Shloka 26

Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti

Devanagari script

त्वं नृसिंहः परानन्दो वराहस्त्वं धराधरः / त्वं सुपर्णस्तथा चक्रं त्वं गदा शङ्ख एव च

Transliteration

tvaṃ nṛsiṃhaḥ parānando varāhastvaṃ dharādharaḥ / tvaṃ suparṇastathā cakraṃ tvaṃ gadā śaṅkha eva ca

Translation

Engkau ialah Narasiṃha, kebahagiaan tertinggi; Engkau ialah Varāha, Penopang bumi. Engkau juga Suparṇa (Garuda); Engkau ialah cakra; Engkau ialah gadā dan juga śaṅkha.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• नृसिंहः: Narasimha
• नृसिंहः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); तत्पुरुषः (नृणां सिंह इव/नृसिंहः)

• परानन्दः: supreme bliss
• परानन्दः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); कर्मधारयः (परः आनन्दः)

• वराहः: Varaha (boar incarnation)
• वराहः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• धराधरः: supporter of the earth
• धराधरः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + धर (धातु: धृ (धारणे) → प्रातिपदिक ‘धर’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धरायाः धरः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• सुपर्णः: Suparna (Garuda)
• सुपर्णः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Connector/Adverbial (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• चक्रम्: discus (chakra)
• चक्रम्: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case; here as predicate nominative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• गदा: mace
• गदा: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• शङ्खः: conch
• शङ्खः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) praising Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both the terrifying protector and the gentle sustainer; His śakti appears as vāhana (Garuḍa) and āyudha (chakra, gadā, śaṅkha).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s līlā: one consciousness manifests as form, vehicle, and instrument; non-separation of Lord and His powers.

Application: Invoke Narasiṃha for fear-removal, Varāha for stability in crisis, and Sudarśana/Śaṅkha/Gadā for protective remembrance; use as kavaca-style recitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: mythic locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (devotional passages where Viṣṇu’s weapons are personified; nearby verses list ornaments and cosmic offices)

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Varaha
• Suparna (Garuda)
• Chakra (Sudarshana)
• Gada
• Shankha

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu’s forms (Narasimha and Varaha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the one divine reality manifesting as Narasiṃha (protector who destroys fear) and Varāha (restorer who lifts and sustains the world), emphasizing divine guardianship and cosmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Though not describing the afterlife directly, the verse grounds the teaching in surrender to Vishnu—the protector and sustainer—implying that remembrance and devotion support the soul through fear, transition, and uncertainty.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily stuti: contemplate Vishnu as protection (Narasimha), stability (Varaha), and guidance (chakra, gada, shankha), cultivating steadiness, ethical conduct, and fearlessness.