Shloka 27

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

सुराणां च पतिः श्रेष्ठः (१६०) कपिलस्य पतिस्तथा / लतानां च पतिश्चैव वीरुधां च पतिस्तथा

Transliteration

surāṇāṃ ca patiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ (160) kapilasya patistathā / latānāṃ ca patiścaiva vīrudhāṃ ca patistathā

Translation

دیوتاؤں میں وہی سب سے برتر مالک، پرم پُرش ہے۔ اسی طرح کپِل کا بھی مالک؛ لتاؤں کا بھی مالک، اور ویرُدھوں اور اوषধی پودوں کا بھی مالک وہی ہے۔

Word by Word

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठः: best; most excellent
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कपिलस्य: of Kapila
• कपिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• लतानाम्: of creepers; vines
• लतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• वीरुधाम्: of herbs; plants (creeping/soft plants)
• वीरुधाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Supreme lordship is foremost among gods; Kapila signifies authoritative wisdom; even plant life has ordered governance—suggesting an intelligible, dharma-structured cosmos.

Vedantic Theme: Cosmic hierarchy and the role of rishis as channels of knowledge; the Supreme as source of both revelation and natural order.

Application: Study and discernment (viveka) guided by authentic teachers; reverent, non-exploitative relationship with plant life and medicines.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: didactic passages invoking rishis/teachers as authorities; Garuda Purana: lists of natural categories under divine governance

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Kapila

FAQs

What is the importance of describing 'lords' (pati) of different groups in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes cosmic order—each class of beings or creation has a governing principle or presiding authority, reflecting an organized dharmic universe.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader spiritual instruction?

By pointing to structured hierarchy in creation, it supports the text’s larger aim: teaching dharma and right understanding of reality, where roles and responsibilities are aligned with a higher governing truth.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate respect for natural order and rightful leadership—act within dharma, honor teachers of wisdom, and treat nature (plants and living systems) as part of a regulated, sacred cosmos.