Shloka 148

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

अनन्तरूपो भूतस्थो देवदानवसंस्थितः / सुषुप्तिस्थः सुषुप्तिश्च स्थानं स्थानान्त एव च

Transliteration

anantarūpo bhūtastho devadānavasaṃsthitaḥ / suṣuptisthaḥ suṣuptiśca sthānaṃ sthānānta eva ca

Translation

അവൻ അനന്തരൂപൻ; സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളിലുമുള്ള അന്തര്യാമിയായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; ദേവന്മാരിലും ദാനവന്മാരിലും സ്ഥാപിതനാണ്. അവൻ സുഷുപ്തിയിൽ സ്ഥിതനും സുഷുപ്തിസ്വരൂപനും; അവൻ തന്നേ ധാമവും ധാമാന്തരഗമനമാർഗവും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अनन्तरूपः: of endless forms
• अनन्तरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-रूप (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्त + रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival epithet)

• भूतस्थः: abiding in beings
• भूतस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; भूत + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• देवदानवसंस्थितः: situated among gods and demons
• देवदानवसंस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-दानव-संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; देव + दानव + संस्थित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुषुप्तिस्थः: abiding in deep sleep
• सुषुप्तिस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुषुप्ति-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सुषुप्ति + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुषुप्तिः: deep sleep (state)
• सुषुप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषुप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्थानम्: abode; state
• स्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्थानान्तः: the end/limit of states
• स्थानान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक; स्थान + अन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Antaryāmin Brahman/Vishnu pervades beings and the three avasthās; suṣupti is both a state and a locus where the Lord is present as the ground of experience.

Vedantic Theme: Avasthā-traya-viveka; immanence and transcendence; Brahman as adhishṭhāna (substratum) of states and their transitions.

Application: Contemplate the Lord’s presence in deep sleep and in the ‘gap’ between states; cultivate witness-awareness of transitions (sleep onset/awakening) as a meditation support.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.149-152 (waking/dream/turīya; cosmic pervasion)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Danavas

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu being 'bhūtastha' (present in all beings) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes Vishnu as the indwelling Self (antaryāmin), present in every being regardless of status—supporting the Purana’s broader teaching that divine presence underlies all life and all realms.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By stating that the Lord is both the 'abode' and the 'passage to another abode,' it frames all transitions of experience—states like deep sleep and movement between conditions—as occurring within the divine ground that accompanies the soul through change.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate equal regard and restraint: seeing the same indwelling Lord in all beings supports ethical conduct, reduces hostility, and strengthens devotional remembrance during changing mental states, including sleep.