Shloka 38

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

मखेज्यो मखरूपी च माननीयो (२३०)मखेश्वरः / महावातो महाभागो महेशो ऽतीतमानुषः

Transliteration

makhejyo makharūpī ca mānanīyo (230)makheśvaraḥ / mahāvāto mahābhāgo maheśo 'tītamānuṣaḥ

Translation

അവൻ യജ്ഞത്തിലൂടെ ആരാധ്യൻ, യജ്ഞസ്വരൂപൻ തന്നെ, വന്ദനീയനായ യജ്ഞേശ്വരൻ. അവൻ മഹാവായു, മഹാഭാഗ്യവാൻ, മഹേശ്വരൻ—മാനുഷാവസ്ഥയെ അതിക്രമിച്ചവൻ.

Word by Word

• मखेज्यः: worthy of worship in sacrifice
• मखेज्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मखेज्य (प्रातिपदिक) < मख + इज्य (यज् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मखस्य इज्यः = यज्ञस्य पूज्य/यज्ञे यजनीयः)

• मखरूपी: having the form of sacrifice
• मखरूपी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मखरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < मख + रूपिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मखस्य रूपी)

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

• माननीयः: to be honored; venerable
• माननीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माननीय (प्रातिपदिक) < मान् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भाव्य (gerundive/अनीय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘माननीयः’ = मानयितव्यः

• मखेश्वरः: lord of sacrifices
• मखेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मखेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) < मख + ईश्वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मखस्य ईश्वरः)

• महावातः: the great wind
• महावातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावात (प्रातिपदिक) < महा + वात
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वातः)

• महाभागः: most fortunate; illustrious
• महाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक) < महा + भाग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य/महान् भागः)

• महेशः: the Great Lord (Maheśa)
• महेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक) < महा + ईश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयार्थः (महान् ईशः)

• अतीतमानुषः: beyond human; transcending mankind
• अतीतमानुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीतमानुष (प्रातिपदिक) < अतीत + मानुष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मानुषम् अतीतः = मानवातीतः)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both the means and the object of worship: yajña as His very form; devotion expressed through sacrificial reverence.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as both upādāna and nimitta (immanent cause and governing principle) of sacred action; transcendence (atīta) while pervading ritual.

Application: Offer all actions as yajña (īśvarārpaṇa-buddhi); cultivate reverence for sacred duty while remembering the Lord exceeds all limited human categories.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (Vishnu-nāma style epithets continuing across 1.15.38–42)

FAQs

What is the importance of yajña (sacrifice) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse identifies the Supreme as both the object of worship in yajña and the very essence of yajña, teaching that ritual attains its highest meaning when offered to the Divine.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

By describing the Lord as transcending the human state (atītamānuṣaḥ), it points to liberation as rising beyond limited embodied identity through devotion and right worship.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Offer daily actions as a sacred offering (yajña-bhāva), cultivate reverence, and recite/reflect on these divine attributes to align conduct with dharma and inner purity.