Shloka 20

Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

कर्ंमकर्ता च कर्मैव क्रिया कार्यं तथैव च / श्रीपतिर्नृपतिः (१३१)श्रीमान्सर्वस्य पतिरूर्जितः

Transliteration

karṃmakartā ca karmaiva kriyā kāryaṃ tathaiva ca / śrīpatirnṛpatiḥ (131)śrīmānsarvasya patirūrjitaḥ

Translation

هو فاعلُ العمل وهو العملُ نفسُه؛ هو الفعلُ وهو أيضًا الثمرةُ التي تُنجَز. هو شريپتي (Śrīpati)، الملكُ السيّد—مجيدٌ، ربُّ الجميع، شديدُ القوّة.

Word by Word

• कर्मकर्ता: doer of actions
• कर्मकर्ता: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कर्मणः कर्ता = doer/agent of action)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्म: action (itself)
• कर्म: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; एव-सम्बन्ध

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• क्रिया: activity, act
• क्रिया: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• कार्यम्: that which is to be done, duty
• कार्यम्: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रीपतिः: Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीपतिः: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः पतिः = lord of Śrī)

• नृपतिः: king, lord of men
• नृपतिः: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नॄणां पतिः = king)

• श्रीमान्: prosperous, glorious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing prosperity)

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• पतिः: lord, master
• पतिः: Visheshya (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ऊर्जितः: mighty, powerful
• ऊर्जितः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; ऊर्ज्/वृध्-भावार्थ, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (strengthened/energized)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking in praise/teaching to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as both agent and process—karta, karma, kriyā, kārya—signaling non-dual dependence of cause-effect on the supreme ground.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as upādāna and nimitta in a theistic-vedāntic frame; all results culminate in Him.

Application: See work, means, and outcomes as pervaded by the divine; reduce anxiety over results by offering both effort and fruit to Śrīpati.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (aiśvarya-nāmas: Śrīpati, nṛpati, sarvasya pati)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

What is the importance of karma, kriyā, and kārya in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse teaches that the Supreme (Vishnu) pervades the entire chain of causation—agent, action, performance, and outcome—placing karma and its fruits within a divine, all-pervading order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By presenting the Lord as both the doer and the result, it implies that liberation-oriented living is aligning one’s actions and intentions with the Supreme, reducing ego-based agency and attachment to results.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform duties ethically and wholeheartedly, but soften ego and anxiety by remembering that results unfold within a larger divine law—offer actions and outcomes to Vishnu (Śrīpati).