Shloka 18

Dūrvāṣṭamī Vrata and Rohiṇī-Yukta Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī: Mantras, Arghya, and Viṣṇu-Nāma Salutations

Devanagari script

देवकीनन्दन ! श्रीश ! हरे ! संसारसागरात् / दुर्वृत्तांस्त्रायसे विष्णो ! ये स्मरन्ति सकृत्सकृत्

Transliteration

devakīnandana ! śrīśa ! hare ! saṃsārasāgarāt / durvṛttāṃstrāyase viṣṇo ! ye smaranti sakṛtsakṛt

Translation

噢，提婆姬之子！噢，吉祥天女（Śrī）之主！噢，哈利——噢，毗湿奴！你从轮回之海中救度甚至行止不善者；凡一再忆念你者，纵使仅忆念一次，也蒙你拯救。

Word by Word

• देवकीनन्दन: O son of Devakī
• देवकीनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवक्याः नन्दनः)

• श्रीश: O Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः ईशः)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• संसारसागरात्: from the ocean of worldly existence
• संसारसागरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य सागरः)

• दुर्वृत्तान्: the wicked (people)
• दुर्वृत्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), बहुवचन

• त्रायसे: you protect / you rescue
• त्रायसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• स्मरन्ति: remember
• स्मरन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सकृत्सकृत्: again and again / repeatedly
• सकृत्सकृत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय) + सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (adverbial repetition)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinātā-putra) addressing Lord Viṣṇu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the ill-conducted are rescued by repeated remembrance of Vishnu; nāma-smṛti overrides demerit through divine grace.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha and prapatti as a means across saṃsāra; bhakti as upāya; the Lord as the sole refuge (śaraṇāgati).

Application: Adopt daily remembrance/recitation of Vishnu’s names, especially in distress; cultivate reliance on grace rather than despair over past faults.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Preta-kalpa/Upadeśa sections): praise of Viṣṇu-nāma as deliverer from fear and sin (general motif)

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Hari
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of remembering Vishnu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that even those of poor conduct can be delivered from saṃsāra through sincere remembrance of Viṣṇu—highlighting smaraṇa (recollection) as a powerful means of grace.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing punishments or after-death routes here, the verse emphasizes a direct spiritual remedy: devotion and remembrance of Viṣṇu as a saving force that can override moral downfall.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily remembrance—recitation, prayer, or mindful recollection of Hari—especially during difficulty, as a corrective to harmful habits and a support for ethical living.