Shloka 151

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

भुवनाधिपतिश्चैव भुवनानां नियामकः / पातालवासी पातालं सर्वज्वरविनाशनः

Transliteration

bhuvanādhipatiścaiva bhuvanānāṃ niyāmakaḥ / pātālavāsī pātālaṃ sarvajvaravināśanaḥ

Translation

Dia ialah Penguasa segala dunia dan Pengatur semua alam. Dia bersemayam di Pātāla dan Dialah Pātāla itu sendiri—pemusnah segala demam dan penderitaan.

Word by Word

• भुवनाधिपतिः: lord of the worlds
• भुवनाधिपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन-अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक; भुवन + अधिपति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• 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 (emphasis)

• भुवनानाम्: of the worlds
• भुवनानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• नियामकः: regulator; controller
• नियामकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि+यम् (धातु) + ण्वुल्/क (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पातालवासी: dwelling in Pātāla
• पातालवासी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाताल-वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; पाताल + वासिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पातालम्: Pātāla (netherworld)
• पातालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वज्वरविनाशनः: destroyer of all fevers/afflictions
• सर्वज्वरविनाशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ज्वर-विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + ज्वर + विनाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both ruler (niyāmaka) and immanent presence in every realm; devotion trusts His governance and seeks refuge for removal of suffering (jvara).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as niyantā (controller) and sarvātmā (Self of all); non-exclusion of any realm from Brahman’s pervasion.

Application: Invoke the Lord as inner regulator during distress; cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati) and steadiness, remembering no ‘low’ place is outside divine presence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: netherworld

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.152 (dharma-pravartaka; yogic discipline)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the importance of calling Vishnu 'sarvajvaravināśana' in the Garuda Purana?

It presents Vishnu as the supreme remover of all forms of suffering—physical disease as well as inner torment—making the verse a devotional protection-and-healing affirmation.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on suffering and deliverance?

By describing Vishnu as the ruler and regulator of all realms (including Pātāla), it frames deliverance as ultimately governed by the divine order, with refuge in Vishnu as the remedy for affliction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily remembrance that suffering is not ultimate; cultivate steadiness, ethical conduct, and devotion, while also taking appropriate worldly steps for health and well-being.