Shloka 98

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

हस्तेन्द्रियविहीनश्च पादाभ्यां च विवर्जितः / पायूपस्थविहीनश्च मरुतापविवर्जितः

Transliteration

hastendriyavihīnaśca pādābhyāṃ ca vivarjitaḥ / pāyūpasthavihīnaśca marutāpavivarjitaḥ

Translation

เขาปราศจากอินทรีย์แห่งมือ และถูกพรากจากเท้าทั้งสอง; ไร้ทวารหนักและอวัยวะสืบพันธุ์ อีกทั้งปราศจากลมปราณคือ ปราณะและอปานะ।

Word by Word

• हस्तेन्द्रियविहीनः: devoid of the hand-sense (organ of action)
• हस्तेन्द्रियविहीनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्तेन्द्रिय + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हस्तेन्द्रियस्य विहीनः)

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

• पादाभ्याम्: with/by the feet (i.e., as regards the feet)
• पादाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

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

• विवर्जितः: deprived (of)
• विवर्जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + वर्ज् (धातु) → विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अर्थः—वर्जित/रहित (deprived of)

• पायूपस्थविहीनः: devoid of anus and genitals
• पायूपस्थविहीनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पायु + उपस्थ + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पायू च उपस्थश्च तयोः विहीनः)

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

• मरुतापविवर्जितः: deprived of air and water
• मरुतापविवर्जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मरुत् + आप + विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘विवर्जित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-तत्पुरुषः (मरुत् च आप् च ताभ्यां विवर्जितः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Indriya-śūnyatā and prāṇa-apāna-viyoga: the body becomes inert when faculties and vital airs withdraw.

Vedantic Theme: Anātman of the body; disidentification (dehābhimāna-tyāga) and recognition of the self as distinct from prāṇa/indriyas.

Application: Contemplate impermanence to reduce attachment; prioritize dharma and bhakti while faculties remain; prepare for death with remembrance and right conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: descriptions of prāṇa departure and bodily inertness (adjacent verses 1.15.97-1.15.102); Garuda Purana: teachings on the subtle body’s journey after prāṇa withdrawal (Pretakalpa sections)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing the preta’s lack of limbs and vital airs in the Garuda Purana?

It highlights the helpless, constrained condition of the departed being, motivating the need for prescribed rites and ethical living so the soul is not left in a weakened post-death state.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By portraying the preta as lacking functional organs and even key vital currents (prāṇa/apāna), the text frames the after-death journey as difficult and dependent on dharma and supportive rites rather than physical capability.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with restraint and dharma, and when a death occurs in the family, perform the appropriate śrāddha-related duties with sincerity, remembering the departed is described as vulnerable and in need of support.