Shloka 31
Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
वेतालानां पतिश्चैव कूष्माण्डानां पतिस्तथा / पक्षिणां च पतिः श्रेष्ठः पशूनां पतिरेव च
vetālānāṃ patiścaiva kūṣmāṇḍānāṃ patistathā / pakṣiṇāṃ ca patiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ paśūnāṃ patireva ca
അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് വേതാളങ്ങളുടെ അധിപൻ; കൂഷ്മാണ്ഡങ്ങളുടെയും അധിപൻ; പക്ഷികളുടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാധിപൻ; മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയും സ്വാമി।
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: No fear of spirits: all beings, including liminal entities and animals, are under the Lord’s rule.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s sovereignty over sattva/rajas/tamas manifestations; the One as controller of all yonis.
Application: For fear/anxiety, recite Viṣṇu-nāma and cultivate non-harm toward animals; see even frightening phenomena as within divine order, reducing superstition-driven panic.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.28–32 (pati-epithets)
FAQs
It situates fearful or liminal beings within a governed cosmic order, indicating they too fall under higher lordship rather than existing as chaotic forces.
Indirectly, it frames the after-death landscape as structured: even spirit-classes associated with haunting or affliction are part of an ordered hierarchy, relevant to how the Purana maps post-mortem realms and influences.
Maintain steadiness and dharmic conduct without superstition-driven fear—recognizing that all forces are ultimately subject to cosmic law and divine governance.