Shloka 7
दुर्गसंसारकान्ताराकूपारे ऽपि प्रधावताम् / एकः कृष्णे नमस्कारो मुक्त्या तांस्तारयिष्यति
durgasaṃsārakāntārākūpāre 'pi pradhāvatām / ekaḥ kṛṣṇe namaskāro muktyā tāṃstārayiṣyati
दुर्गसंसारकान्ताराकूपारे प्रधावतामपि, एकः कृष्णे नमस्कारो मुक्त्या तान् तारयिष्यति।
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: A single bow to Kṛṣṇa can ferry even frantic, lost beings across the difficult ocean/wilderness of saṃsāra into liberation.
Vedantic Theme: Tāraka-brahman; grace as the crossing; saṃsāra as avidyā-kṛta wandering; bhakti as immediate refuge.
Application: When overwhelmed, return to one simple act: namaskāra/smaraṇa; use it as a reset that reorients life toward liberation.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: metaphorical landscape
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: imagery of crossing saṃsāra by Hari-bhakti (general motif)
FAQs
This verse states that even a single sincere salutation to Krishna has saving power—able to deliver a person from the perilous wilderness-like cycle of saṃsāra and lead toward liberation.
It frames worldly existence as a dangerous terrain where beings run restlessly; the turning-point is devotion (namaskāra to Krishna), which becomes the means of ‘crossing over’—a metaphor for release from repeated birth and death.
Cultivate daily reverence—offer a sincere bow or prayer to Krishna with ethical living; the verse emphasizes that even small, heartfelt devotion can reorient life toward inner freedom.