Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

यः प्रार्थयत्यर्थमशेषसौख्यं धर्मं च कामं च तथैव मोक्षम् / स सर्वमुत्सृज्य परं पुराणं प्रयाति विष्णुं शरणं वरेण्यम्

Transliteration

yaḥ prārthayatyarthamaśeṣasaukhyaṃ dharmaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca tathaiva mokṣam / sa sarvamutsṛjya paraṃ purāṇaṃ prayāti viṣṇuṃ śaraṇaṃ vareṇyam

Translation

Sesiapa yang memohon kekayaan dan kebahagiaan yang sempurna, juga dharma, keinginan, bahkan moksha—setelah meninggalkan segala yang lain, dia mendekati ajaran Purāṇa yang tertinggi dan mencapai Tuhan Viṣṇu, perlindungan yang paling mulia.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः सापेक्ष-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• प्रार्थयति: requests, seeks
• प्रार्थयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• अर्थम्: wealth, purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• अशेषसौख्यम्: complete happiness
• अशेषसौख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—अशेषं सौख्यम्

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कामम्: desire, pleasure
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-स्वभाव (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• उत्सृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); अर्थः—त्यक्त्वा (having abandoned)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies पुराणम्)

• पुराणम्: Purana (sacred text)
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• प्रयाति: goes, attains
• प्रयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; अपादान/आश्रयार्थे (as refuge)

• वरेण्यम्: most excellent, worthy of choice
• वरेण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies विष्णुम्/शरणम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sarva-tyaga leading to sharanagati: setting aside all other pursuits and taking Vishnu as the highest refuge fulfills all purusharthas.

Vedantic Theme: Paramapurushartha as Bhagavat-prapatti; integration of purusharthas with moksha as culmination; Vishnu as parama-sharana.

Application: Prioritize daily remembrance and surrender (prapatti), simplify competing aims, and orient artha/kama under dharma with moksha as the final aim through Vishnu-bhakti.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Vishnu-bhakti as deliverance; praise of Vishnu-nama and sharanagati in moksha-oriented passages

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Moksha

FAQs

What is the importance of seeking Vishnu as refuge in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Viṣṇu as the highest shelter: even when one seeks the four aims of life (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa), the culmination is taking refuge in Viṣṇu, which supersedes other pursuits.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It frames the soul’s true destination as Viṣṇu: beyond worldly aims and even the aspiration for liberation as an abstract goal, the verse emphasizes surrender to the divine as the decisive movement toward the highest end.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Align everyday goals—earning, pleasure, and duty—with devotion and ethical restraint, and regularly prioritize spiritual practice (śravaṇa, japa, worship) as the central refuge rather than treating spirituality as secondary.