Shloka 159

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

देवस्य विष्णोरीशश्य सर्वपापविनाशनम्

Transliteration

devasya viṣṇorīśaśya sarvapāpavināśanam

Translation

ഇത് ദേവേശ്വരനായ ശ്രീവിഷ്ണു‑ഈശ്വരത്തിന്റേതു; സർവ്വപാപനാശിനി (സ്തോത്രം/നാമം) ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• īśasya: of the Lord
• īśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sarvapāpa-vināśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarvapāpa-vināśanam: Karma/Predicate nominal (Object or predicative/कर्म-स्वरूप)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां विनाशनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu-related recitation/attribute is sarva-papa-vinashana (destroys sins).

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) and name/form as purifiers; bhakti as a means to inner cleansing.

Application: Use Vishnu-oriented remembrance/recitation as daily purification; pair with ethical restraint to prevent re-accumulation of papa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.160 (fruits of recitation by varna); Garuda Purana 1.16.2 (dhyana destroys samsara)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu as 'sarva-pāpa-vināśana' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Lord Vishnu as the supreme purifier whose grace and remembrance eradicate all sins, reinforcing bhakti as a direct means of inner cleansing.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing sin-destruction through Vishnu, it implies that spiritual progress and a favorable post-death journey depend on purification—achieved through devotion and divine refuge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate regular Vishnu-smaraṇa (remembrance), ethical living, and sincere repentance—treating devotion as a daily practice of purification.