Shloka 1

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

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच / वक्ष्ये ऽहमच्युतस्तोत्रं शृणु शौनक सर्वदम् / ब्रह्मा पृष्टो नारदाय यथोवाच तथा परम्

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca / vakṣye 'hamacyutastotraṃ śṛṇu śaunaka sarvadam / brahmā pṛṣṭo nāradāya yathovāca tathā param

Translation

సూతుడు పలికెను: నేను అచ్యుతస్తోత్రమును చెప్పుదును; ఓ శౌనకా, వినుము—ఇది సర్వఫలప్రదము. నారదుడు అడిగినప్పుడు బ్రహ్మ ఎలా చెప్పెనో, అలాగే ఆ పరమోపదేశాన్ని నేను వివరిస్తాను.

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: None (Heading/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वक्ष्ये: I will speak
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अच्युत-स्तोत्रम्: a hymn to Acyuta
• अच्युत-स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (अच्युतस्य स्तोत्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शौनक: O Śaunaka
• शौनक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वदम्: bestowing all (boons)
• सर्वदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्तोत्रम्)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पृष्टः: (having been) asked
• पृष्टः: Kriya (Participial predicate/कृदन्त-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः ‘asked’

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थे/प्रकारे (correlative adverb ‘as’)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूपे (so, thus)

• परम्: supremely, excellently
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative); ‘परम्’ = अत्यन्तम्/विशेषतः

Speaker

Suta (Sūta Ugraśravas)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Acyuta-stotra is ‘sarva-da’ (bestowing all), and its authority is grounded in a divine-sage transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa and guru-paramparā as a means to approach the Supreme; bhakti as a direct upāya supported by revealed tradition.

Application: Adopt disciplined listening/recitation: receive the stotra from a trusted source, memorize with correct accents, and integrate into daily pūjā as a blessings-bestowing practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest āśrama/sacrificial assembly

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stotra sections praising Viṣṇu/Acyuta and framing via Sūta–Śaunaka dialogue (structural motif)

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Shaunaka
• Acyuta (Vishnu)
• Brahma
• Narada

FAQs

What is the importance of the Acyuta-stotra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames the Acyuta-stotra as “sarva-dam” (bestowing all benefits) and as a revered transmission from Brahmā to Nārada, indicating high authority and strong spiritual efficacy.

How does this verse explain the teaching lineage in the Purana?

It explicitly presents a chain of transmission—Brahmā spoke to Nārada, and Sūta repeats it to Śaunaka—showing that the hymn is preserved through trusted narrators.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach sacred hymns with attentive listening and faithful recitation, valuing authentic sources and consistent practice for inner steadiness and devotion to Vishnu (Acyuta).