Shloka 52

Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī

Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name

Devanagari script

शेषादहं दशगुणैर्विहीना मां पाहि नित्यं जगतामधीश

Transliteration

śeṣādahaṃ daśaguṇairvihīnā māṃ pāhi nityaṃ jagatāmadhīśa

Translation

เมื่อเทียบกับเศษะ ข้าพเจ้าขาดคุณธรรมถึงสิบเท่า; ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งโลกทั้งปวง โปรดคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าเป็นนิตย์

Word by Word

• शेषात्: than Śeṣa/from Śeṣa
• शेषात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

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

• दश-गुणैः: by ten degrees/tenfold
• दश-गुणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (संख्यापूर्वक)

• विहीना: devoid/deficient
• विहीना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (अहम् इति कर्तुः विशेषणम्)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative used adverbially)

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अधीश: O Lord (over all)
• अधीश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

A supplicant devotee (prayerful voice within the Preta Kanda narrative; addressed to Lord Vishnu as Jagatām Adhīśa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śaraṇāgati: acknowledging one’s insufficiency and seeking constant protection from the Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (grace) as the sustaining power when individual capacity is limited.

Application: Adopt a daily practice of refuge-taking (prapatti): brief prayer morning and night, especially when feeling unworthy or overwhelmed.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring ‘pāhi’ (protect me) refrains in stuti contexts

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of humility and self-assessment in the Garuda Purana?

This verse models repentance and humility—recognizing one’s deficiency in virtues and seeking the Lord’s constant protection, which is presented as spiritually purifying and supportive for liberation-oriented practice.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

In the Preta Kanda context, prayers for protection are used to counter fear and moral deficiency during the post-death journey; the verse frames refuge in the Lord as the primary safeguard when one feels unqualified or burdened by shortcomings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily self-reflection and recite sincere prayers seeking protection and guidance; let humility motivate ethical living, charity, and remembrance of the Divine—especially during rites performed for ancestors or the departed.