Shloka 31
Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
वेतालानां पतिश्चैव कूष्माण्डानां पतिस्तथा / पक्षिणां च पतिः श्रेष्ठः पशूनां पतिरेव च
vetālānāṃ patiścaiva kūṣmāṇḍānāṃ patistathā / pakṣiṇāṃ ca patiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ paśūnāṃ patireva ca
وہی ویتَالوں کا سردار ہے اور کُوشمانڈوں کا بھی مالک ہے؛ پرندوں کا افضل حاکم ہے اور جانوروں کا بھی آقا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: No fear of spirits: all beings, including liminal entities and animals, are under the Lord’s rule.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s sovereignty over sattva/rajas/tamas manifestations; the One as controller of all yonis.
Application: For fear/anxiety, recite Viṣṇu-nāma and cultivate non-harm toward animals; see even frightening phenomena as within divine order, reducing superstition-driven panic.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.28–32 (pati-epithets)
FAQs
It situates fearful or liminal beings within a governed cosmic order, indicating they too fall under higher lordship rather than existing as chaotic forces.
Indirectly, it frames the after-death landscape as structured: even spirit-classes associated with haunting or affliction are part of an ordered hierarchy, relevant to how the Purana maps post-mortem realms and influences.
Maintain steadiness and dharmic conduct without superstition-driven fear—recognizing that all forces are ultimately subject to cosmic law and divine governance.