Shloka 66
Vishnu-sahasranāma-style Japa: Vishnu as Cosmic Cause and Inner Self
Antaryāmin
घ्राणात्मा चैव हस्तात्मा पादात्मा परमस्तथा(३८०) / उपस्थस्य तथैवात्मा पाय्वात्मा परमस्तथा
ghrāṇātmā caiva hastātmā pādātmā paramastathā(380) / upasthasya tathaivātmā pāyvātmā paramastathā
Tối Thượng Ngã cũng an trụ như Ngã nội tại của mũi, của tay và của chân; cũng theo cách ấy, Ngài an trụ như Ngã nội tại của cơ quan sinh dục và như Ngã nội tại của hậu môn—quả thật là Đấng Tối Thượng.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: The Supreme Self abides as the inner Self of smell (nose), action (hands/feet), and the organs of generation and excretion.
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin in karmendriyas; Brahman pervades all functions, dissolving dualistic notions of ‘pure/impure’ at the level of ultimate reality.
Application: Maintain bodily discipline and cleanliness as reverence; perform actions (work, movement, sexuality) with responsibility and awareness of the indwelling Self.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: body-as-field (kṣetra)
Related Themes: Continuation of organ-wise indwelling: 1.15.65 (jñānendriyas) to 1.15.66 (karmendriyas)
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that the Supreme is present as the inner Self even in bodily organs and functions, grounding spiritual practice in awareness, restraint, and reverence for embodied life.
By identifying a single Supreme indweller across organs of perception and action, it points to detachment from bodily identification and recognition of the Self as the true guiding principle behind embodied experience.
Practice indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and ethical discipline by remembering that all actions and bodily functions occur in the presence of the Supreme indweller.