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Shloka 113

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

ज्ञेयश्च ज्ञेयहीनश्च (६७०) ज्ञप्तिश्चैतन्यरूपकः / भावो भाव्यो भवकरो भावनो भवनाशनः

Transliteration

jñeyaśca jñeyahīnaśca (670) jñaptiścaitanyarūpakaḥ / bhāvo bhāvyo bhavakaro bhāvano bhavanāśanaḥ

Translation

祂可被知晓，却又超越一切可知；祂是纯粹的知，其本性即觉知（Chaitanya）。祂是存在，是应证悟之所，是生成之因；祂是引向证悟的观照，也是毁灭世间轮转之生成者。

Word by Word

ज्ञेयःto be known; knowable

चand

ज्ञेयहीनःdevoid of the knowable/known; beyond objects of knowledge

चand

ज्ञप्तिःcognition; awareness

चैतन्यरूपकःhaving the form of consciousness

भावःbeing; existence

भाव्यःto be brought about; to be

भवकरःcreator of existence

भावनःone who causes/produces; meditation (as a name)

भवनाशनःdestroyer of worldly existence

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in discourse to Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both the object of knowledge and the very power of knowing; He is Being and the dissolver of saṃsāra through bhāvanā (contemplative realization).

Vedantic Theme: Brahman as sat-cit (Being-Consciousness), transcending prameya (knowables) while enabling all cognition; saṃsāra-nāśa through right knowledge/meditation.

Application: Use nāma-japa and nididhyāsana: contemplate the Lord as the witnessing consciousness; reduce identification with changing states (bhava) to weaken saṃsāric momentum.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (Vishnu-nāma stotra section; adjacent epithets on cit, kāla, and avatāras)

FAQs

What is the importance of consciousness (caitanya) in this Garuda Purana verse?

It identifies the Supreme as not merely an object to be known, but as knowing itself—pure awareness—pointing seekers toward inner realization rather than external description.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul toward liberation?

By presenting the Divine as both the cause of becoming (bhava-kara) and the destroyer of becoming (bhava-nāśana), it frames liberation as turning from worldly cycles toward realization through true knowledge and contemplation (bhāvana).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate bhāvana—steady reflection/meditation on the Self as awareness—along with dharmic living, to reduce attachment-driven “becoming” and orient life toward liberation.