Shloka 35

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

मुनिस्तुतो मुनिर्मैत्रो (२१०)महाना (रा) सो महाहनुः / महाबाहुर्महादान्तो मरणेन विवर्जितः

Transliteration

munistuto munirmaitro (210)mahānā (rā) so mahāhanuḥ / mahābāhurmahādānto maraṇena vivarjitaḥ

Translation

พระองค์ทรงเป็นที่สรรเสริญของเหล่าฤๅษี ทรงเป็นมิตรของฤๅษี ทรงมีพระนามอันยิ่งใหญ่และทรงขากรรไกรอันทรงพลัง ทรงมีพระกรแข็งแกร่ง ทรงสำรวมยิ่ง และทรงพ้นจากความตาย

Word by Word

• मुनिस्तुतः: praised by sages
• मुनिस्तुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि + स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक; स्तुत from स्तु धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) समासान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनेः/मुनिभिः स्तुतः)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मैत्रः: friendly
• मैत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (friendly/benevolent)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाहनुः: great-jawed
• महाहनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहनु (प्रातिपदिक; महा + हनु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् हनुः)

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बाहु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बाहुः)

• महादान्तः: greatly restrained / very self-controlled
• महादान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महादान्त (प्रातिपदिक; महा + दान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् दान्तः = very self-controlled)

• मरणेन: by death
• मरणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• विवर्जितः: devoid of / free from
• विवर्जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as mṛtyu-vivarjita (beyond death); self-mastery (dānta) and saintly association orient the mind toward the deathless reality.

Vedantic Theme: Amṛtatva: the deathless Brahman/Īśvara; death pertains to nāma-rūpa, not to the ultimate.

Application: Practice dama (sense-restraint) and satsanga; contemplate impermanence to turn toward the deathless refuge (Hari).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (epithets stressing transcendence and restraint)

Characters & Entities

• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing the Lord as ‘maraṇena vivarjitaḥ’ in the Garuda Purana?

It emphasizes the Lord’s deathlessness and supreme nature, contrasting the mortal condition of beings bound by karma and time.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

By highlighting the deathless Lord, it frames liberation as aligning with the immortal reality—devotion and dharma orient the soul away from repeated death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate self-restraint (dama) and saintly association, and anchor life in devotion and ethical conduct to reduce fear and attachment to mortality.