Shloka 157

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

ईशश्च सर्वदेवानां द्वारकासंस्थितस्तथा / पुष्करः पुष्कराध्यक्षः पुष्करद्वीप एव च (१०००)

Transliteration

īśaśca sarvadevānāṃ dvārakāsaṃsthitastathā / puṣkaraḥ puṣkarādhyakṣaḥ puṣkaradvīpa eva ca (1000)

Translation

Īśa, Tuhan bagi segala dewa, juga bersemayam di Dvārakā; dan Puṣkara—penguasa Puṣkara—sesungguhnya juga berada di Puṣkara-dvīpa.

Word by Word

• ईशः: Lord
• ईशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• सर्वदेवानाम्: of all gods
• सर्वदेवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देव (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वे देवाः)

• द्वारका-संस्थितः: dwelling in Dvārakā
• द्वारका-संस्थितः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वारका + संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (द्वारकायां संस्थितः = situated in Dvārakā)

• तथा: also; thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ

• पुष्करः: Puṣkara
• पुष्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुष्कराध्यक्षः: overseer of Puṣkara
• पुष्कराध्यक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर-अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्कर + अध्यक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्करस्य अध्यक्षः)

• पुष्करद्वीपः: Puṣkara-dvīpa (the island/continent named Puṣkara)
• पुष्करद्वीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर-द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्कर + द्वीप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पुष्कर-नामकः द्वीपः)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both transcendent ‘Īśa of all gods’ and immanently accessible through sacred places; tīrtha-sevā becomes a mode of devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-brahman accessibility: the infinite is approachable via nāma, rūpa, and kṣetra (holy place) without losing transcendence.

Application: Undertake pilgrimage with ethical discipline; treat sacred places as opportunities for inner purification and remembrance, not mere tourism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city; tīrtha; dvīpa (cosmic island-continent)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (kṣetra-linked nāmas)

Characters & Entities

• Īśa
• Sarva-devas
• Dvārakā
• Puṣkara
• Puṣkara-dvīpa

FAQs

What is the importance of Dvārakā and Puṣkara in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights them as divinely presided sacred locations—Dvārakā associated with Īśa as lord of the gods, and Puṣkara with its own presiding master—supporting the Purāṇic idea that specific tīrthas are empowered by divine presence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing sacred geography and divine abodes, it frames the wider Garuda Purana theme that dharmic living, worship, and tīrtha-oriented merit shape one’s post-death trajectory and spiritual upliftment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat pilgrimage and sacred sites as disciplines for devotion and ethical refinement—remembering that places like Dvārakā and Puṣkara are valued not merely as locations, but as centers of sustained divine remembrance and dharma.