Shloka 10
Nāma-mahātmya: Liberation through Salutation, Chanting, and the Mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya”
चतुर्मुखो वा यदि कोटिवक्त्रो भवेन्नरः कोपि विशुद्धचेताः / स वै गुणानामयुतैकदेशं वदेन्न वा देववरस्य विष्णोः
caturmukho vā yadi koṭivaktro bhavennaraḥ kopi viśuddhacetāḥ / sa vai guṇānāmayutaikadeśaṃ vadenna vā devavarasya viṣṇoḥ
ఎవరైనా విశుద్ధచిత్తుడు బ్రహ్మలా చతుర్ముఖుడైనా, కోటి ముఖాలు కలిగినవాడైనా, దేవవరుడు విష్ణువు గుణాలను పూర్తిగా వర్ణించలేడు; గరిష్ఠంగా పదివేలవ భాగమే చెప్పగలడు।
Narrator/Scriptural voice (in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue context, praising Lord Vishnu)
Concept: Ananta-guṇatva of Viṣṇu: even expanded faculties cannot exhaustively praise Him; devotion thrives in humility.
Vedantic Theme: The Infinite (ananta) exceeds speech and mind; apauruṣeya-like transcendence of description; bhakti as response to the immeasurable.
Application: Practice stuti with humility: praise without claiming completion; let ‘I cannot fully describe’ become a doorway to deeper surrender.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic realm
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stuti passages emphasizing Viṣṇu’s ananta-guṇas (thematic)
FAQs
This verse teaches that Viṣṇu’s attributes are immeasurable, so sincere praise (stuti) becomes an act of devotion and humility rather than a claim of complete knowledge.
By stressing the limits of speech and the need for a purified mind, it points to bhakti and inner purity as essential supports for spiritual progress beyond mere intellectual description.
Cultivate mental purity and humility; approach prayer or recitation as sincere remembrance of Viṣṇu rather than as a display of learning.