Shloka 149

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

जगत्स्थश्चैव जागर्ता स्थानं जागरितं तथा (९४०) / स्वप्रस्थः स्वप्रवित्स्वप्नस्थानं स्वप्नस्तथैव च

Transliteration

jagatsthaścaiva jāgartā sthānaṃ jāgaritaṃ tathā (940) / svaprasthaḥ svapravitsvapnasthānaṃ svapnastathaiva ca

Translation

Dia yang bersemayam di alam ini ialah Yang Mengetahui dalam keadaan jaga, dan keadaannya disebut keadaan jaga. Demikian juga, Dia yang bersemayam di alam mimpi ialah Yang Mengetahui mimpi, dan keadaannya disebut keadaan mimpi.

Word by Word

• जगत्स्थः: abiding in the world
• जगत्स्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत्-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जागर्ता: the waker; one who is awake
• जागर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर् (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तृ-प्रत्यय, agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थानम्: state; abode
• स्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जागरितम्: waking (state)
• जागरितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरित (प्रातिपदिक; √जागर् से भाव/कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त/भाववाचक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/also)

• स्वप्रस्थः: abiding in dream
• स्वप्रस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वप्र-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; स्वप्र + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वप्रवित्: knower of dream
• स्वप्रवित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्र-विद् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वप्र + विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (विद्-प्रत्ययान्त: 'knower')

• स्वप्नस्थानम्: the dream-state abode
• स्वप्नस्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; स्वप्न + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वप्नः: dream
• स्वप्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The knower in waking and the knower in dream are grounded in the same divine consciousness; states are named by their mode of knowing.

Vedantic Theme: Avasthā-traya analysis; sākṣin (witness) implied behind state-specific cognition; nāma-rūpa variability across states.

Application: Practice mindful recognition: ‘I am the knower of waking’ and ‘I am the knower of dream’; keep a dream-journal to observe continuity of awareness and reduce identification with state-contents.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner realm (state-space)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.148 (suṣupti); Garuda Purana 1.15.150 (turīya)

FAQs

What is the importance of waking and dream states in the Garuda Purana?

This verse distinguishes the experiencer and the experienced realm in jagrat (waking) and svapna (dream), preparing the reader for subtler teachings about consciousness and the soul’s modes of experience.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By defining the knower in waking and dream, it implies that the self functions through different states—an idea used to understand how experience can continue in subtler conditions beyond ordinary waking life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe how the mind shifts between waking and dream; this supports detachment and self-inquiry, reducing identification with changing experiences.