Shloka 23

Devanagari script

पञ्चवर्षानन्तरं तु शतरूपां विनिर्ममे / शतरूपानन्तरं तु विंशद्वर्षदिनान्तरम्

Transliteration

pañcavarṣānantaraṃ tu śatarūpāṃ vinirmame / śatarūpānantaraṃ tu viṃśadvarṣadināntaram

Translation

Nach fünf Jahren erschuf Er Śatarūpā; und nach Śatarūpā lag ein Abstand von zwanzig Jahren und einigen Tagen.

Word by Word

• पञ्चवर्ष: five years (as a measure)
• पञ्चवर्ष: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (numeral compound base)

• अनन्तरम्: after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• शतरूपाम्: Śatarūpā
• शतरूपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• विनिर्ममे: created
• विनिर्ममे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• शतरूपा: (after) Śatarūpā
• शतरूपा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as first member in sandhi with अनन्तरम्

• अनन्तरम्: after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• विंशत्: twenty
• विंशत्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; numeral base in compound

• वर्ष: years
• वर्ष: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; compound member

• दिन: days
• दिन: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; compound member

• अन्तरम्: interval/gap
• अन्तरम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (समास: विंशत्-वर्ष-दिन-अन्तर) ‘interval of twenty years and days’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sṛṣṭi proceeds in ordered stages with determinate intervals; creation is structured, not random.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and nāma-rūpa manifestation within māyā; time (kāla) as an ordering principle.

Application: Contemplate impermanence and staged becoming; cultivate patience and discernment about processes unfolding over time.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-sarga/cosmogony sections around 3.13)

Characters & Entities

• Śatarūpā

FAQs

What is the importance of Śatarūpā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse marks Śatarūpā as a key created figure in the Purana’s creation sequence, indicating her significance within the unfolding genealogy and cosmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it provides cosmological context—how creation unfolds in ordered stages—which the Purana uses as a framework for dharma and ritual teachings elsewhere.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages a disciplined view of time and causality: spiritual practice and ethical living are understood within an ordered cosmos where events unfold in stages, not randomly.