Shloka 52
Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
देहस्य कारणं चैव चक्षुषश्चैव कारणम् / श्रोत्रस्य कारणं(३१०) तद्वत्कारणं च त्वचस्तथा
dehasya kāraṇaṃ caiva cakṣuṣaścaiva kāraṇam / śrotrasya kāraṇaṃ(310) tadvatkāraṇaṃ ca tvacastathā
దేహానికి కారణము ఉంది; కన్నుకూ కారణము ఉంది. అలాగే శ్రోత్రముకు కారణము ఉంది; అదే విధంగా చర్మానికీ కారణము ఉంది.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Body and sense faculties are contingent effects with causes; they are not self-existent or ultimate.
Vedantic Theme: Indriya-viveka and deha-ātma-bheda (distinguishing Self from body/senses).
Application: Practice sense-restraint and mindfulness: treat sensory experience as arising conditions; reduce compulsive identification with sight/hearing/touch.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: discussions of śarīra, indriyas, and their dependence in cosmology/adhyātma passages
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that the body and each sense faculty arise from specific underlying causes, pointing to a structured doctrine of embodiment rather than randomness—supporting introspection, detachment, and correct metaphysical understanding.
By indicating that bodily and sensory functions have causes, it implies the soul’s experience in embodied life depends on subtle principles that generate the organs of perception—relevant to how the jīva encounters pleasure and pain and becomes bound through sensory engagement.
Treat the senses as conditioned instruments rather than the self; practice restraint and mindful perception, reducing compulsive sense-driven actions that lead to karmic entanglement.