Shloka 7

Ajāna Lineages, Divine Classes, Ṛṣi Catalogues, and the Merit of Śravaṇa-Smaraṇa

Devanagari script

सुकेतुः शबरी चैव मञ्जुघोषा च पिङ्गला / इत्यादिकं यक्षरत्नं सह संपरिकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

suketuḥ śabarī caiva mañjughoṣā ca piṅgalā / ityādikaṃ yakṣaratnaṃ saha saṃparikīrtitam

Translation

Suketu, Śabarī, Mañjughoṣā und Piṅgalā — zusammen mit weiteren — werden hier gemeinsam als Yakṣas, gleich kostbaren Juwelen, gerühmt.

Word by Word

• सुकेतुः: Suketu (name)
• सुकेतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शबरी: Śabarī (name)
• शबरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis: 'indeed/just')

• मञ्जुघोषा: Mañjughoṣā (sweet-voiced; name)
• मञ्जुघोषा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जुघोषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समास: मञ्जुः (pleasant) + घोषा (sound/voice)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पिङ्गला: Piṅgalā (name)
• पिङ्गला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: 'thus')

• आदिकम्: etcetera; beginning with (these)
• आदिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); 'आदि' + क(प्रत्यय) = 'and so on' sense

• यक्षरत्नम्: the jewel among Yakṣas (yakṣa-gem)
• यक्षरत्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यक्षस्य रत्नम्

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'together with'); सामान्यतः तृतीया-संबन्धः (with instrumental)

• सम्परिकीर्तितम्: has been fully proclaimed/mentioned
• सम्परिकीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'has been fully proclaimed/mentioned'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Recognition of graded classes of beings and their celebrated exemplars; ‘ratna’ as metaphor for excellence within a category.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-viśeṣa within prakṛti—diverse manifestations without ultimate absoluteness of rank.

Application: See ‘treasure’ as virtue/excellence rather than mere wealth; honor protective/guardian roles in society (stewardship).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana enumerations of yakṣas/gaṇas in cosmological passages

Characters & Entities

• Yakshas
• Suketu
• Śabarī
• Mañjughoṣā
• Piṅgalā

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Yakṣa names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a catalog of subtle-world beings, indicating that the Purana’s afterlife geography includes specific attendants and classes of entities, not just abstract concepts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By naming Yakṣas as notable beings, it supports the broader narrative that the departed soul’s journey unfolds within an organized subtle realm populated by distinct orders of beings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat after-death rites and ethical living with seriousness: the text frames the unseen world as structured and consequential, encouraging disciplined dharma and mindful ritual observance.