Shloka 55

Devanagari script

इत्येवं संस्तवं कृत्वा देवदेवं विचिन्तयेत् / हृत्पद्मे विमले रुद्र शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्

Transliteration

ityevaṃ saṃstavaṃ kṛtvā devadevaṃ vicintayet / hṛtpadme vimale rudra śaṅkhacakragadādharam

Translation

इत्येवं संस्तवं कृत्वा देवदेवं विचिन्तयेत्। हृत्पद्मे विमले ध्यायेद् रुद्रशङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• संस्तवम्: hymn of praise
• संस्तवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/recited
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातुः कृ (करणे)

• देवदेवम्: the god of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक) = देव + देव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (देवानां देवः)

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातुः चिन्त् (चिन्तने) उपसर्गः वि

• हृत्पद्मे: in the heart-lotus
• हृत्पद्मे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) = हृत् + पद्म
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (हृदि पद्मम्)

• विमले: pure
• विमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हृत्पद्मे)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्: the bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खचक्रगदाधर (प्रातिपदिक) = शङ्ख + चक्र + गदा + धर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शङ्खं चक्रं गदां च धरति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: After praise, one should perform dhyāna on the Deva-deva in the purified heart-lotus, visualizing the conch-disc-mace-bearing Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (indwelling Lord) approached through upāsanā; purification (viśuddhi) as prerequisite for stable meditation.

Application: Use as a meditation instruction: recite stuti, then visualize Viṣṇu with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā in the heart; cultivate mental purity and one-pointedness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: inner sacred space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.34.54 (stuti); Garuda Purana 1.34.56 (Hayagrīva dhyāna); Garuda Purana 1.34.57 (phalaśruti)

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Supreme Lord/Vishnu)
• Rudra (addressed)

FAQs

What is the importance of meditating on Devadeva in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents praise (saṃstava) followed by inner contemplation as a direct spiritual method—turning devotion into focused meditation on the Supreme Lord seated in the purified heart.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing heart-centered remembrance of Vishnu (with His identifying emblems), it points to inner purification and God-consciousness as the stabilizing support for liberation-oriented life, which the Garuda Purana repeatedly treats as the highest refuge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

After reciting a Vishnu-stotra, sit briefly in silence and visualize Vishnu in the heart-lotus—pure, steady, and clearly identified—cultivating calm, ethical restraint, and devotion in daily conduct.