Shloka 25

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

प्रसूतिं चैव दक्षाय दवहूतिं च कर्दमे / रुचेर्यज्ञो दक्षिणाभूद्दक्षिणायां च यज्ञतः

Transliteration

prasūtiṃ caiva dakṣāya davahūtiṃ ca kardame / ruceryajño dakṣiṇābhūddakṣiṇāyāṃ ca yajñataḥ

Translation

Prasūti wurde die Gemahlin Dakṣas, und Devahūti wurde die Gemahlin Kardamas. Aus Ruci wurde Yajña geboren, und aus Dakṣiṇā wurde wiederum Yajña geboren.

Word by Word

• प्रसूतिम्: Prasūti (name)
• प्रसूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दक्षाय: to Dakṣa
• दक्षाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दवहूतिम्: Devahūti (name)
• दवहूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवहूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• कर्दमे: to Kardama
• कर्दमे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• रुचेः: of Ruci
• रुचेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• यज्ञः: Yajña (name)
• यज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• दक्षिणा: Dakṣiṇā (name)
• दक्षिणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was born
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अङ्गीकृत-भूत/अorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दक्षिणायाम्: in Dakṣiṇā
• दक्षिणायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• यज्ञतः: from Yajña
• यज्ञतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; not a direct Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order through sanctioned unions and progeny (prajā-sṛṣṭi) as a dharmic structure of creation.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and ṛta: the intelligible order behind names/forms (nāma-rūpa) in creation.

Application: Contemplate lineage as responsibility: uphold household duties and social order without ego, seeing creation as structured and purposeful.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (sarga/vamshanukirtana context)

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Prasuti
• Devahuti
• Kardama
• Ruci
• Dakshina
• Yajna

FAQs

What is the importance of Yajña (personified sacrifice) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links Yajña to the Prajāpati lineages, indicating that sacrifice is treated as a cosmic principle embedded in creation and dharma, not merely a ritual act.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by grounding later teachings in cosmic order (dharma) and progenitor lineages, it frames ritual duty (yajña/karma) as part of the moral structure that later affects post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat dharmic duties—ethical living and disciplined worship/offerings—as participation in a larger order, rather than as isolated personal practices.