Shloka 130

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

पराक्रमो दुर्विषहः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः / सारस्वतो महाभीष्मः पारिजातहरस्तथा

Transliteration

parākramo durviṣahaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ / sārasvato mahābhīṣmaḥ pārijātaharastathā

Translation

Baginda perkasa dan tidak tertandingi, mahir dalam segala śāstra. Baginda ialah Sārasvata, putera Sarasvatī; Bhīṣma yang amat digeruni; dan juga yang membawa pulang pohon Pārijāta.

Word by Word

• पराक्रमः: valor; prowess
• पराक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्विषहः: hard to withstand; irresistible
• दुर्विषहः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + विषह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/नञ्-सदृशः (दुर्-उपसर्गयुक्तः)

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः: expert in all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शास्त्र + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां शास्त्राणां विशारदः)

• सारस्वतः: Sarasvatī-related; eloquent
• सारस्वतः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सरस्वत्याः सम्बन्धी/सरस्वतीप्रसादयुक्तः)

• महाभीष्मः: very terrible; greatly formidable
• महाभीष्मः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भीष्मः)

• पारिजातहरः: stealer/bringer of the Pārijāta tree
• पारिजातहरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारिजात + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पारिजातस्य हरः)

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunction)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True power is inseparable from śāstra-jñāna; divine agency can override celestial privilege for dharma’s sake.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as sarvajña and sarvaśakta; līlā as purposeful ordering of dharma.

Application: Pair courage with study and discernment; let learning guide action, especially in conflict or leadership.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial garden / battlefield (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (epithets: parakrama, durvishaha, sarvashastra-visharada, parijata-hara)

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Bhishma
• Parijata

FAQs

What is the importance of describing the Lord with many epithets in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses honorific titles to establish the Lord’s supremacy—invincible power, mastery of śāstra, and celebrated divine deeds—strengthening devotional focus and doctrinal authority in the dialogue.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by foregrounding the Lord as the ultimate authority and protector, it frames later teachings on dharma and post-death matters as grounded in the highest, scripturally perfect source.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names as contemplative remembrance: cultivate courage (parākrama), disciplined learning (śāstra-jñāna), and steadfastness in dharma, seeing the Divine as the model of both power and wisdom.