Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतहृदिस्थं वै सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम् / सर्वाधारं निराधारं सर्वकारणकारणम्

Transliteration

sarvabhūtahṛdisthaṃ vai sarvabhūtamaheśvaram / sarvādhāraṃ nirādhāraṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam

Translation

ఆయనే నిజముగా సమస్త భూతాల హృదయమందు నివసించువాడు—సర్వభూత మహేశ్వరుడు. ఆయనే సర్వాధారం, కాని స్వయంగా నిరాధారం; కారణములకూ కారణము.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूतहृदिस्थम्: dwelling in the hearts of all beings
• सर्वभूतहृदिस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + हृदि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वभूतानां हृदि स्थितम्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम्: the great Lord of all beings
• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वभूतानां महेश्वरः)

• सर्वाधारम्: support of all
• सर्वाधारम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वस्य आधारः)

• निराधारम्: without any support (self-supported)
• निराधारम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष (without support)

• सर्वकारणकारणम्: the cause of all causes
• सर्वकारणकारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वेषां कारणानां कारणम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Paramatman as indwelling ruler in all hearts; ultimate causality (cause of causes) and self-subsistence (nirādhāra).

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin-brahman (Brihadaranyaka) and īśvara as sarvādhāra; transcendence-immanence synthesis.

Application: Practice inward recollection: treat interactions as encounters with the indwelling Lord; cultivate non-harm and reverence by seeing the same support in all.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner-sacred-space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana doctrinal passages on Paramatman in all beings and Vishnu as sarvādhāra; Garuda Purana bhakti sections: ‘Vishnu in the heart’ meditation themes

FAQs

What is the importance of the Lord being ‘in the heart of all beings’ in the Garuda Purana?

It frames the Supreme as the indwelling witness and inner ruler of every creature, grounding dharma and devotion in constant remembrance of the One present within all.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Supreme as the ultimate support and cause, it implies that liberation is attained by turning awareness from external supports to the self-subsisting Lord who already resides within the heart.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice ethical conduct and compassion by seeing the same indwelling Lord in all, and use daily japa/meditation to remember Him as the ‘support of all’ beyond changing circumstances.