Shloka 26

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

Humility, Surrender, and the Power of the Name

Devanagari script

अलंबुद्धिं प्राप्नुयाद्देवदेव ब्रह्मादिभिः सर्वदा स्तूयमान / यः कर्णनाडीं पुरुषस्य यातो भवप्रदां देहरतिं छिनत्ति

Transliteration

alaṃbuddhiṃ prāpnuyāddevadeva brahmādibhiḥ sarvadā stūyamāna / yaḥ karṇanāḍīṃ puruṣasya yāto bhavapradāṃ deharatiṃ chinatti

Translation

Ai, hỡi Đấng Thần của các thần, luôn được Phạm Thiên và chư thiên tán dương: người nào đi vào qua mạch tai của con người mà chặt đứt sự luyến ái của linh hồn đối với thân xác—cơn khát ái sinh ra tái hữu—thì đạt được trí hiểu kiên định, không dao động.

Word by Word

• alam: enough/fully
• alam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (enough/sufficient)

• buddhim: understanding/intellect
• buddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc, Singular)

• prāpnuyāt: may attain
• prāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (देवानां देवः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Vocative, Singular)

• brahma-ādibhiḥ: by Brahmā and others
• brahma-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ādi=etc.), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• stūyamānaḥ: being praised
• stūyamānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• karṇa-nāḍīm: ear-channel/nerve
• karṇa-nāḍīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc, Singular)

• puruṣasya: of a person
• puruṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• yātaḥ: having gone/entered
• yātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रविष्टः/गतः’ अर्थे

• bhava-pradām: giving worldly existence
• bhava-pradām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रदा/प्रद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘giving bhava’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘deharatim’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• deha-ratim: attachment to the body
• deha-ratim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (attachment to body), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc, Singular)

• chinatti: cuts off/destroys
• chinatti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid (छिद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of the Lord/śāstra entering through the ear destroys dehābhimāna and the craving that generates rebirth, yielding unwavering buddhi.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā-born identification with body is cut by śruti-pramāṇa; steadiness of buddhi (niṣṭhā) arises from right hearing leading to dispassion.

Application: Daily disciplined listening/recitation of Hari-kathā and Upaniṣadic teaching; cultivate witness-attitude toward bodily sensations; reflect on impermanence to weaken deha-rati.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: teachings on dehābhimāna and vairāgya as prerequisites for liberation (general thematic parallel); Garuda Purana: emphasis on śravaṇa/kīrtana of Viṣṇu-nāma as purifier (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas
• Puruṣa

FAQs

What is the importance of cutting deha-rati (attachment to the body) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that bodily attachment is “bhava-pradā” (a cause of further becoming/rebirth); cutting it leads to steady spiritual understanding and supports liberation-oriented living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in relation to subtle channels (nāḍīs)?

It alludes to a subtle “karṇa-nāḍī” (ear-channel) as a locus through which transformative spiritual influence operates, resulting in severing the soul’s clinging to the body and thereby weakening the rebirth impulse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice daily detachment: reduce identity with the body through meditation, hearing sacred teachings (śravaṇa), and ethical discipline—so desires that fuel repeated suffering and rebirth are gradually cut down.