Shloka 57
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
येषां प्रवर्तने नास्ति हरिमुद्दिश्य सत्क्रिया / न शुद्धं विद्यते तस्य मनो वाक्च दुरात्मनः
yeṣāṃ pravartane nāsti harimuddiśya satkriyā / na śuddhaṃ vidyate tasya mano vākca durātmanaḥ
येषां प्रवर्तने हरिमुद्दिश्य सत्क्रिया नास्ति, तेषां दुरात्मनां मनो वाक् च न शुद्धं विद्यते॥
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Satkriyā (righteous action) must be oriented toward Hari; without Hari-centered conduct, mind and speech remain aśuddha (impure).
Vedantic Theme: Purification of antaḥkaraṇa through īśvara-arpita karma and bhakti; orientation (uddishya) transforms action into sādhana.
Application: Offer daily actions to Hari (īśvara-arpita-buddhi); monitor speech and mental narratives; adopt regular japa/stuti to cleanse vāk and manas.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated emphasis that devotion-oriented acts purify and irreligious conduct stains mind/speech (thematic)
FAQs
This verse states that righteous conduct gains true purity when performed with Hari in view; without that devotional orientation, mind and speech remain impure.
It links outer behavior to inner quality: actions lacking sacred intention indicate unpurified mind and speech, which in Garuda Purana ethics shapes one’s karmic trajectory.
Perform daily duties and rituals with a clear ethical purpose and devotional remembrance of Vishnu, while monitoring speech and thoughts for cleanliness and truth.