Shloka 17
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
नमस्ते रुक्मिणीकान्त नमस्ते दितिनन्दन / नमस्ते गोकुलावास नमस्ते गोकुलप्रिय
namaste rukmiṇīkānta namaste ditinandana / namaste gokulāvāsa namaste gokulapriya
Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, kekasih Rukmiṇī; sembah sujud kepada-Mu, kegembiraan keturunan Diti. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, penghuni Gokula; sembah sujud kepada-Mu, yang dikasihi Gokula.
Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu/Krishna
Concept: The Supreme is approachable through relational devotion—both royal (Rukmiṇī) and pastoral (Gokula).
Vedantic Theme: Bhagavān’s saulabhya: the infinite chooses intimacy with devotees; bhakti as a direct means to inner purification and steadiness.
Application: Cultivate devotion through relationship-forms: serve with loyalty (like Rukmiṇī) and with simple love (like Gokula); bring sacredness into ordinary home life.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: village/pastoral settlement
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.234.15–19 (stuti sequence shifting from heroic to pastoral epithets)
FAQs
This verse models stuti (reverential praise): invoking the Lord through diverse names (Rukmiṇīkānta, Gokulāvāsa) concentrates devotion and establishes divine refuge—an essential Garuda Purana theme for spiritual steadiness amid fear, sin, or ritual uncertainty.
The Garuda Purana frequently frames teachings as Garuḍa approaching the Lord with reverence; such salutations mark the devotional tone and legitimize the instruction that follows as divine counsel.
Use these names as a short daily prayer or before any dharmic rite (e.g., śrāddha, charity, vows): it reinforces humility, remembrance of the Divine, and ethical restraint aligned with dharma.