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Shloka 11

Viṣṇv-ekapūjya-nirṇaya; Gaṅgā-Viṣṇupadī-māhātmya; Kali-yuga doṣa; Puṣkara-dharma of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

मण्डूकभार्या गङ्गा तु सैव मण्डूकिनी स्मृता / एवं चत्वारी रूपाणि गङ्गाया इति किर्तितमम्

Transliteration

maṇḍūkabhāryā gaṅgā tu saiva maṇḍūkinī smṛtā / evaṃ catvārī rūpāṇi gaṅgāyā iti kirtitamam

Translation

والغانغا، المعروفة بأنها زوجة «ماندوكا»، تُذكَر حقًّا باسم «ماندوكيني». وهكذا يُعلَن أن الغانغا موصوفةٌ بأن لها أربع صور.

Word by Word
मण्डूकभार्याthe frog’s wife
मण्डूकभार्या:
Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डूक-भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मण्डूकस्य भार्या)
गङ्गाGanga
गङ्गा:
Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-बल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)
मण्डूकिनी(called) Maṇḍūkinī
मण्डूकिनी:
Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डूकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
स्मृताis called/remembered
स्मृता:
Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is called/remembered’
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
चत्वारिfour
चत्वारि:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण
रूपाणिforms
रूपाणि:
Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
गङ्गायाःof Ganga
गङ्गायाः:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative particle)
कीर्तितम्is proclaimed
कीर्तितम्:
Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्तय् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is declared’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Multiplicity within unity: the same Gaṅgā is known through distinct relational names; knowledge of forms supports remembrance and reverence.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as pedagogical devices pointing to an underlying unity.

Application: Use structured remembrance (forms/names) as a mnemonic for devotion; respect regional/variant traditions as expressions of one sacred stream.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic identification (consort-name mapping)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.29.9-10 (three other forms)

Characters & Entities
G
Ganga
M
Manduka
M
Mandukini

FAQs

This verse frames Gaṅgā as manifesting in multiple recognized forms/names, supporting Purāṇic tirtha-traditions where one sacred reality is approached through different river-forms and local sanctities.

Indirectly: by highlighting Gaṅgā’s sanctifying manifestations, it points to the Purāṇic idea that contact with sacred tīrthas supports purification and auspicious rites, themes often connected with post-death merit and ritual efficacy in the Garuḍa Purāṇa.

Treat tīrthas and sacred waters with reverence, and when performing rites (snāna, tarpaṇa, śrāddha), remember that one sanctifying principle may be honored through different local forms and names.

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