Shloka 93

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

दुष्टासुरनिहन्ता च शम्बरारिस्तथैव च / नरकस्य निहन्ता च त्रिशीर्षस्य विनाशनः (५७०)

Transliteration

duṣṭāsuranihantā ca śambarāristathaiva ca / narakasya nihantā ca triśīrṣasya vināśanaḥ (570)

Translation

ఆయన దుష్టాసురులను సంహరించువాడు, శంబరునకు శత్రువూ; నరకాసురుని నాశకుడు, త్రిశీర్షుని వినాశకుడు।

Word by Word

• दुष्टासुरनिहन्ता: slayer of wicked demons
• दुष्टासुरनिहन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + निहन्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √हन् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दुष्टानाम् असुराणाम् निहन्ता)

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

• शम्बरारिः: enemy of Śambara
• शम्बरारिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शम्बरस्य अरिः)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/so')

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

• नरकस्य: of Naraka
• नरकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निहन्ता: slayer
• निहन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निहन्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √हन् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक

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

• त्रिशीर्षस्य: of Triśīrṣa (the three-headed one)
• त्रिशीर्षस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः द्विगु (त्रीणि शीर्षाणि यस्य) ततः षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः

• विनाशनः: destroyer
• विनाशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; √नश् धातु से भाव/कर्तृ-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative context: Vishnu’s epithets being recited/affirmed to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa of the Lord through victory-epithets as a protective and purifying act.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as dharma-saṃsthāpaka; the Supreme as the inner governor who subdues adharma.

Application: Use these nāma-epithets in japa/stotra for courage, protection, and steadiness when facing ‘inner demons’ (anger, delusion).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (Vishnu-nāma/stotra context)

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Śambara
• Naraka
• Triśīrṣa

FAQs

What is the importance of describing Vishnu as the slayer of demons in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Vishnu’s role as the upholder of dharma—destroying forces that obstruct cosmic order and protecting devotees through his divine power.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader spiritual message?

Even when the text discusses fear, death, and karmic consequences, it repeatedly anchors the reader in the assurance that dharma is safeguarded by the Divine who removes destructive influences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use this verse as a daily remembrance of dharma: choose ethical actions, resist harmful impulses, and seek inner steadiness by contemplating the Divine as the remover of negativity.