Shloka 33
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
बोधं बुद्धिस्तथा लज्जा विनयं वपुरात्मजम् / व्यवसायं प्रजज्ञे वै क्षेमं शान्तिरसूयत
bodhaṃ buddhistathā lajjā vinayaṃ vapurātmajam / vyavasāyaṃ prajajñe vai kṣemaṃ śāntirasūyata
Aus Buddhi (Intellekt) wurden bodha (Erkenntnis) und auch lajjā (Schamhaftigkeit) geboren. Aus vapus (dem Leib) entstand vinaya (Zucht und Demut). Und wahrlich, aus vyavasāya (Entschlossenheit und Tatkraft) ging kṣema (Wohlergehen und Sicherheit) hervor; aus śānti (Frieden) wurde asūyā, die Neidlosigkeit, geboren.
Likely Lord Viṣṇu speaking to Garuḍa (Vinatā-putra), in a didactic genealogy-of-virtues context (traditional Garuḍa Purāṇa dialogue frame).
Concept: Buddhi gives rise to bodha (understanding) and lajjā (modesty); disciplined embodiment yields vinaya; purposeful effort yields kṣema; peace yields non-envy.
Vedantic Theme: Hierarchy of inner instruments: buddhi as seat of discernment; śānti as sattvic ground reducing asūyā; knowledge and virtue co-arise.
Application: Strengthen buddhi through study and reflection; cultivate lajjā as ethical sensitivity; practice steady effort (vyavasāya) for kṣema; develop śānti via meditation to dissolve envy.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (continuing personified-virtue genealogy)
FAQs
This verse links vyavasāya to kṣema—showing that steady resolve and purposeful action are presented as a direct cause of welfare and security in dharmic life.
Indirectly, it frames inner virtues (understanding, modesty, humility, peace) as causal forces that shape one’s conduct and karmic outcomes—supporting a favorable trajectory for the jīva through righteous living.
Cultivate peace (śānti) to reduce envy and fault-finding, and practice disciplined humility (vinaya) with determined effort (vyavasāya) to create kṣema—stable well-being in family and society.