Shloka 17
Hari-stuti by Śrī, Brahmā, Vāyu, Sarasvatī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, Rudra, Vāruṇī and Pārvatī
Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name
अहं च तत्रास्मि तव प्रसादाद्यत्रास्म्यहं तत्र भवान्महाप्रभो / व्यंसिर्ममेयं च शरीरमध्ये चतुर्मुखश्चैव न चैततदन्यैः
ahaṃ ca tatrāsmi tava prasādādyatrāsmyahaṃ tatra bhavānmahāprabho / vyaṃsirmameyaṃ ca śarīramadhye caturmukhaścaiva na caitatadanyaiḥ
آپ کے فضل سے میں وہیں ہوں؛ جہاں میں ہوں، اے مہاپربھو، وہاں آپ بھی ہیں۔ میری یہ باطنی وسعت بدن کے اندر ہے؛ اور چتُرمُکھ برہما بھی وہیں ہے—یہ بات دوسروں کو معلوم نہیں۔
Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu
Concept: Īśvara’s vyāpti (pervasion) and the devotee’s experience of divine co-presence; knowledge granted by prasāda.
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) motif; the Lord present within beings; grace as the enabler of realization.
Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in one’s own awareness and circumstances; cultivate humility—this insight is ‘not known by others’ without inner ripening.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: subtle inner locus
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.6.19 (sarva-vastuṣu harirūpa-darśana)
FAQs
This verse frames spiritual access and protection as arising from the Lord’s prasāda—by that grace, the devotee experiences the Lord’s presence wherever he is, even amid embodied existence.
It hints that the soul’s journey is not merely external (routes after death) but also inward: the Lord’s presence is realized within the body and accompanies the devotee, indicating guidance beyond ordinary perception.
Cultivate remembrance of the Divine in daily life—seeing one’s body and actions as lived in God’s presence—supporting ethical conduct, steadiness in grief, and sincerity in rites and prayers.