Shloka 119

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

ऋग्रूपी चैव ऋग्वेद ऋग्वेदेषु प्रतिष्ठितः / यजुर्वेदो(७२०)यजुर्वेदविदेकपात्

Transliteration

ṛgrūpī caiva ṛgveda ṛgvedeṣu pratiṣṭhitaḥ / yajurvedo(720)yajurvedavidekapāt

Translation

Er ist wahrhaft von der Natur des Ṛgveda und fest in den Hymnen des Ṛgveda gegründet; und Er ist auch der Yajurveda — Ekapāt, der „Einfüßige“, der Kenner des Yajurveda.

Word by Word

• ऋग्रूपी: having the form of the Ṛg (Veda)
• ऋग्रूपी: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋक् + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ऋचः रूपी = having the form of Ṛg)

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

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

• ऋग्वेदः: the Ṛg Veda
• ऋग्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋचां वेदः)

• ऋग्वेदेषु: in the Ṛg Vedas / in Ṛgvedic texts
• ऋग्वेदेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• प्रतिष्ठितः: established; firmly set
• प्रतिष्ठितः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्था (स्था धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यजुर्वेदः: the Yajur Veda
• यजुर्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यजुषां वेदः)

• यजुर्वेदवित्: knower of the Yajur Veda
• यजुर्वेदवित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेद + वित् (विद् धातु-सम्बद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यजुर्वेदस्य वित् = knower of Yajurveda)

• एकपात्: one-footed; having one foot
• एकपात्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + पात् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (एकः पादः यस्य / one-footed)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The worshipful insight that the Supreme is immanent as the very substance of the Vedas (Ṛg and Yajus), unifying diverse revelations.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as the inner meaning (tātparya) of śruti; unity behind plurality (ekaṃ sat).

Application: Read Veda/śāstra devotionally: seek the one purport across hymns and rituals; integrate study with worship and contemplation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu as śruti-svarūpa and nāma-stuti passages (general)

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Ekapāt

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying Vishnu with the Vedas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse grounds the Purana’s teachings in Vedic authority by stating that the Supreme is established as the very essence of the Ṛgveda and Yajurveda.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by affirming Vedic rootedness, it indicates that dharma, rites, and liberating knowledge taught in the text align with Vedic revelation, which guides the soul toward auspicious destiny and moksha.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach rituals, chanting, and ethical duties with the understanding that Vedic mantra and disciplined practice are meant to connect the devotee to the Supreme Reality described here.