Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
प्रधानं पृथिवीपद्मं पद्मनाभः (७०)प्रियप्रदः / सर्वेशः सर्वगः सर्वः सर्ववित्सर्वदः सुरः
pradhānaṃ pṛthivīpadmaṃ padmanābhaḥ (70)priyapradaḥ / sarveśaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvaḥ sarvavitsarvadaḥ suraḥ
وہ پرَधान، پرتھوی-پدم اور پدمنابھ ہے، محبوب عطا کرنے والا ہے۔ وہ سب کا مالک، سب میں व्याप्त، سب کچھ—سب جاننے والا، سب دینے والا، اور دیویہ سُر ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Īśvara as Pradhāna (primordial ground) and as all-pervading Lord who knows and gives all; divine governance of creation and fruits.
Vedantic Theme: Sarva-vyāptitva (all-pervasion) and sarvajñatva (omniscience) of Īśvara; world as dependent reality grounded in the Supreme.
Application: Offer actions and their results to the all-pervading Lord; practice generosity (dāna) mirroring ‘sarvadā’ while maintaining humility before the cosmic order.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic-terrestrial symbol
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (names emphasizing cosmic causality and omnipresence)
This verse presents Viṣṇu as the primordial source, omniscient sustainer, and universal Lord—framing devotion as a direct contemplation of the Supreme who both knows and grants all.
By identifying the Supreme as all-pervading and the giver of all, it implies that refuge in Viṣṇu—through remembrance and devotion—is a stabilizing spiritual orientation underlying liberation-oriented practice.
Use the verse as a daily remembrance: reflect that the Divine pervades all and is the source of all gifts; let this guide ethical living, gratitude, and steady devotion.