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Shloka 29

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

अतोसौ विष्णुभक्तश्च कीर्तितो नात्र संशयः / एषोसौ सर्वजीवानां चित्तसंज्ञानमेव च

Transliteration

atosau viṣṇubhaktaśca kīrtito nātra saṃśayaḥ / eṣosau sarvajīvānāṃ cittasaṃjñānameva ca

Translation

それゆえ彼は主ヴィシュヌの帰依者であると称えられる。ここに疑いはない。まことに彼は、あらゆる生きとし生けるものの意識そのもの、内なる覚知である。

Word by Word
ataḥtherefore
ataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय, हेत्वर्थे (therefore)
asauhe/that one
asau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
viṣṇu-bhaktaḥa devotee of Viṣṇu
viṣṇu-bhaktaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate noun)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—विष्णोः भक्तः
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयार्थे (and)
kīrtitaḥis proclaimed
kīrtitaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootkīrt (कीर्त् धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘is proclaimed/has been described’
nano/not
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
atrahere/in this matter
atra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण; contextual)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (here/in this matter)
saṃśayaḥdoubt
saṃśayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; idiomatically predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
eṣaḥthis one
eṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
asauthat very one
asau:
Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
sarva-jīvānāmof all beings
sarva-jīvānām:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे ‘of all living beings’; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (sarve jīvāḥ)
citta-saṃjñānamthe (so-called) consciousness/mind-awareness
citta-saṃjñānam:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominal)
TypeNoun
Rootcitta (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—चित्तस्य संज्ञानम् (the awareness/identification of mind)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अवधारणार्थे (indeed/only)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयार्थे (and)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāyu is proclaimed a Viṣṇu-bhakta and simultaneously identified with citta-saṃjñāna (inner awareness) in all beings—linking devotion with the universal inner instrument of cognition.

Vedantic Theme: Relation of prāṇa, mind (citta), and consciousness: the subtle functional principle pervades beings as the basis for awareness, while oriented toward Viṣṇu through bhakti.

Application: See devotion not as sectarian emotion but as a transformation of the very awareness that animates all; practice mindfulness of breath and mind as offerings to Viṣṇu, cultivating compassion through recognition of shared inner life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.30 (Vāyu as citta; lord over faculties); Garuda Purana 3.16.26 (heart-dwelling realized by Viṣṇu-nāma)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
S
Sarva-jivas

FAQs

This verse asserts that true devotion to Viṣṇu is beyond doubt and is tied to recognizing the indwelling awareness that sustains all living beings.

By identifying the core principle as citta-saṃjñāna (inner awareness), it points the seeker to the soul’s journey as rooted in consciousness—devotion aligns the jīva with that higher, sustaining reality.

Cultivate Viṣṇu-bhakti along with mindful self-observation—treat all beings with respect by remembering the same awareness shines within everyone.

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