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Shloka 105

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

लोभेन विगतश्चैव दम्भेन च विवर्जितः / सूक्ष्मश्चैव (६३०)सुसूक्ष्मश्च स्थूलात्स्थूलतरस्तथा

Transliteration

lobhena vigataścaiva dambhena ca vivarjitaḥ / sūkṣmaścaiva (630)susūkṣmaśca sthūlātsthūlatarastathā

Translation

وہ لالچ سے پاک اور دَنبھ سے بے نیاز ہے؛ نہایت لطیف—بلکہ انتہائی لطیف—ہے، اور کثیف کے مقابلے میں زیادہ کثیف تر بھی ہو سکتا ہے۔

Word by Word
लोभेनby/with greed
लोभेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
विगतःfree from, gone beyond
विगतः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + गम् (धातु) → विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
दम्भेनby/with hypocrisy, deceit
दम्भेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
विवर्जितःexcluded, free from
विवर्जितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + वर्ज् (धातु) → विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सूक्ष्मःsubtle
सूक्ष्मः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Adjectival nominative singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
सुसूक्ष्मःvery subtle
सुसूक्ष्मः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास (सु + सूक्ष्म), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'very subtle'
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
स्थूलात्than the gross
स्थूलात्:
Apadana (Standard of comparison/अपादान)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (or नपुंसक as adjective), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular used in comparison
स्थूलतरःgrosser
स्थूलतरः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
Formतुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative in -तर), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purity of character (alobha, adambha) supports insight into the subtle principle whose operation spans subtle and gross domains.

Vedantic Theme: Sūkṣma-śarīra/antaḥkaraṇa and the paradox of māyā/avidyā: subtle causes manifest as gross effects; levels of reality (kāraṇa–sūkṣma–sthūla).

Application: Cultivate transparency (drop performative spirituality), practice generosity to weaken lobha, and contemplate cause-effect: how subtle intentions become gross actions and outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.106-107 (the agitator of prakṛti, mahat, bhūtas, senses)

FAQs

This verse treats freedom from lobha (greed) and dambha (hypocrisy) as essential inner purification, enabling a being’s nature to become refined and subtle rather than weighed down by lower tendencies.

It points to a principle that can be extremely subtle, yet can also take on grosser modes relative to the physical—indicating a spectrum between subtle and gross embodiment shaped by inner qualities.

Reduce greed through contentment and honest livelihood, and avoid performative spirituality; sincerity and restraint are presented as direct supports for inner refinement.

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