Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti

Devanagari script

नमस्ते रुक्मिणीकान्त नमस्ते दितिनन्दन / नमस्ते गोकुलावास नमस्ते गोकुलप्रिय

Transliteration

namaste rukmiṇīkānta namaste ditinandana / namaste gokulāvāsa namaste gokulapriya

Translation

顶礼于您，鲁克米妮之所爱者；顶礼于您，狄蒂一系之欢悦者。顶礼于您，居于瞿俱罗者；顶礼于您，为瞿俱罗所钟爱者。

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• रुक्मिणीकान्त: beloved of Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणीकान्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रुक्मिण्याः कान्तः’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• दितिनन्दन: son of Diti
• दितिनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘दितेः नन्दनः’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• गोकुलावास: dweller in Gokula
• गोकुलावास: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; ‘गोकुले आवासः/गोकुलस्य आवासः’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• गोकुलप्रिय: dear to Gokula
• गोकुलप्रिय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; ‘गोकुलं प्रियं यस्य’

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra), addressing Lord Vishnu/Krishna

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme is approachable through relational devotion—both royal (Rukmiṇī) and pastoral (Gokula).

Vedantic Theme: Bhagavān’s saulabhya: the infinite chooses intimacy with devotees; bhakti as a direct means to inner purification and steadiness.

Application: Cultivate devotion through relationship-forms: serve with loyalty (like Rukmiṇī) and with simple love (like Gokula); bring sacredness into ordinary home life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: village/pastoral settlement

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.234.15–19 (stuti sequence shifting from heroic to pastoral epithets)

Characters & Entities

• Rukmini
• Diti
• Gokula
• Vishnu
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Vishnu with multiple epithets in the Garuda Purana?

This verse models stuti (reverential praise): invoking the Lord through diverse names (Rukmiṇīkānta, Gokulāvāsa) concentrates devotion and establishes divine refuge—an essential Garuda Purana theme for spiritual steadiness amid fear, sin, or ritual uncertainty.

How does this verse relate to Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

The Garuda Purana frequently frames teachings as Garuḍa approaching the Lord with reverence; such salutations mark the devotional tone and legitimize the instruction that follows as divine counsel.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names as a short daily prayer or before any dharmic rite (e.g., śrāddha, charity, vows): it reinforces humility, remembrance of the Divine, and ethical restraint aligned with dharma.