Shloka 39

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

मानवश्च मनुश्चैव मानवानां प्रियङ्करः / मृगश्च मृगपूज्यश्च (२४०)मृगाणां च पतिस्तथा

Transliteration

mānavaśca manuścaiva mānavānāṃ priyaṅkaraḥ / mṛgaśca mṛgapūjyaśca (240)mṛgāṇāṃ ca patistathā

Translation

وہ ‘مانَو’ اور ‘مَنُو’ ہے—جو انسانوں کو محبوب بنانے والا ہے۔ وہ ‘مِرگ’ اور ‘مِرگ پوجْیَ’ بھی ہے، اور مِرگوں کا پتی بھی وہی ہے۔

Word by Word

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• मनुः: Manu (progenitor)
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• मानवानाम्: of humans
• मानवानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रियङ्करः: one who brings delight
• प्रियङ्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रिय + कर (कृ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (प्रियं करोति)

• मृगः: a deer; wild animal
• मृगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• मृगपूज्यः: honored by deer; dear to deer
• मृगपूज्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृगपूज्य (प्रातिपदिक) < मृग + पूज्य (पूज् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृगैः/मृगाणां पूज्यः = मृगप्रियः/मृगैः पूजनीयः)

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

• मृगाणाम्: of deer
• मृगाणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

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

• पतिः: lord; master
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise; so
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/so)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord sustains humanity through Manu (order, law) and sustains creatures through compassionate lordship over animals.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin of all beings—human and animal—supporting dharma and ecological harmony.

Application: Cultivate dharmic living (Manu principle) alongside non-cruelty and stewardship toward animals and nature.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: wilderness/settlement

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (continuation of divine epithets/nāma-kathana)

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Mānava
• Mṛga

FAQs

What is the importance of these divine names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents epithets that portray the Lord as a benefactor—one who is pleasing and protective to beings—supporting devotional recitation and dharmic contemplation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, by emphasizing remembrance of the Lord through His names—an aid to steadiness of mind and dharma, which the Garuda Purana links with auspicious outcomes after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names in daily japa or prayer with the intention of living as ‘priyaṅkara’—doing what benefits others—aligning conduct with dharma.