Shloka 14

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

सर्वपूज्यश्च सर्वाद्यः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः / सर्वस्य जगतो मूलं सकलो निष्कलो ऽनलः (९०)

Transliteration

sarvapūjyaśca sarvādyaḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ / sarvasya jagato mūlaṃ sakalo niṣkalo 'nalaḥ (90)

Translation

彼は万人に礼拝され、万物の原初の根源として、すべての神々に敬礼される。全宇宙の根本であり、形あるものでも形を超えたものでもある、不滅にして常に光り輝く御方。

Word by Word

• सर्वपूज्यः: worshipped by all; worthy of all worship
• सर्वपूज्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

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

• सर्वाद्यः: the first of all; primordial
• सर्वाद्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः: saluted by all gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• जगतः: of the world/universe
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मूलम्: root; source
• मूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सकलः: complete; whole
• सकलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• निष्कलः: partless; without divisions
• निष्कलः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• अनलः: fire (as a name/epithet)
• अनलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is the primordial source and root of the universe, simultaneously manifest (sakala) and unmanifest (niṣkala), ever-luminous and undecaying.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna–nirguna synthesis; Brahman/Īśvara as upādāna and nimitta in devotional framing; akṣaya-tejas (unfading consciousness).

Application: Hold a unified view: worship the personal form while contemplating the formless ground; reduce sectarianism by recognizing all gods’ reverence as oriented to the One.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana stuti passages describing Vishnu as sakala-niṣkala and jagad-mūla

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vishnu (implied as the Supreme)

FAQs

What is the importance of sakala and niṣkala in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states the Supreme is both manifest (sakala—accessible through names, forms, and worship) and unmanifest (niṣkala—beyond attributes), integrating devotion with non-dual metaphysics.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Supreme as the root of all existence and worshipped by the gods, it frames liberation as returning to/realizing that ultimate source—supporting both bhakti (reverence) and jñāna (realization).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice devotion with humility (seeing the Divine as worthy of universal reverence) while cultivating inner detachment—remembering the same Reality is both personal (worshippable) and beyond form (meditatively realizable).