Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

यथा त्वयि जगन्नाथ प्रीतिंरात्यन्तिकी मम / किं तेन न कृतं कर्म स्वर्गमोक्षादिसाधनम्

Transliteration

yathā tvayi jagannātha prītiṃrātyantikī mama / kiṃ tena na kṛtaṃ karma svargamokṣādisādhanam

Translation

హే జగన్నాథా! నీపై నా ప్రీతి అత్యంతికంగా, అచలంగా ఉంటే, స్వర్గ-మోక్షాదులను సాధించే ఏ కర్మ నా చేత చేయబడనిదిగా మిగులుతుంది?

Word by Word

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, यथार्थक (as/just as)

• tvayi: in you
• tvayi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘lord of the world’; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• prītim: affection
• prītim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ati-antikī: supreme/utter
• ati-antikī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + antikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (उपसर्गपूर्वक) ‘exceedingly close/ultimate’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रीतिः इति विशेष्य

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• tena: by that / with that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त, √kṛ)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘done’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• karma: deed/act
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• svarga-mokṣa-ādi-sādhanam: a means to heaven, liberation, etc.
• svarga-mokṣa-ādi-sādhanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: (svarga + mokṣa) द्वन्द्व-आधार + ādi + तत्पुरुष ‘means for heaven, liberation, etc.’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ātyantikī prīti (ultimate devotion) to Jagannātha is sufficient to fulfill the purposes of karma leading to svarga and mokṣa.

Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a direct means that subsumes ritual karma; the Lord as both sādhya (goal) and sādhana (means) through grace.

Application: Prioritize steady devotion; perform duties without anxiety about ‘enough merit,’ trusting that sincere God-centeredness aligns actions toward the highest end.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana passages extolling Viṣṇu-bhakti as the supreme purifier and giver of liberation (general internal thematic link)

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha
• Svarga
• Moksha

FAQs

What is the importance of bhakti (devotion) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents ultimate devotion to Jagannatha as so complete that it effectively contains the fruit of all other spiritual practices, including those aimed at svarga and moksha.

How does this verse relate karma (ritual action) to moksha (liberation)?

It implies that when devotion to Vishnu becomes ātyantikī (final and unwavering), the purpose behind karma—attaining higher states like heaven or liberation—is already fulfilled through that devotion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prioritize sincere, steady devotion and ethical living; let rituals and duties support inner remembrance of Vishnu rather than becoming merely mechanical pursuits of reward.