Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

निर्ममे च वर्षयुग्मपञ्चवर्षादनन्तरम् / पञ्चवर्षानन्तरं तु तारां भार्यां विनिर्ममे

Transliteration

nirmame ca varṣayugmapañcavarṣādanantaram / pañcavarṣānantaraṃ tu tārāṃ bhāryāṃ vinirmame

Translation

Und nachdem eine Spanne von zwei Jahren und fünf Jahren verstrichen war, schuf er und ließ hervortreten. Dann, nach weiteren fünf Jahren, erschuf er Tārā als seine Gemahlin.

Word by Word

• निर्ममे: created/made
• निर्ममे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• वर्ष-युग्म-पञ्च-वर्षात्: from (two years and) five years
• वर्ष-युग्म-पञ्च-वर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; समासार्थः ‘(वर्षयुग्मात्) पञ्चवर्षात्’ इति काल-निर्देश

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

• पञ्च-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: after five years
• पञ्च-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (after five years)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: None (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/but)

• ताराम्: Tārā
• ताराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; अपपद/विशेष्य (as ‘wife’)

• विनिर्ममे: fashioned/created
• विनिर्ममे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + निर्मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation is portrayed as structured through complementary pairings (śakti/consort), indicating relational order within cosmic governance.

Vedantic Theme: Manifestation proceeds via dualities and functional complements within māyā/prakṛti; unity is obscured by relational differentiation.

Application: See relationships as dharmic responsibilities within order; cultivate fidelity to roles and clarity in relational ethics.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana genealogical lists of Bṛhaspati–Tārā and related lineages

Characters & Entities

• Tārā

FAQs

What is the importance of this creation-timeline verse in Garuda Purana?

It preserves a precise puranic sequence of events—marking intervals of years—used to frame genealogies and cosmological narration in the Brahma Kanda.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife themes?

This particular verse is not about afterlife mechanics; it belongs to the cosmological/genealogical narrative layer that contextualizes later teachings on dharma and post-death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate puranic study—keeping timelines, names, and relationships consistent when reading or cataloging Garuda Purana passages.