Shloka 78

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

अनन्तो ऽनन्तरूपश्च(४६१)सुनखः सुरमन्दरः / सुकपोलो विभुर्जिष्णुर्भ्राजिष्णुश्चैषुधीस्तथा

Transliteration

ananto 'nantarūpaśca(461)sunakhaḥ suramandaraḥ / sukapolo vibhurjiṣṇurbhrājiṣṇuścaiṣudhīstathā

Translation

അവൻ അനന്തൻ, അനന്തരൂപധാരി; സുനഖൻ, ദിവ്യ മന്ദരൻ; സുകപോലൻ (സുന്ദര കവിളുകളുള്ളവൻ); സർവ്വവ്യാപി പ്രഭു—വിജയിയും ദീപ്തിമാനും—തൂണീർധാരിയും ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अनन्तः: the Infinite (Ananta)
• अनन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (epithet)

• अनन्तरूपः: one of infinite forms
• अनन्तरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनन्तस्य रूपम्)

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

• सुनखः: Sunakha (proper epithet/name)
• सुनखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम

• सुरमन्दरः: Mandara among the gods (an exalted one)
• सुरमन्दरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुरः इव मन्दरः / सुराणां मन्दरः—epithet)

• सुकपोलः: having beautiful cheeks
• सुकपोलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कपोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-कपोलः = शोभन-कपोलः)

• विभुः: the all-pervading Lord
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम

• जिष्णुः: victorious
• जिष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (victorious)

• भ्राजिष्णुः: resplendent
• भ्राजिष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्राजिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (radiant)

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

• एषुधीः: Eṣudhī (quiver-bearer / quiver)
• एषुधीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एषुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (lit. quiver-bearer/quiver)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Vishnu-sahasranama-style praise section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa through divine names reveals the Lord as infinite, multiform, all-pervading, victorious, and protective.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman as the accessible doorway to nirguna infinitude; vyāpti (all-pervasion) and anantatva (limitlessness).

Application: Use these epithets in japa/stotra recitation to stabilize attention, cultivate reverence, and invoke protection during daily worship or at life’s transitions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (Vishnu-nama/stuti sequence continuing through adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ananta
• Mandara

FAQs

What is the importance of these divine names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a set of Vishnu-epithets: contemplating and reciting such names is presented as a devotional method to remember the all-pervading Lord and seek protection through His infinite attributes.

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme?

By calling Him “Infinite” and “of endless forms,” it stresses transcendence and omnipresence—one reality appearing in countless manifestations, yet remaining victorious and radiant.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily remembrance practice (japa/recitation): reflect on one epithet—like Ananta or Vibhū—and align actions with steadiness, self-control, and dharma.