Shloka 34

Devanagari script

वामाक्ष्णो निर्ममे संज्ञां षड्वर्षानन्तरं प्रभुः / सूर्यस्यानन्तरं ब्रह्मा शतवर्षादनन्तरम्

Transliteration

vāmākṣṇo nirmame saṃjñāṃ ṣaḍvarṣānantaraṃ prabhuḥ / sūryasyānantaraṃ brahmā śatavarṣādanantaram

Translation

Aus dem linken Auge erschuf der Herr Saṃjñā nach sechs Jahren; und nach der Sonne trat Brahmā hundert Jahre später (hervor).

Word by Word

• वाम-अक्ष्णः: from the left eye
• वाम-अक्ष्णः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि/अक्ष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अक्षि), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• निर्ममे: created
• निर्ममे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु) उपसर्गः निर्
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; धातु—मा (to form/make)

• संज्ञाम्: Saṃjñā (name/personified)
• संज्ञाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• षड्-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: after six years
• षड्-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (adverbial), अर्थः—‘षड्वर्षेभ्यः अनन्तरम्’

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun / after the Sun (contextual)
• सूर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शत-वर्षात्: after a hundred years
• शत-वर्षात्: अपादान (Apādāna; temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संख्यापूर्वपद); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃjñā (cognition/recognition) is treated as a divine emergence tied to perception; creation proceeds by graded temporal measures.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya and antaḥkaraṇa functions as reflections of cosmic intelligence; cognition as a manifestation within prakṛti under īśvara’s order.

Application: Cultivate mindful recognition (saṃjñā) in perception—name/label carefully, avoid rash judgments; treat sensory input as requiring discernment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (sequence of indriya-devatā and related manifestations)

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Sūrya
• Brahmā
• Prabhu (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of Saṃjñā in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse situates Saṃjñā within a specific creation sequence, presenting her as a deliberately fashioned being and linking her emergence to the Lord’s creative power and cosmic timing.

How does this verse describe the order of creation?

It gives a chronological order: Saṃjñā is created from the Lord’s left eye after six years, and Brahmā is mentioned as appearing a hundred years after the Sun, emphasizing measured stages in cosmic manifestation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages reverence for cosmic order and disciplined timing—valuing patience, sequence, and responsibility in one’s actions (dharma) rather than expecting instant outcomes.