Shloka 73

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

शर्ंमदश्चैव(४३०) गाङ्गेयो हृषीकेशो बृहच्छ्रवाः / केशवः क्लेशहन्ता च सुकर्णः कर्णवर्जितः

Transliteration

śarṃmadaścaiva(430) gāṅgeyo hṛṣīkeśo bṛhacchravāḥ / keśavaḥ kleśahantā ca sukarṇaḥ karṇavarjitaḥ

Translation

Baginda juga ialah Śaṁmada; Gāṅgeya; Hṛṣīkeśa; Bṛhacchravā. Baginda ialah Keśava, pemusnah segala kesengsaraan; Sukarṇa; dan juga Karṇavarjita.

Word by Word

• शर्मदः: giver of bliss/peace
• शर्मदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मद (प्रातिपदिक; शर्मा+द = सुखं ददाति इति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-भावः)

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

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• गाङ्गेयः: son of Gaṅgā; Gāṅgeya
• गाङ्गेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हृषीकेशः: Lord of the senses (Hṛṣīkeśa)
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक; हृषीक+ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हृषीकाणां ईशः)

• बृहच्छ्रवाः: of great fame/renown
• बृहच्छ्रवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहच्छ्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; बृहत्+श्रवस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बृहच्छ्रवाः = महान् श्रवाः/कीर्तिः यस्य)

• केशवः: Keśava
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्लेशहन्ता: destroyer of afflictions
• क्लेशहन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेशहन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; क्लेश+हन्तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्लेशानां हन्ता)

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

• सुकर्णः: having beautiful ears
• सुकर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; सु+कर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दरौ कर्णौ यस्य)

• कर्णवर्जितः: devoid of ears / with ears excluded
• कर्णवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्णवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; कर्ण+वर्जित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया/पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (कर्णैः/कर्णात् वर्जितः = ears excluded/without ears)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra through a litany of divine names)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-stuti: Viṣṇu is approached through many names, including ‘Kleśahantā’ (destroyer of afflictions).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the remover of avidyā-kṛta kleśas; nāma as an upāya for citta-śuddhi.

Application: Use these names in daily japa or during anxiety/illness as a focused remembrance of ‘Kleśahantā’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred river

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (Vishnu-nama/stuti sequence continuing through 1.15.74-77)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ganga

FAQs

What is the importance of chanting these divine names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents epithets of Viṣṇu as a protective remembrance: He is praised as the remover of kleśa (affliction), implying that recitation/meditation on such names is a means for peace, auspiciousness, and spiritual protection.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing Viṣṇu as 'kleśa-hantā' (destroyer of suffering), the text points to devotion and remembrance of the Divine as support that alleviates distress—relevant to the Purāṇic concern with fear, anxiety, and hardship surrounding death and transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the names as a short daily nāma-japa or remembrance practice—especially in times of worry—centering the mind on Hṛṣīkeśa (mastery of senses) and Keśava (remover of affliction) to cultivate steadiness and ethical living.