Shloka 28

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

मनोर्भार्या मानवी च यमः संयमिनीपतिः / दिशाभिमानी चन्द्रस्तु सूर्यश्चक्षुर्नियामकः / परस्परसमा ह्येते मुक्त्वा संसारमेव च

Transliteration

manorbhāryā mānavī ca yamaḥ saṃyaminīpatiḥ / diśābhimānī candrastu sūryaścakṣurniyāmakaḥ / parasparasamā hyete muktvā saṃsārameva ca

Translation

Manus Gemahlin ist Mānavī, und Yama ist der Herr von Saṃyaminī; der Mond waltet über die Himmelsrichtungen, und die Sonne lenkt Auge und Sehkraft. Alle sind in ihren Ämtern einander vergleichbar—doch alle verbleiben im Bereich des saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mānavī: Mānavī
• mānavī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name/title

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• saṃyaminī-patiḥ: lord of Saṃyaminī
• saṃyaminī-patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyaminī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'saṃyaminyāḥ patiḥ'

• diśā-abhimānī: presiding deity of the directions
• diśā-abhimānī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimānin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'diśām abhimānī' (presiding deity of the directions)

• candraḥ: Moon
• candraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• sūryaḥ: Sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• cakṣuḥ: eye
• cakṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• niyāmakaḥ: controller/regulator
• niyāmakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyāmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; appositional epithet

• paraspara-samāḥ: mutually equal
• paraspara-samāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraspara (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय: 'parasparaṃ samāḥ' = mutually equal

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/causal

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• muktvā: having abandoned
• muktvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having left/abandoning'

• saṃsāram: worldly existence
• saṃsāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/limitation

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic roles (adhikāra) are comparable and exalted, yet all are bound to saṃsāra; liberation is distinct from status.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā-bound hierarchy: even devatās and cosmic regulators remain within prakṛti’s domain; mokṣa transcends function and rank.

Application: Do not equate power/position with spiritual freedom; cultivate vairāgya and seek liberation-oriented practice beyond role-identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: otherworldly city

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: Yama’s realm and administration recur as moral-cosmic governance; Garuda Purana: repeated teaching that devatās are within saṃsāra; only devotion/knowledge grants release

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Mānavī
• Yama
• Saṃyaminī
• Chandra
• Surya
• Directions (Diśaḥ)

FAQs

What is the importance of Saṃyaminī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Saṃyaminī as the realm/city governed by Yama, placing Yama’s authority within the Purāṇic map of afterlife administration and moral order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By naming Yama and his domain alongside cosmic regulators like the Sun and Moon, the verse frames the soul’s journey as occurring under a structured cosmic governance—yet still within saṃsāra until liberation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat ethical conduct (dharma) as participation in a moral cosmos overseen by Yama, and cultivate detachment—recognizing that even exalted cosmic roles remain within saṃsāra without liberation.