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Shloka 105

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

लोभेन विगतश्चैव दम्भेन च विवर्जितः / सूक्ष्मश्चैव (६३०)सुसूक्ष्मश्च स्थूलात्स्थूलतरस्तथा

Transliteration

lobhena vigataścaiva dambhena ca vivarjitaḥ / sūkṣmaścaiva (630)susūkṣmaśca sthūlātsthūlatarastathā

Translation

അവൻ ലോഭരഹിതനും ദംഭം വർജ്ജിച്ചവനും; സൂക്ഷ്മൻ—അതിസൂക്ഷ്മൻ—ആയിട്ടും, സ്ഥൂലത്തോടു താരതമ്യത്തിൽ കൂടുതൽ സ്ഥൂലതരനാകാനും കഴിയും।

Word by Word
लोभेनby/with greed
लोभेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
विगतःfree from, gone beyond
विगतः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + गम् (धातु) → विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
दम्भेनby/with hypocrisy, deceit
दम्भेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
विवर्जितःexcluded, free from
विवर्जितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + वर्ज् (धातु) → विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सूक्ष्मःsubtle
सूक्ष्मः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Adjectival nominative singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
सुसूक्ष्मःvery subtle
सुसूक्ष्मः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास (सु + सूक्ष्म), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'very subtle'
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
स्थूलात्than the gross
स्थूलात्:
Apadana (Standard of comparison/अपादान)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (or नपुंसक as adjective), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular used in comparison
स्थूलतरःgrosser
स्थूलतरः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
Formतुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative in -तर), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purity of character (alobha, adambha) supports insight into the subtle principle whose operation spans subtle and gross domains.

Vedantic Theme: Sūkṣma-śarīra/antaḥkaraṇa and the paradox of māyā/avidyā: subtle causes manifest as gross effects; levels of reality (kāraṇa–sūkṣma–sthūla).

Application: Cultivate transparency (drop performative spirituality), practice generosity to weaken lobha, and contemplate cause-effect: how subtle intentions become gross actions and outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.106-107 (the agitator of prakṛti, mahat, bhūtas, senses)

FAQs

This verse treats freedom from lobha (greed) and dambha (hypocrisy) as essential inner purification, enabling a being’s nature to become refined and subtle rather than weighed down by lower tendencies.

It points to a principle that can be extremely subtle, yet can also take on grosser modes relative to the physical—indicating a spectrum between subtle and gross embodiment shaped by inner qualities.

Reduce greed through contentment and honest livelihood, and avoid performative spirituality; sincerity and restraint are presented as direct supports for inner refinement.

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