Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

दिक्पातालमहि व्योम द्यौस्त्वं नक्षत्रकारकः / देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्येषु जगदेतच्चराचरम्

Transliteration

dikpātālamahi vyoma dyaustvaṃ nakṣatrakārakaḥ / devatiryaṅmanuṣyeṣu jagadetaccarācaram

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นทิศทั้งหลาย ปาตาล แผ่นดิน เวหา และสวรรค์; พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้สร้างและผู้กำกับดวงดาวทั้งปวง ในหมู่เทวะ สัตว์ และมนุษย์—จักรวาลทั้งที่เคลื่อนไหวและไม่เคลื่อนไหวนี้คือพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• दिक्: direction
• दिक्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (सामान्य-निर्देशे)

• पातालम्: the netherworld
• पातालम्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• मही: earth
• मही: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• व्योम: sky, space
• व्योम: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• द्यौः: heaven
• द्यौः: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (क्वचित् पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

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

• नक्षत्रकारकः: creator/causer of the stars
• नक्षत्रकारकः: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नक्षत्राणां कारकः = maker/causer of stars)

• देव: O God
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• तिर्यक्: among animals
• तिर्यक्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (तिर्यङ्-शब्दस्य सप्तमी बहुवचन: तिर्यङ्षु)

• मनुष्येषु: among humans
• मनुष्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण

• चराचरम्: moving and unmoving
• चराचरम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (चरं च अचरं च) जगत्-विशेषण

Speaker

Garuda (Vinātā-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu in praise of His all-pervading cosmic form

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viśva-vyāpti: the Supreme as the very fabric of space, worlds, and stellar order; unity across devas, animals, and humans.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman as both upādāna and nimitta (material and efficient cause); non-dual vision of carācara (moving/unmoving).

Application: Cultivate equal regard and reverence toward all beings and environments; practice remembrance that the same Lord pervades every realm and creature.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic geography

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): cosmological descriptions of lokas and the Lord’s sovereignty over them

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Nakshatras (constellations)
• Devas
• Tiryak (animals)
• Manushyas (humans)
• Patala

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'carācaram' (moving and unmoving) idea in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that the Divine pervades everything—living beings and inert matter—so devotion and dharma are grounded in seeing one sacred reality behind all forms.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana?

By affirming that the Lord is present in all realms (directions, heavens, and even Pātāla), it frames the afterlife journey as occurring within the Divine order, where karma operates under a cosmic, all-pervading governance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate reverence for life and ethical conduct by remembering that the same Divine presence exists in humans, animals, and the wider world—encouraging compassion, restraint, and steady devotion.