Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

त्वं प्रभो छलभृद्रामस्त्वं पुनः स खरान्तकः / त्वं ब्रह्मर्षिश्चदेवस्त्वं विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः

Transliteration

tvaṃ prabho chalabhṛdrāmastvaṃ punaḥ sa kharāntakaḥ / tvaṃ brahmarṣiścadevastvaṃ viṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ

Translation

హే ప్రభో! నీవు హలధారి రాముడవు; మరల నీవే ఖరాంతకుడవు. నీవు బ్రహ్మర్షి, దేవుడవు; నీవు సత్యపరాక్రముడైన విష్ణువవు.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन)

• छलभृत्: bearer of deceit/illusion
• छलभृत्: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छल + भृत् (धातु: भृ (धारणे) → कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘भृत्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (छलस्य भर्ता)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• पुनः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सः: that (one); he
• सः: Predicate/Emphatic (सम्बन्ध/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• खरान्तकः: slayer of Khara
• खरान्तकः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खरस्य अन्तकः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• ब्रह्मर्षिः: a Brahmarishi (sage of Brahman)
• ब्रह्मर्षिः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (ब्रह्मणि/ब्रह्मविद् ऋषिः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• देवः: god; deity
• देवः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Predicate Nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• सत्यपराक्रमः: of true valor
• सत्यपराक्रमः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case); कर्मधारयः (सत्यः पराक्रमः यस्य/सत्यपराक्रमः)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), praising Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ekatva-in-anekatva: the one Lord appears as many forms (avatāra and divine roles).

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman as the single substratum of all divine manifestations; unity of īśvara-tattva.

Application: Cultivate ekāgratā in worship by seeing all powers and protectors as expressions of Nārāyaṇa; use the verse as a daily nāma-smaraṇa style litany.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (stotra sections praising Viṣṇu’s forms and weapons; adjacent verses 1.234.26-29 continue the identification litany)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rama
• Balarama
• Khara

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu through his avatars in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the Lord as one reality appearing through many forms (Balarama, Rama), teaching that devotion recognizes the same divine protector across different incarnations and deeds.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes like dharma and protection of the soul?

By stressing “satya-parākrama” (truth-grounded valor), it frames divine power as aligned with dharma—an assurance that cosmic order and the devotee’s welfare are upheld by the same Lord.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate truthfulness and dharmic courage in daily life, and remember the divine through meaningful names/forms that inspire ethical strength and steadiness.