Shloka 15

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

अभिमानी दक्षिणस्य बाहोश्च परमेष्ठिनः / दशवर्षानन्तरं तु शची तामसृजत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

abhimānī dakṣiṇasya bāhośca parameṣṭhinaḥ / daśavarṣānantaraṃ tu śacī tāmasṛjatprabhuḥ

Translation

Aus dem rechten Arm des Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā) wurde Abhimānī geboren; und nach zehn Jahren erschuf der Herr auch Śacī.

Word by Word

• abhimānī: the presiding deity (abhimānī)
• abhimānī: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhimānin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agent-noun 'one who presides/identifies' (अभिमानी)

• dakṣiṇasya: of the right
• dakṣiṇasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; qualifying bāhoḥ

• bāhoḥ: of the arm
• bāhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• parameṣṭhinaḥ: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhinaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; epithet of Brahmā

• daśa-varṣa-anantaram: after ten years
• daśa-varṣa-anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa + varṣa + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva, adverbial; 'after ten years'

• tu: then
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle

• śacīm: Śacī
• śacīm: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• asṛjat: created
• asṛjat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Verb; लङ् (Imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Limb-born creation (aṅga-sṛṣṭi) and personification of faculties/identities; Śacī as śakti/consort principle accompanying Indra’s office.

Vedantic Theme: Virāṭ conception and adhiṣṭhāna: cosmic functions emerge from a higher organizing principle; śakti inseparable from śaktimān in Purāṇic theology.

Application: Recognize roles and capacities as entrusted functions; cultivate partnership/śakti—power tempered by counsel and virtue.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13.15–16 (arm-born entities; manas-abhimāna motif nearby)

Characters & Entities

• Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• Abhimānī
• Śacī (Indrāṇī)

FAQs

What is the importance of deity genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows how the Purana maps cosmic order through origins (emanations from Brahmā), grounding later teachings in a structured lineage of beings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by establishing the cosmic hierarchy (creator and devas), it frames the moral-ritual universe in which karma, dharma, and post-death destinies operate.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that Purāṇic teachings link ethics and ritual to a larger cosmic order—encouraging disciplined living (dharma) with reverence for sacred tradition.