Shloka 24

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

कुबेरस्य पतिश्चैव नक्षत्राणां पतिस्तथा / ओषधीनां पतिश्चैव वृक्षाणां च पतिस्तथा (१५०)

Transliteration

kuberasya patiścaiva nakṣatrāṇāṃ patistathā / oṣadhīnāṃ patiścaiva vṛkṣāṇāṃ ca patistathā (150)

Translation

Baginda sesungguhnya Tuhan bagi Kubera, dan juga Tuhan bagi gugusan bintang; Baginda juga Tuhan bagi herba perubatan, dan Tuhan bagi segala pokok juga.

Word by Word

• कुबेरस्य: of Kubera
• कुबेरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• नक्षत्राणाम्: of the stars/asterisms
• नक्षत्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• ओषधीनाम्: of medicinal herbs
• ओषधीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• वृक्षाणाम्: of trees
• वृक्षाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme is lord over wealth, time-markers (nakshatras), and healing powers in nature.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the inner controller of both adhibhautika (natural) and adhidaivika (celestial) domains.

Application: Offer gratitude and restraint in wealth; align life with sacred time (nakshatra awareness as discipline); treat herbs/medicine as divine gifts, used ethically.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Vishnu-stuti passages describing lordship over devas and natural categories; Garuda Purana: occasional sections on auspicious timings and observances tied to lunar mansions

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Nakshatras (constellations)
• Oshadhis (medicinal herbs)
• Vrikshas (trees)

FAQs

What is the importance of declaring Vishnu as 'pati' (lord) of Kubera and the Nakshatras in the Garuda Purana?

It emphasizes Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty: even powerful deities like Kubera and cosmic regulators like the nakshatras function under the highest divine lordship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana teachings?

Indirectly, it frames the after-death journey within a divinely governed cosmos—wealth (Kubera), time/astrology (nakshatras), and life-sustaining forces (herbs, trees) are all under a higher order that supports dharma and karmic results.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility and dharmic living by recognizing that wealth, health (herbs), and favorable times are not absolute possessions but parts of a larger sacred order.