Shloka 58

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

सिद्धानां कारणं चैव यक्षाणां कारणं परम् / कारणं किन्नराणां च(३४०) गन्धर्वाणां च कारणम्

Transliteration

siddhānāṃ kāraṇaṃ caiva yakṣāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ param / kāraṇaṃ kinnarāṇāṃ ca(340) gandharvāṇāṃ ca kāraṇam

Translation

Baginda ialah punca bagi para Siddha, dan punca tertinggi bagi para Yakṣa; Baginda juga punca bagi para Kinnara, dan punca bagi para Gandharva jua.

Word by Word

• सिद्धानाम्: of the Siddhas
• सिद्धानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कारणम्: the cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• यक्षाणाम्: of the Yakshas
• यक्षाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कारणम्: the cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme/ultimate
• परम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• कारणम्: the cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• किन्नराणाम्: of the Kinnaras
• किन्नराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• गन्धर्वाणाम्: of the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• कारणम्: the cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sarva-kāraṇatva: one supreme principle as the cause of all classes of beings.

Vedantic Theme: Jagat-kāraṇa-vāda; īśvara as upādāna-nimitta-kāraṇa (material and efficient cause) in a theistic Vedāntic reading.

Application: Cultivate ekatva-darśana (seeing one source behind multiplicity) to reduce fear/attachment and deepen devotion through daily remembrance of the Lord as the ground of all.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.59-62 (continuation of causal enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Yakshas
• Kinnaras
• Gandharvas

FAQs

What is the importance of describing the origin of Siddhas, Yakshas, Kinnaras, and Gandharvas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes a single supreme source behind diverse celestial classes, reinforcing the Purana’s teaching that all orders of beings arise from the highest divine principle.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the universe as hierarchically ordered and divinely governed—an outlook used in the Garuda Purana to contextualize karma, rebirth, and the soul’s movement through different realms of existence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility and devotion by recognizing that powers, attainments, and even exalted states are contingent—arising from a higher cause—so one should prioritize dharma and inner purification over status.