Shloka 70

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

संविन्मेधा च कालश्च ऊष्मा वर्षा म(न) तिस्तथा(४१०) / संवत्सरो मोक्षकरो मोहप्रध्वंसकस्तथा

Transliteration

saṃvinmedhā ca kālaśca ūṣmā varṣā ma(na) tistathā(410) / saṃvatsaro mokṣakaro mohapradhvaṃsakastathā

Translation

അവൻ ജാഗ്രതബുദ്ധിയും കാലവും; ഉഷ്മയും വർഷയും; മനസ്സും കൂടെ. അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് സംവത്സരം—മോക്ഷം നൽകുന്നവനും മോഹം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനും എന്നു പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• संविन्मेधा: consciousness and intelligence (as an epithet)
• संविन्मेधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवित्-मेधा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (संवित् च मेधा च) एकवचन-समाहार/नामरूपेण

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

• कालः: Time
• कालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• ऊष्मा: heat
• ऊष्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वर्षा: rain; rainy season
• वर्षा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मतिः: intellect; thought
• मतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठे 'ma(na)ti' इति, अभिप्रेतं 'मतिः' (mind/intellect)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• संवत्सरः: year
• संवत्सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मोक्षकरः: granting liberation
• मोक्षकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष-कर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षं करोति इति)

• मोहप्रध्वंसकः: destroyer of delusion
• मोहप्रध्वंसकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह-प्रध्वंसक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मोहस्य प्रध्वंसकः)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord pervades cognition (saṃvid, medhā), mind, and time; realization of this dispels moha and supports moksha.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Ishvara as the substratum of time and mental functions; avidya (moha) is removable through awakened intelligence aligned to the divine.

Application: Use time (daily/seasonal cycles) as a sadhana container: regular study, japa, and reflection; observe how mind and time are witnessed, reducing delusion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (names mapping Vishnu to kala, manas, saṃvatsara)

FAQs

What is the importance of time (kāla) and the year (saṃvatsara) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames time and the yearly cycle as spiritually transformative—capable of dissolving delusion and supporting liberation when understood as part of divine order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It points to inner purification through right understanding: awakened intellect and mastery of the mind, aligned with time’s unfolding, dispel moha (delusion), which is a key obstacle to liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the passage of time and yearly routines (vratas, reflection, discipline) to cultivate clarity of mind and reduce delusion—treating life’s cycles as opportunities for spiritual progress.