Shloka 11

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

शुद्धः (६०)प्रकाशरूपश्च पवित्रः परिरक्षकः / पिपासावर्जितः पाद्यः पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्तथाः

Transliteration

śuddhaḥ (60)prakāśarūpaśca pavitraḥ parirakṣakaḥ / pipāsāvarjitaḥ pādyaḥ puruṣaḥ prakṛtistathāḥ

Translation

Dia suci; wujud-Nya sendiri adalah cahaya. Dia kudus dan Pelindung tertinggi. Bebas daripada dahaga, Dia layak menerima persembahan pādya (air basuhan kaki). Dialah Purusha kosmik, dan juga Prakṛti, hakikat alam.

Word by Word

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रकाशरूपः: whose form is light
• प्रकाशरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रकाशस्य रूपः)

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

• पवित्रः: purifying
• पवित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• परिरक्षकः: protector; guardian
• परिरक्षकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + रक्षक (रक्ष् धातु, ण्वुल्/क-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त-कर्तृवाचक-नाम

• पिपासावर्जितः: free from thirst
• पिपासावर्जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिपासा + वर्जित (वर्ज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्तान्त ‘वर्जित’; तत्पुरुषः (पिपासया वर्जितः/पिपासां वर्जितः)

• पाद्यः: worthy of worship; fit for foot-washing
• पाद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पूज्य/पादप्रक्षालनार्ह)

• पुरुषः: Person; Puruṣa
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रकृतिः: Nature; Prakṛti
• प्रकृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आः: indeed; (particle)
• आः: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय/समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (particle, exclamatory/closing)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as pure light and protector; transcending bodily needs (‘pipāsā-varjita’), yet immanent as Puruṣa and as Prakṛti—integrating transcendence and manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Non-dual/qualified-nondual framing: Īśvara as both efficient cause (Puruṣa) and material ground (Prakṛti) in Purāṇic idiom; inner light as consciousness.

Application: Meditate on inner luminosity (sākṣī-bhāva) while offering simple upacāras (pādya) with humility; cultivate detachment from compulsive cravings (thirst) as a spiritual discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (nāma series; metaphysical epithets appear alongside devotional ones)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Purusha
• Prakriti

FAQs

What is the importance of calling Vishnu 'śuddha' and 'prakāśarūpa' in the Garuda Purana?

It emphasizes Vishnu’s transcendence—untainted by karma and ignorance—and portrays him as self-luminous consciousness, the purifier and refuge for the devotee.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey and protection described in the Garuda Purana?

By naming Vishnu as parirakṣaka (protector), it supports the text’s broader theme that remembrance and devotion to the Lord provide spiritual safeguarding amid fear, transition, and afterlife uncertainties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In daily worship, offer pādya and remember Vishnu as the pure, luminous protector; ethically, cultivate purity and restraint, aligning one’s life with the qualities praised in the verse.