Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

तदनन्तरजां देवीं दशवर्षादनन्तरम् / रतिं स जनयामास कामभार्यां महाप्रभुः

Transliteration

tadanantarajāṃ devīṃ daśavarṣādanantaram / ratiṃ sa janayāmāsa kāmabhāryāṃ mahāprabhuḥ

Translation

Danach, und nach weiteren zehn Jahren, zeugte der Große Herr die Göttin Rati — Kāmas Gemahlin — als die Nächste.

Word by Word

• तत्-अनन्तर-जाम्: born immediately after that
• तत्-अनन्तर-जाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• दश-वर्षात्: from ten years
• दश-वर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; काल-निर्देश (time-from)

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• रतिम्: Rati
• रतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• जनयामास: produced / begot
• जनयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जनय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘caused to be born/produced’

• काम-भार्याम्: Kāma’s wife
• काम-भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kāmasya bhāryā)

• महाप्रभुः: the great lord
• महाप्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेष्य-विशेषण-समास (mahān prabhuḥ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Desire operates with its relational counterpart (Rati); cosmic principles manifest in pairs, indicating interdependence within prakṛti.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-bound relationality within nāma-rūpa; pairs (dvandva) belong to the manifest order, inviting discernment (viveka) for inner freedom.

Application: Channel attraction into dharmic relationship and devotion; cultivate awareness of how pleasure-seeking arises and can be refined into aesthetic appreciation without compulsion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13.16 (Kāma’s creation)

Characters & Entities

• Rati
• Kama

FAQs

What is the importance of Rati in Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Rati’s divine origin and explicitly links her as Kāma’s consort, placing her within the Purāṇic genealogy that frames later narratives.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it contributes to the broader cosmological and genealogical context that the Garuda Purana often uses to ground its teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages a dhārmic view of life’s forces (desire and attachment) as powers that should be understood and disciplined rather than blindly followed.