Shloka 22

Devanagari script

चतुः षष्टिपदा देवा इत्येवं परिकीर्तिताः / चरकी च विदारी च पूतना पापराक्षसी

Transliteration

catuḥ ṣaṣṭipadā devā ityevaṃ parikīrtitāḥ / carakī ca vidārī ca pūtanā pāparākṣasī

Translation

Thus the deities are proclaimed as possessing sixty‑four feet. Also mentioned are Carakī, Vidārī, and Pūtanā—the sinful rākṣasī.

Word by Word

• catuḥ: four
• catuḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-रूपम् (indeclinable-like numeral form), संख्या (numeral)

• ṣaṣṭi: sixty
• ṣaṣṭi: Visheshya (Head/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्या-शब्द (numeral)

• padāḥ: feet/steps
• padāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• devāḥ: deities
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evaṃ: in this manner
• evaṃ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• parikīrtitāḥ: are proclaimed/are described
• parikīrtitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + kīrt (धातु) > parikīrtita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• carakī: Carakī (name)
• carakī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• vidārī: Vidārī (name)
• vidārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• pūtanā: Pūtanā (name)
• pūtanā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūtanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pāpa-rākṣasī: the sinful demoness
• pāpa-rākṣasī: Visheshana (Appositive qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (qualificative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual cosmology: naming and situating powers (deva/spirits/demonic forces) to acknowledge and contain them within dharmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Jagat as ordered manifestation under īśvara-niyati; naming as a means of orientation within māyā’s differentiated field.

Application: In ritual manuals, recite/remember the listed beings as part of protective invocations and boundary-setting before worship or construction rites.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.46.23-26 (continuation of the list and ritual/vāstu instructions)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Carakī
• Vidārī
• Pūtanā

FAQs

What is the importance of listing such beings in the Garuda Purana?

This verse continues a catalog-style description of classes of beings, helping map the Purana’s afterlife cosmology and the types of entities referenced in the Preta Kanda narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

Indirectly: by situating the discussion among various supernatural beings, it frames the post-death journey as occurring within a populated subtle realm where different entities are named and classified.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to follow dharma and avoid pāpa (harmful actions), since the Preta Kanda repeatedly links unethical conduct with fearful or adverse post-death conditions.