Shloka 89

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

शुक्रश्च सुकिरीटी च सुग्रीवः कौस्तुभस्तथा / प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धश्च हयग्रीवश्च सूकरः

Transliteration

śukraśca sukirīṭī ca sugrīvaḥ kaustubhastathā / pradyumnaścāniruddhaśca hayagrīvaśca sūkaraḥ

Translation

Asimismo (son Sus nombres y formas): Śukra, Sukirīṭī (el de hermosa corona), Sugrīva, Kaustubha; y también Pradyumna y Aniruddha; así como Hayagrīva y Sūkara (la encarnación del Jabalí).

Word by Word

• शुक्रः: Śukra (name); bright one
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• सुकिरीटी: the well-crowned one
• सुकिरीटी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + किरीटिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“सुन्दरः किरीटी”

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

• सुग्रीवः: Sugrīva (name); fair-necked one
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“सुन्दरा ग्रीवा यस्य” (नामरूपेण)

• कौस्तुभः: Kaustubha (name/jewel)
• कौस्तुभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रद्युम्नः: Pradyumna (name)
• प्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• अनिरुद्धः: Aniruddha (name)
• अनिरुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• हयग्रीवः: Hayagrīva (horse-necked one)
• हयग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—“हयस्य ग्रीवा (मुखं) यस्य सः”

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

• सूकरः: boar; the Boar (Varāha)
• सूकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-rūpa plurality points to one supreme Viṣṇu; remembrance of vyūhas and avatāras as a means of devotion and protection.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman approached through names, forms, and attributes; unity-in-diversity of the Lord’s manifestations.

Application: Chant these names as a protective and focusing practice; meditate on each form’s virtue (knowledge in Hayagrīva, rescue in Varāha, governance in vyūhas).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (continuation of Viṣṇu-nāma enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Hayagriva
• Varaha (Sukara)
• Kaustubha

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Vishnu’s names/forms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a devotional-identificatory catalogue of Viṣṇu’s epithets and avatāra-forms, reinforcing remembrance (smaraṇa) of the protector deity through recognizable names such as Hayagrīva and Sūkara (Varāha).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by centering Viṣṇu’s forms and emanations (e.g., Pradyumna, Aniruddha), it frames liberation-oriented teaching around devotion and remembrance of the divine, a recurring support for fearlessness amid afterlife teachings elsewhere in the text.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the names as a short nāma-smaraṇa practice—reciting and contemplating each epithet (especially Hayagrīva/Varāha) to cultivate steadiness, devotion, and ethical resolve.