Shloka 79

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

हिरण्यकशिपोर्हन्ता हिरण्याक्षविमर्दकः (४७०) / निहन्ता पूतनायाश्च भास्करान्तविनाशनः

Transliteration

hiraṇyakaśiporhantā hiraṇyākṣavimardakaḥ (470) / nihantā pūtanāyāśca bhāskarāntavināśanaḥ

Translation

Baginda ialah Pembunuh Hiraṇyakaśipu, Penunduk Hiraṇyākṣa; Pemusnah Pūtanā, dan Penghancur Bhāskarānta.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यकशिपोः: of Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Hiraṇyakaśipu)

• हन्ता: slayer
• हन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन् (धातु) + तृ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (agent noun: slayer)

• हिरण्याक्ष: Hiraṇyākṣa (proper name)
• हिरण्याक्ष: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद (proper name: Hiraṇyākṣa), एकवचन-समासाङ्ग

• विमर्दकः: crusher; subduer
• विमर्दकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + मृद्/मर्द् (धातु) + ण्वुल् (कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ण्वुल्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (crusher/subduer)

• निहन्ता: slayer; destroyer
• निहन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) + हन् (धातु) + तृ (कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (destroyer)

• पूतनायाः: of Pūtanā
• पूतनायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of Pūtanā)

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

• भास्करान्तविनाशनः: destroyer of Bhāskara’s end (one who brings about the end of Bhāskara)
• भास्करान्तविनाशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भास्करस्य अन्तः—तस्य विनाशनः / भास्करान्तं विनाशयति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, as a name/epithet sequence)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma ripens into destruction; the Lord intervenes to restore cosmic order, making divine justice inescapable.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as niyanta (cosmic governor) who upholds rta/dharma; evil is finite before the Infinite.

Application: Cultivate courage and ethical clarity: resist oppression, protect the vulnerable, and remember that harmful actions bear consequences.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: mythic-cosmic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (continuing Vishnu epithets focused on daitya-vadha)

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Hiraṇyākṣa
• Pūtanā
• Bhāskarānta
• Lord Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of these Vishnu-epithets in the Garuda Purana?

They function as remembrance (smaraṇa) of Vishnu’s protective power—invoking the deity as the conqueror of major adharma forces, strengthening devotion and inner fearlessness.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey or fear of death in Garuda Purana themes?

By emphasizing Vishnu as the destroyer of formidable threats, it supports the Purana’s broader aim of reducing existential fear and anchoring the mind in divine refuge—an aid for steadiness in life and at life’s end.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names in daily japa or prayer as a reminder to resist arrogance, violence, and deception (the traits symbolized by these adversaries) and to choose dharmic conduct consistently.