Shloka 1

Devanagari script

चतुर्थो ऽध्यायः इरिरुवाच / कृत्वेहामुत्रसंस्थानं प्रजासर्गं तु मानसम् / अथामृजत्प्रजाकर्तॄन्भानसांस्तनयान्प्रभुः

Transliteration

caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ iriruvāca / kṛtvehāmutrasaṃsthānaṃ prajāsargaṃ tu mānasam / athāmṛjatprajākartṝnbhānasāṃstanayānprabhuḥ

Translation

Irīru spoke: Having set in order the conditions of existence here and hereafter, and having mentally projected the creation of beings, the Lord then brought forth the Prajākartṛs, the progenitors—sons born of His mind—who would become the makers of creatures.

Word by Word

• चतुर्थः: fourth
• चतुर्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ordinal adjective agreeing with 'अध्यायः'

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Adhikarana (Heading/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• इरिरुः: Irīru (name of speaker)
• इरिरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इरिरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; speaker-name (proper noun)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

• कृत्वा: having made; having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• इह: here
• इह: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अमुत्र: there
• अमुत्र: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'there')

• संस्थानम्: arrangement; constitution
• संस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• प्रजासर्गम्: creation of beings
• प्रजासर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; तत्पुरुष (प्रजायाः सर्गः)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• मानसम्: mental; of the mind
• मानसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; agrees with 'प्रजासर्गम्' (mental creation)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-anubandha (Sequencer/अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle: 'then')

• अमृजत्: created; produced; fashioned
• अमृजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

• प्रजाकर्तॄन्: creators of beings
• प्रजाकर्तॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; accusative plural; तत्पुरुष (प्रजायाः कर्तारः)

• भानसान्: the Bhānasas (a class/name)
• भानसान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; accusative plural; proper-class name (as in 'Bhānasa')

• तनयान्: sons; offspring
• तनयान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• प्रभुः: the Lord; the master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

Speaker

Narrator (textual voice; not a direct Vishnu–Garuda utterance in this line as transmitted)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation proceeds from divine will/mental projection; cosmic order includes both worldly life and post-mortem states.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as nimitta-kāraṇa (intelligent cause) arranging dharma and loka-krama; māyā/saṅkalpa as the mode of manifestation (non-dual readings treat it as appearance upon Brahman).

Application: Contemplate moral causality as embedded in cosmic order; align choices with dharma knowing consequences extend beyond one lifetime.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic/creation-setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmography and sarga/pratisarga passages introducing pitṛ and śrāddha frameworks

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Lord/Creator)
• Prajākartṛs (progenitors)
• Mānasa-putras (mind-born sons)

FAQs

What is the importance of establishing 'iha-amutra-saṃsthāna' (order of here and hereafter) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames creation as not only physical but also moral and metaphysical—an ordered cosmos that includes both worldly life and the afterlife, setting the stage for later teachings on dharma and post-death states.

How does this verse explain the origin of beings in the Garuda Purana?

It describes a two-step process: first a mental projection of creation (mānasam prajāsargam), then the manifestation of progenitors (prajākartṛs), often understood as mind-born sons who generate further beings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Seeing life as part of an ordered moral universe encourages disciplined living—choices made “here” are linked with consequences “hereafter,” supporting ethical conduct and spiritual responsibility.