Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

विनिष्पादयितुं भक्त्या अत स्त्वां क्षमयाम्यहम् / दिवा रात्रौ च सन्ध्यायां सर्वावस्थासु चेष्टतः

Transliteration

viniṣpādayituṃ bhaktyā ata stvāṃ kṣamayāmyaham / divā rātrau ca sandhyāyāṃ sarvāvasthāsu ceṣṭataḥ

Translation

భక్తితో దానిని పూర్తిచేయుటకు నేను అసమర్థుడను; అందువల్ల నేను నీ క్షమను యాచిస్తున్నాను. పగలు-రాత్రి, సంధ్యాకాలములలో, మరియు జీవనంలోని అన్ని స్థితులలో, నా సమస్త క్రియల ద్వారా (క్షమాపణ కోరుతున్నాను)।

Word by Word

• viniṣpādayituṃ: to accomplish
• viniṣpādayituṃ: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-niṣ-pād (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), धातु: विनिष्पाद्/निष्पाद् (to accomplish/complete)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṣamayāmi: I ask forgiveness / I forgive (here: I seek pardon)
• kṣamayāmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: क्षम् (to forgive)

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

• divā: by day
• divā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (वैकल्पिक-रूप: rātrau)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sandhyāyām: at twilight
• sandhyāyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sarva-avasthāsu: in all conditions
• sarva-avasthāsu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (‘all states/conditions’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ceṣṭataḥ: by (one’s) effort / in actions
• ceṣṭataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ceṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक) / √ceṣṭ (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘from/according to effort’; क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

A devotee/ritual performer (general supplicant voice within the Garuda Purana’s ritual context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kṣamā-yācñā (seeking pardon) is itself a devotional discipline, to be practiced across all times and states.

Vedantic Theme: Smaraṇa as continuous orientation to Īśvara; transforming all actions (ceṣṭā) into an offering through humility.

Application: Add a brief forgiveness-prayer at dawn/dusk and before sleep; cultivate mindfulness that one’s actions are imperfect and dedicate them to Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional passages that recommend constant Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (general internal thematic link)

Characters & Entities

• Sandhya (twilight junctions)

FAQs

What is the importance of seeking forgiveness (kṣamā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that when devotion or correct performance falls short, humility and a direct request for pardon is itself a dharmic corrective, protecting one’s spiritual intent even amid human limitation.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey or afterlife teachings in the Garuda Purana?

In Garuda Purana’s broader framework, ritual integrity and inner devotion support auspicious outcomes; this verse provides a practical safeguard—seeking forgiveness for lapses—so omissions do not harden into negative karmic residue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain sincerity in daily duties (including sandhyā times if observed), and when you miss or imperfectly perform a practice, acknowledge it and consciously recommit—turning guilt into disciplined, ethical action.