Shloka 106

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

विशारदो बलाध्यक्षः सर्वस्य क्षोभकस्तथा / प्रकृतेः क्षोभकश्चैव महतः क्षोभकस्तथा

Transliteration

viśārado balādhyakṣaḥ sarvasya kṣobhakastathā / prakṛteḥ kṣobhakaścaiva mahataḥ kṣobhakastathā

Translation

അവൻ പരമ വിശാരദൻ, ബലത്തിന്റെ അധ്യക്ഷൻ, സർവ്വത്തിന്റെയും ക്ഷോഭകൻ; പ്രകൃതിയെ ഉന്മേഷിപ്പിക്കുകയും മഹത്തെയും പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• विशारदः: skilled, expert
• विशारदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलाध्यक्षः: overseer of strength/power
• बलाध्यक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बलस्य अध्यक्षः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• क्षोभकः: agitator, one who stirs
• क्षोभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रकृतेः: of prakṛti (primordial nature)
• प्रकृतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• क्षोभकः: agitator
• क्षोभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• महतः: of mahat (the great principle)
• महतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (महद्/महत् as tattva), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• क्षोभकः: agitator
• क्षोभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A discerning overseer-force (often read as kāla/īśvara-preraṇa) agitates prakṛti and initiates mahat, beginning cosmic evolution.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as nimitta-kāraṇa (efficient cause) operating upon prakṛti; emergence of mahat as first evolute in sāṅkhya-vedānta synthesis.

Application: Contemplate causality: observe how a subtle impulse (kāla/saṅkalpa) initiates large chains of change; cultivate discernment (viveka) before acting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.107 (agitation of elements, intellect, senses, objects)

Characters & Entities

• Prakriti
• Mahat

FAQs

What is the importance of Prakriti and Mahat in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames creation as a process where Prakṛti and Mahat are activated by a conscious impelling principle, clarifying how the unmanifest becomes manifest.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the cosmic forces that set Nature and intellect in motion, it provides the metaphysical backdrop for the soul’s embodied journey—mind and intellect arise within this activated cosmic order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate discernment (viśārada) and self-mastery: recognize that impulses and mental agitation can be regulated through clarity and disciplined practice, aligning action with dharma.