Shloka 114

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

गो विन्दो गोपतिर्गोपः(६८०)सर्वगोपीसुखप्रदः / गोपालो गोगतिश्चैव गोमतिर्गोधरस्तथा

Transliteration

go vindo gopatirgopaḥ(680)sarvagopīsukhapradaḥ / gopālo gogatiścaiva gomatirgodharastathā

Translation

Govinda; Herr und Beschützer der Kühe; der Kuhhirt; Spender der Freude für alle Gopīs; Gopāla; Zuflucht und Ziel der Kühe; Besitzer der Kühe (und der Erde); und Träger der Kühe — so wird Er gepriesen.

Word by Word

• गोविन्दः: Govinda (finder/protector of cows; a name of Vishnu/Krishna)
• गोविन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + विन्द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √विद्/√विन्द् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गाः विन्दति/लभते इति)

• गोपतिः: lord of cows
• गोपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां पतिः = lord of cows)

• गोपः: cowherd; protector
• गोपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वगोपीसुखप्रदः: giver of happiness to all gopīs
• सर्वगोपीसुखप्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गोपी + सुख + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासां गोपीनां सुखं प्रददाति)

• गोपालः: protector of cows; Gopāla
• गोपालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां पालः = protector of cows)

• गोगतिः: refuge/goal of cows
• गोगतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां गतिः = refuge/goal of cows)

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• गोमतिः: one whose thought is of cows; (name) Gomati
• गोमतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां मतिः/बुद्धिः; अथवा गोयुक्ता मति:)

• गोधरः: supporter/bearer of cows
• गोधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गां धरति/धारयति इति)

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/so/also')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as Govinda/Gopāla: protector, refuge, and joy-giver; devotion flourishes through relational closeness and trust in divine guardianship.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman approachable through nāma and līlā; the infinite becomes accessible as the loving protector (śaraṇāgati).

Application: Practice nāma-saṅkīrtana of Govinda/Gopāla; cultivate protective compassion (care for dependents, animals, earth) as an offering; take refuge (śaraṇa) in the Lord during fear or uncertainty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred pastoral region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (series of Vishnu/Krishna nāmas emphasizing līlā and protection)

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Gopati
• Gopa
• Gopis
• Gopala

FAQs

What is the importance of chanting Govinda and Gopāla names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents divine epithets of Vishnu/Krishna emphasizing protection, refuge, and bestowal of happiness; recitation is traditionally used to cultivate devotion and invoke safeguarding grace.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

Indirectly—by identifying Vishnu as go-gati (the true refuge/goal), it frames liberation and safety as grounded in surrender and remembrance of the Lord rather than fear-based fixation on suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names as a daily remembrance practice (japa/recitation) to strengthen compassion, protection of life (symbolized by ‘go’), and steadiness of mind in adversity.