Shloka 46
Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti
विनिष्पादयितुं भक्त्या अत स्त्वां क्षमयाम्यहम् / दिवा रात्रौ च सन्ध्यायां सर्वावस्थासु चेष्टतः
viniṣpādayituṃ bhaktyā ata stvāṃ kṣamayāmyaham / divā rātrau ca sandhyāyāṃ sarvāvasthāsu ceṣṭataḥ
بھکتی کے ساتھ اسے پورا کرنے سے میں عاجز ہوں، اس لیے میں آپ سے معافی مانگتا ہوں۔ دن اور رات، سَندھیا کے اوقات میں، اور زندگی کی ہر حالت میں، اپنی تمام کوششوں اور اعمال کے ساتھ (میں معافی چاہتا ہوں)۔
A devotee/ritual performer (general supplicant voice within the Garuda Purana’s ritual context)
Concept: Kṣamā-yācñā (seeking pardon) is itself a devotional discipline, to be practiced across all times and states.
Vedantic Theme: Smaraṇa as continuous orientation to Īśvara; transforming all actions (ceṣṭā) into an offering through humility.
Application: Add a brief forgiveness-prayer at dawn/dusk and before sleep; cultivate mindfulness that one’s actions are imperfect and dedicate them to Viṣṇu.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional passages that recommend constant Viṣṇu-smaraṇa (general internal thematic link)
FAQs
This verse highlights that when devotion or correct performance falls short, humility and a direct request for pardon is itself a dharmic corrective, protecting one’s spiritual intent even amid human limitation.
In Garuda Purana’s broader framework, ritual integrity and inner devotion support auspicious outcomes; this verse provides a practical safeguard—seeking forgiveness for lapses—so omissions do not harden into negative karmic residue.
Maintain sincerity in daily duties (including sandhyā times if observed), and when you miss or imperfectly perform a practice, acknowledge it and consciously recommit—turning guilt into disciplined, ethical action.