Shloka 7

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

वीरहा च बृहद्वीरो वन्दितः परमेश्वरः (३०) / आत्मा च परमात्मा च प्रत्यगात्मा वियत्परः

Transliteration

vīrahā ca bṛhadvīro vanditaḥ parameśvaraḥ (30) / ātmā ca paramātmā ca pratyagātmā viyatparaḥ

Translation

Er ist der Bezwinger feindlicher Helden und der Größte der Tapferen — Parameśvara, aller Verehrung würdig. Er ist das Selbst und das höchste Selbst, das innere, einwohnende Selbst, und der, der selbst den Himmel (den Raum) übersteigt.

Word by Word

• वीरहा: slayer of heroes
• वीरहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-हा (प्रातिपदिक; वीर + हन्/हा ‘slayer’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘slayer of heroes’)

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

• बृहद्वीरः: great hero
• बृहद्वीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्-वीर (प्रातिपदिक; बृहद् + वीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘great hero’)

• वन्दितः: praised; worshipped
• वन्दितः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘praised/worshipped’

• परमेश्वरः: Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘supreme lord’)

• आत्मा: Self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (आत्मन्)

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

• परमात्मा: Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; परम + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘supreme Self’)

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

• प्रत्यगात्मा: inner Self
• प्रत्यगात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; प्रत्यक् + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘inner Self’, pratyagātman)

• वियत्परः: beyond the sky/space; transcendent
• वियत्परः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वियत्-पर (प्रातिपदिक; वियत् ‘sky/space’ + पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘transcending the sky/space’ or ‘supreme in space’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in the narrative frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu/Parameśvara is the ātman, paramātman, and pratyagātman; realization turns inward and culminates in transcendence beyond space.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin doctrine; identity/grounding of self in the Supreme; transcendence of deśa-kāla limitations.

Application: Meditate on the indwelling witness (pratyagātman) during japa; shift from external petition to inner surrender and self-inquiry anchored in devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: inner-cosmic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 nāma-list culminating in ātman/paramātman epithets

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Ātman
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the importance of Ātman and Paramātman in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies the Supreme Lord as both the individual Self (Ātman) and the Supreme Self (Paramātman), grounding Garuda Purana teachings in inner realization alongside devotion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By calling the Lord the pratyagātmā (inner indweller), it points the soul’s journey toward liberation as an inward recognition of the indwelling Supreme, not merely an external ritual progression.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily self-inquiry and remembrance of the indwelling Self—aligning actions with dharma—so devotion and ethics are rooted in awareness of the same Supreme presence within.