Shloka 2

Nāma-mahātmya: Liberation through Salutation, Chanting, and the Mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya”

Devanagari script

विष्णुमानन्दमद्वैतं विज्ञानं सर्वगं प्रभुम् / प्रणमामि सदा भक्त्या चेतसा हृदयालयम्

Transliteration

viṣṇumānandamadvaitaṃ vijñānaṃ sarvagaṃ prabhum / praṇamāmi sadā bhaktyā cetasā hṛdayālayam

Translation

我恒以奉爱之心，以意与心同礼，顶礼毗湿奴——喜乐圆满、不二之真、真知之精髓、遍一切处之主宰，安住于心殿之中。

Word by Word

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आनन्दम्: bliss
• आनन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् इति समानाधिकरण-विशेषणार्थे

• अद्वैतम्: non-dual
• अद्वैतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (विष्णुम् इति)

• विज्ञानम्: consciousness; true knowledge
• विज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् इति समानाधिकरण

• सर्वगम्: all-pervading
• सर्वगम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (सर्वं गच्छति/व्याप्नोति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् इति समानाधिकरण

• प्रणमामि: I bow to; I salute
• प्रणमामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चेतसा: with the mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृदयालयम्: dwelling in the heart; heart-abode
• हृदयालयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (हृदय-आलय = हृदये आलयः यस्य/हृदयस्य आलयः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (invocatory verse addressing Lord Vishnu before the teaching)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is ānanda, advaita, vijñāna-svarūpa, sarvaga, and the inner indweller; devotion is offered with mind and heart as a continuous practice.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) and non-dual reality expressed theistically; bhakti harmonized with advaita-vijñāna language.

Application: Practice heart-centered remembrance (smaraṇa) and japa; during meditation, place awareness in the heart-lotus and offer praṇāma inwardly throughout the day.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: inner-sacred-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Viṣṇu-nāma and inner remembrance praised as liberative (general internal parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this Vishnu-stuti in the Garuda Purana?

It functions as an invocation that centers the teaching in Vishnu as the all-pervading, heart-dwelling Reality, aligning the reader’s mind with devotion and discernment before the Purana’s instructions.

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

By identifying Vishnu as the indwelling Lord and the essence of realized knowledge, it frames liberation and right conduct as rooted in inner remembrance and true understanding—key themes underlying the Purana’s afterlife and ritual discussions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin study, rites, or daily duties with mindful devotion and inner recollection of the heart-indwelling Divine, cultivating clarity (vijñāna) and steadiness in ethical living.