Shloka 84
Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
वायुश्चक्षुस्तथा श्रोत्रं(५००)जिह्वा च घ्राणमेव च / वाक्पाणिपादजवनः पायूपस्थस्तथैव च
vāyuścakṣustathā śrotraṃ(500)jihvā ca ghrāṇameva ca / vākpāṇipādajavanaḥ pāyūpasthastathaiva ca
Der Lebenshauch (vāyu), die Augen und ebenso die Ohren; die Zunge und auch die Nase; Sprache, Hände, Füße und der Antrieb zur Bewegung; sowie After und Geschlechtsorgane—dies sind die genannten Vermögen.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)
Concept: Enumeration of prāṇa and the sensory/motor faculties (indriyas and karmendriyas), implying their dependence on a higher principle and their role as instruments.
Vedantic Theme: Kṣetra-kṣetrajña discrimination; indriya-niyama as prerequisite for steadiness of mind and devotion.
Application: Practice sense-restraint and mindful use of speech, hands, feet; observe prāṇa and the senses as tools rather than ‘self’.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (continuation of nāma/guṇa listing with cosmological-psychological correspondences)
FAQs
This verse lists key faculties—prāṇa (vital air), sense organs, and organs of action—showing the components through which embodied experience and karma operate.
By identifying the functional instruments of embodiment (senses, action-organs, and prāṇa), it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader account of how the jīva experiences results of karma through subtle/functional faculties.
Cultivate discipline over speech, senses, and impulses of action—since these are the channels through which ethical or unethical karma is generated.