Shloka 132

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

कंसस्य नाशनस्तद्वद्धस्तिपो हस्तिनाशनः / शिपिविष्टः प्रसन्नश्च सर्वलोकार्तिनाशनः

Transliteration

kaṃsasya nāśanastadvaddhastipo hastināśanaḥ / śipiviṣṭaḥ prasannaśca sarvalokārtināśanaḥ

Translation

ਉਹ ਕੰਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਹਸਤੀ (ਹਾਥੀ) ਦਾ ਸੰਹਾਰਕ ਵੀ। ਉਹ ਸ਼ਿਪਿਵਿਸ਼ਟ, ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ-ਸਰੂਪ, ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਨਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• कंसस्य: of Kaṃsa
• कंसस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाशनः: destroyer
• नाशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नश् (धातु) + ल्युट्/अन (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय; भाव/कर्तृवाचक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-नाम (destroyer/destruction-causer)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/so’)

• हस्तिपः: lord/keeper of elephants
• हस्तिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन् + प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हस्तिनां पः/पालकः)

• हस्तिनाशनः: destroyer of elephants
• हस्तिनाशनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्तिन् + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हस्तिनां नाशनः)

• शिपिविष्टः: Śipiviṣṭa (an epithet of Viṣṇu)
• शिपिविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिपिविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोः वैदिक-नाम (proper epithet)

• प्रसन्नः: gracious; pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• सर्वलोकार्तिनाशनः: destroyer of the suffering of all worlds
• सर्वलोकार्तिनाशनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + आर्ति + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वलोकानां आर्तेः नाशनः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in a hymnic/epithet-list context addressed to or recited for Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma inevitably meets its end; divine intervention restores balance and alleviates loka-duḥkha.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as dharma-saṃsthāpaka; compassion expressed through decisive action.

Application: Stand against injustice without hatred; align personal action with protection of the vulnerable and reduction of suffering.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: city/region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (names: kaṃsa-nāśana, hasti-po/ hasti-nāśana, śipiviṣṭa, prasanna, sarva-lokārti-nāśana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kaṃsa

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu’s epithet ‘Sarvalokārtināśana’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Viṣṇu as the universal remover of distress—not limited to one realm—highlighting his role as protector and refuge for beings across all worlds.

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

Indirectly: by presenting Viṣṇu as the destroyer of affliction, it supports the text’s broader theme that remembrance and devotion to Viṣṇu provide spiritual protection amid fear, suffering, and post-death uncertainty.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names as a short daily remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) to cultivate steadiness and compassion, and to orient one’s actions toward reducing suffering in one’s own ‘world’—family, community, and society.