Shloka 6

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

वेदाङ्गवेत्ता वेदेशो(२०) बलाधारो बलार्दनः / अविकारो वरेशश्च वरुणो वरुणाधिपः

Transliteration

vedāṅgavettā vedeśo(20) balādhāro balārdanaḥ / avikāro vareśaśca varuṇo varuṇādhipaḥ

Translation

هو العارف بالڤيدانغا، ربّ الڤيدا؛ سندُ كل قوّة وقاهرُ القوّة. هو غير متحوّل، ربّ العطايا؛ هو ڤارونا نفسه، وهو السيّد المتسلّط على ڤارونا.

Word by Word

• वेदाङ्गवेत्ता: knower of the Vedāṅgas
• वेदाङ्गवेत्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदाङ्ग-वेत्ता (प्रातिपदिक; वेदाङ्ग + वेत्तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘knower of the Vedāṅgas’)

• वेदेशः: lord of the Veda
• वेदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of the Veda’)

• बलाधारः: support of strength
• बलाधारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल-आधार (प्रातिपदिक; बल + आधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘support of strength’)

• बलार्दनः: crusher (of enemies’ strength)
• बलार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल-अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक; बल + अर्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘crusher of strength/foes’)

• अविकारः: unchanging
• अविकारः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकार (प्रातिपदिक; अ + विकार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘unchanging’)

• वरेशः: lord of boons; supreme lord
• वरेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; वर + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of boons/excellences’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वरुणाधिपः: lord over Varuṇa
• वरुणाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण-अधिप (प्रातिपदिक; वरुण + अधिप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of Varuṇa’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (as part of a stotra/nāma-style description, addressed in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The changeless Supreme is the ground of all power and the lordship behind Vedic knowledge and cosmic deities.

Vedantic Theme: Nirvikāratva (unchangeability) of Brahman/Īśvara; subordinate devatās under the Supreme.

Application: Cultivate steadiness (avikāra) amid change; anchor personal ‘strength’ in ethical restraint and scriptural discernment rather than ego.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial-cosmic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 nāma-list: Veda/Vedāṅga and sovereignty epithets

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Vedangas
• Varuna

FAQs

What is the importance of calling Vishnu 'Vedeśa' and 'Vedāṅgavettā' in Garuda Purana?

It affirms Vishnu as the ultimate authority behind Vedic revelation and its supporting disciplines, presenting dharma as grounded in divine, Veda-rooted order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the soul’s journey under an unchanging cosmic law (dharma/ṛta): the same Lord who governs Vedic order also governs moral causality that later chapters connect to post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Study and practice dharma with discipline (Vedāṅga-like precision), cultivate inner steadiness (avikāra), and align actions with truth and order—seeing strength as supported by righteousness, not ego.