्रवुद्ध्या / वैकुण्ठनाथ भगवन्स्तवने न शक्तिः सोहं पुलसत्यसदृशोस्मि न संशयोत्र
tasmai sadā bhagavate praṇamāmi nityaṃ niṣkāmayā tava samarpaṇamātravuddhyā / vaikuṇṭhanātha bhagavanstavane na śaktiḥ sohaṃ pulasatyasadṛśosmi na saṃśayotra
അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ ആ ഭഗവാനെ സദാ നിത്യവും നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു; നിഷ്കാമബുദ്ധിയോടെ, നിനക്കു സമർപ്പണമാത്രം എന്ന ഭാവത്തോടെ. ഹേ വൈകുണ്ഠനാഥ ഭഗവൻ, നിന്നെ സ്തുതിക്കാനുള്ള ശക്തി എനിക്കില്ല; എങ്കിലും ഞാൻ പുലസ്ത്യസദൃശൻ—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല।
Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering praise to Lord Vishnu (Vaikuntha-natha)
Concept: Niṣkāma-pranāma and self-offering (ātma-samarpaṇa) as sufficient devotion even when eloquent praise is impossible.
Vedantic Theme: Śaraṇāgati and ananya-bhakti; the Lord’s greatness exceeds speech (yato vāco nivartante motif).
Application: Cultivate daily bowing and mental offering without bargaining for results; replace performance-anxiety in worship with sincerity and surrender.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: divine abode
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa/Upadeśa sections): emphasis on Viṣṇu-nāma and śaraṇāgati as deliverance at death; Garuda Purana: recurring trope of sages sequentially praising the Lord
FAQs
This verse frames devotion as offering oneself to Vishnu without personal gain—pure surrender (samarpaṇa) rather than transactional worship.
Garuda emphasizes humility: even if one lacks the power to adequately praise God, sincere reverence and self-offering are presented as the essential approach.
Practice prayer or ritual with a clear intention of ethical living and inner surrender—reduce self-serving motives, and cultivate humility in spiritual study and worship.