Shloka 37
Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya
आसक्तता पुत्रदारादिकानां सम्यक् शक्तिस्तवने नास्ति विष्णोः / विष्णुस्तुतौ नावकाशोस्ति वाचो दृष्टोहं त्वं केन पुण्येन देव
āsaktatā putradārādikānāṃ samyak śaktistavane nāsti viṣṇoḥ / viṣṇustutau nāvakāśosti vāco dṛṣṭohaṃ tvaṃ kena puṇyena deva
पुत्र, पत्नी इत्यादींतील आसक्तीमुळे विष्णूचे स्तवन करण्याची माझ्यात खरी शक्ती नाही। विष्णुस्तुतीस माझ्या वाणीला अवकाश नाही; तरीही, हे देव, मी तुला पाहिले—हे कोणत्या पुण्याने?
Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu
Concept: Gṛha-āsakti obstructs stuti and nāma; yet divine darśana can occur by puṇya/kr̥pā, prompting surrender and renewed devotion.
Vedantic Theme: Antarāya (obstacle) of rāga; grace (anugraha) as the turning point toward bhakti and vairāgya.
Application: Reduce possessiveness toward family roles; set daily time for Viṣṇu-stuti/japa; convert household life into offering (īśvara-arpana) rather than attachment.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated emphasis that Viṣṇu-smaraṇa at death and in life overrides many obstacles (general motif)
FAQs
This verse links excessive attachment to family (putra-dāra) with loss of inner capacity to praise and remember Vishnu, implying that detachment supports bhakti and clarity at life’s critical transitions.
By emphasizing bhakti and the merit behind divine vision, it suggests that remembrance of Vishnu and accumulated puṇya shape one’s spiritual trajectory—an idea central to the Preta Kanda’s focus on post-death outcomes.
Reduce compulsive attachment, cultivate daily Vishnu-smaraṇa (remembrance) and stuti (praise), and treat family duties as dharma without losing spiritual focus—so the mind remains steady in crisis and at death.