Shloka 142

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

Antaryāmin

Devanagari script

देवक्यानन्दनो नन्दो रोहिण्याः प्रिय एव च / वसुदेवप्रियश्चैव वसुदेवसुतस्तथा

Transliteration

devakyānandano nando rohiṇyāḥ priya eva ca / vasudevapriyaścaiva vasudevasutastathā

Translation

他是提婆姬（Devakī）的欢喜；他名为难陀（Nanda）；他确为罗希尼（Rohiṇī）所钟爱者；他为婆苏提婆（Vasudeva）所珍爱，亦即婆苏提婆之子。

Word by Word

• देवक्यानन्दनः: delight of Devakī
• देवक्यानन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक/कृत् from √नन्द्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवक्याः आनन्दनः = delight of Devakī)

• नन्दः: Nanda (name)
• नन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (proper name)

• रोहिण्याः: of Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रियः: dear, beloved
• प्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वसुदेवप्रियः: dear to Vasudeva
• वसुदेवप्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसुदेवस्य प्रियः = dear to Vasudeva)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• वसुदेवसुतः: son of Vasudeva
• वसुदेवसुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसुदेवस्य सुतः = son of Vasudeva)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavan becomes intimately related to devotees as son, beloved, and joy—sanctifying human relationships as vehicles of devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna Brahman’s līlā: the Absolute freely assumes relational roles without losing transcendence.

Application: Cultivate loving remembrance (smaraṇa) through familial/affectionate bhāvas; bring devotion into daily relationships with purity and care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred-region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.15 (Devakīputra naming continues)

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Nanda
• Rohiṇī
• Vasudeva

FAQs

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

This verse strings together revered identifiers of the Lord to focus devotion and remembrance (smaraṇa); such name-recitation is presented as spiritually purifying and protective.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes remembrance of the Divine through sacred names—an inner practice often linked in Purāṇic teaching with steadiness of mind and auspicious destiny.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these names as a short daily japa/recitation to cultivate devotion, gratitude, and ethical restraint aligned with dharma.