Shloka 67
Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
इन्द्रात्मा चैव ब्रह्मात्मा रुद्रा(शान्ता)त्मा च मनोस्तथा / दक्षप्रजापतेरात्मा सत्या (स्रष्टा)त्मा परमस्तथा
indrātmā caiva brahmātmā rudrā(śāntā)tmā ca manostathā / dakṣaprajāpaterātmā satyā (sraṣṭā)tmā paramastathā
তেৱেঁ ইন্দ্ৰৰ আত্মা, তেৱেঁ ব্ৰহ্মাৰ আত্মা, আৰু তেৱেঁ ৰুদ্ৰ (শান্ত/মঙ্গল)-ৰ আত্মা; সেইদৰে তেৱেঁ মনুৰ আত্মাও। তেৱেঁ দক্ষ প্ৰজাপতিৰ আত্মা; তেৱেঁ সত্যৰ আত্মা—তেৱেঁ পৰম, পৰাত্পৰ আত্মা।
Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)
Concept: The one Supreme Self indwells Indra, Brahmā, Rudra, Manu, and Dakṣa; He is Satya itself—transcendent and supreme.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin of all devatās; unity behind the many; Satya/Brahman as ultimate reality.
Application: Shift worship from sectarian rivalry to unified devotion; contemplate Truth (satya) as the divine presence in all authority and creativity; cultivate truthfulness as spiritual practice.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial-cosmic hierarchy
Related Themes: Culmination of the indwelling-Self catalog in 1.15.63–67, moving from elements/senses to devatās and cosmic rulers
FAQs
This verse emphasizes the Antaryāmin doctrine: one Supreme Reality is present as the inner Self in all divine offices (Indra, Brahmā, Rudra, etc.), grounding devotion and dharma in a single transcendent source.
It presents them as empowered roles whose inner essence is the same Supreme Self; the plurality of deities functions within a unity of Paramātman.
See the same divine Self behind power, creation, and dissolution—cultivating humility, ethical conduct, and steady devotion without sectarian hostility.