Shloka 24

Devanagari script

स्तुवीत चानया स्तुत्या परमात्मानमव्ययम् / विष्णवे देवदेवाय नमो वै प्रभविष्णवे

Transliteration

stuvīta cānayā stutyā paramātmānamavyayam / viṣṇave devadevāya namo vai prabhaviṣṇave

Translation

ด้วยบทสรรเสริญนี้พึงสรรเสริญปรมาตมันผู้ไม่เสื่อมสลาย—พระวิษณุ เทวะแห่งเทวะทั้งปวง ขอนอบน้อมแด่ประภาวิษณุ ผู้ส่องสว่างทั่วทุกทิศ।

Word by Word

• स्तुवीत: should praise
• स्तुवीत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/benedictive), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अनया: by this
• अनया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्-प्रातिपदिक (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्तुत्या: with praise (hymn)
• स्तुत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) परमात्मानम्-विशेष्य

• विष्णवे: to Vishnu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवदेवाय: to the God of gods
• देवदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (indeclinable interjection used for salutation)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रभविष्णवे: to the mighty Vishnu
• प्रभविष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti (praise) as a direct means to orient the mind to the Avyaya Paramatman identified with Vishnu.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upasana leading toward recognition of the imperishable Self (Paramatman) as the ground of all.

Application: Use the hymn as daily japa/stotra; begin worship or study with this salutation to steady attention and cultivate remembrance of Vishnu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.31.25-28 (continuation of Vishnu-stuti)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu (Paramatma) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the imperishable Supreme Self and teaches that offering praise (stuti) to Him is a direct spiritual practice aligned with dharma and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the ultimate refuge as the avyaya Paramatma (Vishnu), it implies that remembrance and devotion to the Supreme supports the soul’s higher aim—freedom from change, fear, and repeated bondage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use this as a short daily prayer—offer salutations to Vishnu as ‘Devadeva’ and cultivate steady devotion, which strengthens ethical living, inner clarity, and detachment from the perishable.