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Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

सकलमुनिभिराद्यश्चिन्त्यते यो हि शुद्धो निखिलहृदि निविष्टो वेत्ति यः सर्वसाक्षी / तमजममृतमीशं वासुदेवं नतो ऽस्मि भयमरणविहीनं नित्यमानन्दरूपम्

Transliteration

sakalamunibhirādyaścintyate yo hi śuddho nikhilahṛdi niviṣṭo vetti yaḥ sarvasākṣī / tamajamamṛtamīśaṃ vāsudevaṃ nato 'smi bhayamaraṇavihīnaṃ nityamānandarūpam

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมแด่พระวาสุเทวะ—องค์ปฐมผู้บริสุทธิ์—ผู้เป็นที่ภาวนาของเหล่าฤๅษีทั้งปวง; ผู้สถิตในดวงใจของสรรพชีวิต และเป็นพยานแห่งสรรพสิ่งรู้ทั่วทั้งหมด. ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ไม่เกิดและอมตะ ปราศจากความกลัวและความตาย ผู้มีสภาวะเป็นความปีติสุขนิรันดร์

Word by Word
सकलall
सकल:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; 'मुनिभिः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (agreeing adjective)
मुनिभिःby sages
मुनिभिः:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन
आद्यःthe primordial/first
आद्यः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootआद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; 'यः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
चिन्त्यतेis contemplated
चिन्त्यते:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle/emphasis)
शुद्धःpure
शुद्धः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'यः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
निखिलin all
निखिल:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; 'हृदि' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
हृदिin the heart
हृदि:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन
निविष्टःentered/abiding
निविष्टः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-विश् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'यः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
वेत्तिknows
वेत्ति:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम
सर्वसाक्षीwitness of all
सर्वसाक्षी:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां साक्षी)
तम्him
तम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन
अजम्unborn
अजम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootअज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'तम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
अमृतम्immortal
अमृतम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'तम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
ईशम्the Lord
ईशम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'तम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण
वासुदेवम्Vāsudeva
वासुदेवम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'तम्' इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्
नतःbowed
नतः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootनम् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle) 'नत'; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'अहम्' (अस्मि) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन
भयfear
भय:
Qualifier (in compound)
TypeNoun
Rootभय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)
मरणdeath
मरण:
Qualifier (in compound)
TypeNoun
Rootमरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)
विहीनम्free from fear and death
विहीनम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'तम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; 'भयमरणविहीनम्' इति बहुपद-समासवत् प्रयोगः (fear-and-death-devoid)
नित्यम्eternal
नित्यम्:
Qualifier (in compound)
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'रूपम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (in compound)
आनन्दbliss
आनन्द:
Qualifier (in compound)
TypeNoun
Rootआनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)
रूपम्having the form (of)
रूपम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयवत्: 'नित्यम् आनन्दरूपम्' = whose form is eternal bliss
Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), offering a devotional salutation to Lord Vishnu (Vasudeva)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāsudeva as the unborn, deathless inner Witness seated in all hearts; surrender to Him removes fear and death-consciousness.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) and sākṣī-caitanya; Brahman/Īśvara as ajam-amṛtam, nityānanda-svarūpa; movement toward nondual recognition while retaining devotional address.

Application: Daily remembrance and bowing to the indwelling Witness; cultivate fearlessness by shifting identity from body-mind to sākṣī; japa of Vāsudeva with heart-centered contemplation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda) Vishnu-stava sections emphasizing antaryāmin and pāpa-kṣaya through stotra-japa (general parallel)

Characters & Entities
V
Vasudeva
S
Sages (Munis)

FAQs

It affirms that the Lord is present within every heart as the all-knowing witness, grounding later teachings on karma, moral accountability, and inner conscience.

By praising the Lord as ‘unborn’ and ‘deathless’ and as the indweller, it points the listener toward the death-transcending reality behind the changing body—an anchor for teachings on death, rites, and the afterlife.

Practice daily remembrance/meditation on the indwelling witness (sarva-sākṣī) and live ethically as if seen from within—reducing fear and strengthening steadiness during illness, loss, and death-related rites.

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