Shloka 62

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

देहात्मा चेन्द्रियात्मा च आत्मा बुद्धिस्तथैव च / मनसश्च तथैवात्मा चात्माहङ्कारचेतसः

Transliteration

dehātmā cendriyātmā ca ātmā buddhistathaiva ca / manasaśca tathaivātmā cātmāhaṅkāracetasaḥ

Translation

ఆత్మను అనేక విధాలుగా చెప్పుతారు—దేహంతో తాదాత్మ్యమైన దేహాత్మ, ఇంద్రియాలతో తాదాత్మ్యమైన ఇంద్రియాత్మ, బుద్ధితో తాదాత్మ్యమైన బుద్ధ్యాత్మ, మనస్సుతో తాదాత్మ్యమైన మనోాత్మ; అలాగే అహంకారంతోను చైతన్యంతోను (చిత్తంతోను) తాదాత్మ్యమైన ఆత్మ అని కూడా।

Word by Word

• देहात्मा: the self of the body (embodied self)
• देहात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देहस्य आत्मा)

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

• इन्द्रियात्मा: the self of the senses
• इन्द्रियात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रियाणाम् आत्मा)

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

• आत्मा: the self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'also/likewise' (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

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

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'likewise/also' (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• आत्मा: the self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• आत्मा: the self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अहङ्कारचेतसः: of the mind/consciousness of ego
• अहङ्कारचेतसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अहङ्कारस्य चेतः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The term ‘ātman’ is used conventionally for multiple upādhis (body, senses, mind, intellect, ego, citta); true Self is to be discerned beyond identifications.

Vedantic Theme: Adhyāsa and upādhi-viveka; sākṣī-bhāva (witness consciousness) distinct from antaḥkaraṇa-vṛttis.

Application: Daily self-inquiry: label experiences as ‘body sensation’, ‘sense input’, ‘mind thought’, ‘intellect decision’, ‘ego claim’; rest as the witnessing awareness to reduce reactivity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.58-61 (context: supreme cause)

FAQs

What is the importance of distinguishing dehātmā (body-self) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that ‘self’ is often mistakenly attributed to body, senses, mind, intellect, and ego—clarifying that liberation requires seeing these as instruments rather than the true Self.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By listing the common identifications (body, senses, mind, intellect, ego), it points to the core spiritual task: disentangling the true ātmā from these faculties, which is essential for right understanding in life and at death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice observing thoughts, sensations, and ego-reactions as changing processes; cultivate discrimination (buddhi) and self-restraint so actions are guided by dharma rather than bodily or sensory impulses.