Shloka 16

Devanagari script

सहस्ररुद्रसंजप्त सहस्राक्षनिरीक्षण / सहस्रजन्ममथन सहस्रबन्धनमोचन

Transliteration

sahasrarudrasaṃjapta sahasrākṣanirīkṣaṇa / sahasrajanmamathana sahasrabandhanamocana

Translation

Chanted by a thousand Rudras, beheld by the Thousand‑eyed Lord; O You who churn away the effects of a thousand births, O liberator who loosens a thousand bonds.

Word by Word

• सहस्ररुद्रसंजप्त: O one invoked by a thousand Rudras
• सहस्ररुद्रसंजप्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संजप्त (कृदन्त; √जप् (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः; क्तान्त कृदन्तः (संजप्त = invoked/recited) (सहस्ररुद्रैः संजप्तः)

• सहस्राक्षनिरीक्षण: O thousand-eyed seer / O one of thousandfold vision
• सहस्राक्षनिरीक्षण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि/अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + निरीक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; नि + √ईक्ष् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सहस्राक्षाणि यस्य; अथवा सहस्राक्षैः निरीक्षणम्)

• सहस्रजन्ममथन: O destroyer of countless births
• सहस्रजन्ममथन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मथन (प्रातिपदिक; √मथ् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सहस्रजन्मानां मथनः = destroyer/churner of many births)

• सहस्रबन्धनमोचन: O liberator from countless bonds
• सहस्रबन्धनमोचन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक) + मोचन (प्रातिपदिक; √मुच् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सहस्रबन्धनानां मोचनः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Brahma Kanda discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as bandha-mocaka: remover of saṃsāra-bonds and the accumulated effects of many births.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha as the decisive factor in loosening avidyā/karma-bandha; saṃsāra as bondage, liberation as release (mokṣa).

Application: Japa/recitation with intent of inner unbinding—pair with reflection on habitual ‘bonds’ (fear, anger, addiction) and cultivate surrender.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.231.15 (preceding sahasra-stuti); Garuda Purana 1.231.17 (Narasiṃha identification; Śiva’s petition)

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Indra (Sahasraksha)

FAQs

What is the importance of this liberation-themed mantra in the Garuda Purana?

It praises a liberating power that destroys accumulated karmic effects across many births and is invoked for release from binding forces—mental, karmic, and subtle—often emphasized in Garuda Purana contexts of fear, death, and afterlife transition.

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

By stressing “bond-release” and the exhaustion of karmic residues from many births, it points to the core Garuda Purana idea that post-death experiences are shaped by karma, and that spiritual recitation/devotion can reduce binding consequences that obstruct a peaceful passage.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a daily remembrance that karmic habits create bondage; pair sincere recitation with ethical restraint (dharma), repentance, and charity to actively “loosen bonds” in conduct rather than relying on words alone.