Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

ये भक्त्या विवशा विष्णो नाममात्रैकदजल्पकाः / तेपि मुक्तिं प्रयान्त्याशु किमुत ध्यायिनः सदा

Transliteration

ye bhaktyā vivaśā viṣṇo nāmamātraikadajalpakāḥ / tepi muktiṃ prayāntyāśu kimuta dhyāyinaḥ sadā

Translation

ഹേ വിഷ്ണോ! ഭക്തിയാൽ വിവശരായി ഒരിക്കൽ മാത്രം നിന്റെ നാമം ജപിക്കുന്നവരും വേഗത്തിൽ മുക്തി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; എന്നാൽ സദാ നിന്നെ ധ്യാനിക്കുന്നവരെക്കുറിച്ച് പിന്നെ എന്തു പറയണം?

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• bhaktyā: by devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• vivaśāḥ: overpowered/helpless
• vivaśāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vivaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma-mātra-eka-dā-jalpakāḥ: uttering only the name, even once
• nāma-mātra-eka-dā-jalpakāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक ‘दा’=once) + jalpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (those who utter merely the name just once)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• api: even/also
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• muktim: liberation
• muktim: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• prayānti: attain/go to
• prayānti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative particle used idiomatically in ‘kim uta’

• uta: indeed/then (in ‘how much more’)
• uta: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uta (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) in phrase ‘kim uta’ = ‘how much more’

• dhyāyinaḥ: meditators
• dhyāyinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda, Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even one sincere utterance of Viṣṇu’s Name can grant liberation; sustained dhyāna is even more potent.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-brahma and grace (anugraha) overriding quantitative merit; bhakti as direct means to mokṣa.

Application: Begin with one mindful utterance daily (with feeling), then expand to regular japa and meditation; emphasize sincerity over complexity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: nāma-mahātmyas and assurances of quick deliverance through Hari-smaraṇa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu-nāma (chanting the Name of Vishnu) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that even a single utterance of Viṣṇu’s Name, when driven by genuine devotion, can lead swiftly to liberation, showing nāma-smarana as a direct and powerful means to mokṣa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

It presents devotion and remembrance of Viṣṇu as the liberating force: if even one heartfelt utterance frees a person, then steady meditation (continuous dhyāna) is portrayed as an even surer, higher-intensity path to mokṣa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily nāma-japa (repetition of “Viṣṇu” or related names) and regular dhyāna; even brief, sincere remembrance during stress, fear, or transition is encouraged as spiritually transformative.