Shloka 43

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

अग्निर्वागात्मको ब्रह्मपुत्रो भृगु ऋषिस्तथा / तद्भार्या वै प्रसूतिस्तु त्रय एते समाः स्मृताः

Transliteration

agnirvāgātmako brahmaputro bhṛgu ṛṣistathā / tadbhāryā vai prasūtistu traya ete samāḥ smṛtāḥ

Translation

أغني، الذي طبيعته هي «فاج» أي الكلمة المقدّسة، يُقال إنه ابنُ براهما؛ وكذلك الرِّشي بهريغو. وزوجته حقًّا هي بْرَسوتي—وهؤلاء الثلاثة يُذكرون على أنهم متساوون (في المنزلة).

Word by Word

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• वाक्-आत्मकः: having speech as his nature
• वाक्-आत्मकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समास (वाक्-आत्मकः = वाचः आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्य)

• ब्रह्म-पुत्रः: son of Brahmā
• ब्रह्म-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः)

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपपद (adverb: 'thus/also')

• तत्-भार्या: his wife
• तत्-भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य भार्या)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle of emphasis)

• प्रसूतिḥ: Prasūti
• प्रसूतिḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrastive particle)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाः: equal
• समाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• स्मृताः: are considered/remembered
• स्मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (are said/remembered)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Agni embodies sacred speech (vāk) and is linked to Brahmā’s creative lineage; spiritual authority is framed through cosmic genealogy and functional equivalence.

Vedantic Theme: Vāk as śakti/manifestation; the cosmos as ordered emanation (sṛṣṭi-krama) where roles reflect underlying unity.

Application: Treat speech as sacred (vāg-śuddhi); align words with truth and ritual propriety, recognizing speech as a form of offering.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): creation genealogies and ṛṣi-lineages in Purāṇic narration

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Brahma
• Bhṛgu
• Prasūti
• Vāk (speech)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing Agni and Bhṛgu as Brahmā’s progeny in the Garuda Purana?

This verse anchors ritual and cosmological authority by linking key Vedic powers—Agni (sacrificial fire) and Bhṛgu (a primordial seer)—to Brahmā’s creative lineage, establishing their high status within creation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

Indirectly: by identifying Agni with Vāk (sacred speech), it highlights the Vedic pillars—fire and mantra—through which rites and dharma are upheld, which the Garuda Purana elsewhere connects to merit (puṇya) and post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat speech (vāk) as sacred—truthful, disciplined words—and approach fire/ritual symbols with reverence; in Purāṇic ethics, purity of speech and right conduct support dharma and auspicious results.