Shloka 46

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

सुवर्णवर्णवांश्चैव सुवर्णाख्यस्तथैव च (२८०)सुवर्णावयवश्चैव सुवर्णः स्वर्णमेखलः

Transliteration

suvarṇavarṇavāṃścaiva suvarṇākhyastathaiva ca (280)suvarṇāvayavaścaiva suvarṇaḥ svarṇamekhalaḥ

Translation

Wahrlich «goldfarben»; ebenso «als der Goldene bekannt»; «mit Gliedern aus Gold»; «der Goldene»; und «dessen Gürtel aus Gold ist».

Word by Word

• सुवर्णवर्णवान्: having the color of gold
• सुवर्णवर्णवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + वर्णवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुवर्णस्य वर्णः यस्य सः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

• सुवर्णाख्यः: named 'Suvarṇa' (gold)
• सुवर्णाख्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुवर्ण इति आख्या/नाम यस्य)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

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

• सुवर्णावयवः: having golden limbs/parts
• सुवर्णावयवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + अवयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुवर्णमयाः अवयवाः यस्य)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

• सुवर्णः: golden; gold
• सुवर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वर्णमेखलः: wearing a golden girdle
• स्वर्णमेखलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण + मेखला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्णस्य मेखला यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s tejas and auspicious majesty are contemplated through luminous iconography; beauty becomes a doorway to devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Tejas as expression of Brahman’s glory; devotion through rupa-dhyana (meditation on form) without reducing the Infinite to form alone.

Application: Practice rupa-dhyana: visualize the deity’s golden radiance to steady the mind; cultivate gratitude and generosity rather than greed toward wealth-symbols.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.47 (gold-giving/lordship continues)

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘golden’ (suvarṇa) epithets in the Garuda Purana?

These epithets praise the Lord’s auspicious, radiant form—used for remembrance and devotional recitation, especially in spiritually protective contexts.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

Within the Preta-kāṇḍa’s broader teaching, remembering and invoking the Lord through names and attributes is presented as a supportive spiritual practice amid after-death passages and rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names as part of daily nāma-japa or prayer—cultivating sattva, steadiness of mind, and devotional remembrance during life and at critical transitions.