Shloka 107

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

भूतानां क्षोभकश्चैव बुद्धेश्च क्षोमकस्तथा / इन्द्रियाणां क्षोभकश्च(६४०)विषयक्षोभकस्तथा

Transliteration

bhūtānāṃ kṣobhakaścaiva buddheśca kṣomakastathā / indriyāṇāṃ kṣobhakaśca(640)viṣayakṣobhakastathā

Translation

彼为诸元素之搅动者，亦为理智（buddhi）之扰动者；又激荡诸根，并同样搅起诸境（感官对象）。

Word by Word

• भूतानाम्: of beings/elements
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• क्षोभकः: agitator
• क्षोभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• बुद्धेः: of intellect
• बुद्धेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

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

• क्षोमकः: agitator (variant form)
• क्षोमकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोमक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्/क-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठभेद: क्षोभकः/क्षोमकः

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

• इन्द्रियाणाम्: of the senses
• इन्द्रियाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• क्षोभकः: agitator
• क्षोभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ण्वुल्)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• विषयक्षोभकः: agitator of sense-objects
• विषयक्षोभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षोभक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विषयाणां क्षोभकः / विषय-सम्बन्धी क्षोभकः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Agitation of elements, intellect, senses, and sense-objects explains how experience and entanglement arise; disturbance leads to action and karmic continuity.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā-driven vṛtti-ksobha: when buddhi and indriyas are stirred, the jīva identifies and acts; need for pratyāhāra and viveka to reverse the flow.

Application: Reduce sensory agitation: practice pratyāhāra (digital fasting, mindful consumption), observe buddhi disturbances before reacting, and cultivate witness-consciousness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15.106 (agitation of prakṛti and mahat)

FAQs

What is the importance of sense-agitation (kṣobha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that bondage is fueled by agitation across the elements, intellect, senses, and their objects—showing why inner restraint and clarity are essential for spiritual progress.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By pointing to disturbances in buddhi and indriyas, it implies that the soul’s entanglement in experience is intensified through sensory pull and mental turbulence; reducing this agitation supports detachment and steadiness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha), reduce overstimulation, and cultivate discernment (buddhi) through japa/meditation and ethical living to lessen inner agitation.