Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

स्तुतं तु पूजितं मे ऽद्य तत्क्षमस्व नमो ऽस्तु ते / स्तौहि विष्णुं मुने भक्त्या यदीच्छसि परं पदम्

Transliteration

stutaṃ tu pūjitaṃ me 'dya tatkṣamasva namo 'stu te / stauhi viṣṇuṃ mune bhaktyā yadīcchasi paraṃ padam

Translation

ଆଜି ମୋର ସ୍ତୁତି ଓ ପୂଜା ହୋଇଛି; କିଛି ଦୋଷ ଥାଇଥିଲେ କ୍ଷମା କରନ୍ତୁ, ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ହେ ମୁନି, ପରମ ପଦ ଇଚ୍ଛା କଲେ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କର।

Word by Word

• स्तुतम्: praised
• स्तुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुत (√स्तु धातु, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• पूजितम्: worshipped/honoured
• पूजितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (√पूज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive singular)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्षमस्व: forgive (it)
• क्षमस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विसर्गान्त रूप

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (dative singular)

• स्तौहि: praise
• स्तौहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

A sage (muni) addressing another revered sage, exhorting devotion to Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu-stuti performed with devotion is the direct means to the supreme state (parama-pada).

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a liberating upaya; orientation of the mind toward the Supreme (Vishnu) as the highest purushartha.

Application: Adopt a daily practice of praising Vishnu with sincere devotion; cultivate humility (kshama-yachana, namaskara) before teachers and the divine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.234.51-54 (phala-shruti of the stotra)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu (stuti) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames stuti done with bhakti as a direct spiritual means toward “param padam,” highlighting devotion as a liberating practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing punishments or routes after death, it emphasizes a preventative, higher path: devotion to Viṣṇu as the way to the supreme state beyond fear and bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain a daily practice of sincere Viṣṇu-stuti (prayer/chanting) with humility and a forgiving attitude, aligning actions with devotion to support spiritual progress.