Shloka 71

Devanagari script

महामनोजात्तितिक्षोः पुत्रो ऽभूच्च रुषद्रथः / हेमो रुषद्रथाज्जज्ञे सुतपा हेमतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

mahāmanojāttitikṣoḥ putro 'bhūcca ruṣadrathaḥ / hemo ruṣadrathājjajñe sutapā hemato 'bhavat

Translation

Aus Titikṣa, dem Sohn Mahāmanojās, wurde ein Sohn geboren: Ruṣadratha. Aus Ruṣadratha wurde Hema geboren, und aus Hema ging Sutapā hervor.

Word by Word

• महामनोजात्: from Mahāmanojāt(a)
• महामनोजात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महामनसा जातः (पञ्चमी/तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; नाम)

• तितिक्षोः: of Titikṣu
• तितिक्षोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तितिक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was born
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• रुषद्रथः: Ruṣadratha
• रुषद्रथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुषद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रुषत्/रुषद् + रथ (तत्पुरुष; नाम)

• हेमः: Hema
• हेमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुषद्रथात्: from Ruṣadratha
• रुषद्रथात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुषद्रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सुतपाः: Sutapā
• सुतपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सु + तपस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; नाम: one of good austerity)

• हेमतः: from Hema
• हेमतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/was born
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (continuing the genealogical narration to Garuḍa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Titikṣā (forbearance) as a virtue supporting dharma and inner steadiness; lineage as a narrative frame for virtues embodied in names.

Vedantic Theme: Sādhana-catuṣṭaya element: titikṣā aiding śama-dama and equanimity; cultivation of sattva.

Application: Practice forbearance under heat/cold, praise/blame; respond rather than react, sustaining long-term duties.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.139 (continuation of the same lineage list)

Characters & Entities

• Mahāmanojā
• Titikṣa
• Ruṣadratha
• Hema
• Sutapā

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purāṇic method of preserving dharma through lineage—linking successive figures (father-to-son) to establish continuity of tradition and authority.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it situates teachings within an ancestral chain, a common Purāṇic technique to ground later dharmic instructions in recognized lineages.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain clarity about one’s family/teacher line (paramparā), honor ancestors responsibly, and treat dharma as something preserved and transmitted through disciplined living.