Shloka 22

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

आत्मानमेव कृतवान्प्रजापाल्यं मनुं हर ! / शतरूपां च तां नारीं तपोनिहतकल्मषाम्

Transliteration

ātmānameva kṛtavānprajāpālyaṃ manuṃ hara ! / śatarūpāṃ ca tāṃ nārīṃ taponihatakalmaṣām

Translation

O Hari! From Your own Self You fashioned Manu, fit to protect and govern the people; and You also created the woman Śatarūpā, whose impurities were burnt away by austerity (tapas).

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: himself / the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कृतवान्: made / appointed (having done)
• कृतवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृतवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (agentive)

• प्रजापाल्यम्: as protector of creatures / for protecting progeny
• प्रजापाल्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पाल्य (पाल्-धातु; यत्/ण्यत् कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘पाल्य’ (to be protected/one who protects—contextual); तत्पुरुष (प्रजाः पाल्यः/पालनम्)

• मनुम्: Manu
• मनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन

• हर: O Hara (Śiva)
• हर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative usage as address ‘O Hara’)

• शतरूपाम्: Śatarūpā
• शतरूपाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + रूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शतं रूपाणि यस्याः—name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताम्: that (woman)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन

• नारीम्: woman
• नारीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन

• तपोनिहतकल्मषाम्: whose sins were destroyed by austerity
• तपोनिहतकल्मषाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + निहत + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण; समास: तत्पुरुष (तपसा निहतं कल्मषं यस्याः)

Speaker

Garuda (addressing Lord Vishnu as Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari as the ultimate efficient cause: Manu is fashioned from the divine Self for prajā-pālana; tapas burns impurities, enabling fit instruments for dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as upādāna/ nimitta in a devotional framing; tapas as antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi supporting dharma and jñāna.

Application: Cultivate inner purity through disciplined practice; approach leadership/service as stewardship (prajā-pālana) grounded in self-restraint.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Hari addressed as creator; Manu’s role as protector)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Manu
• Śatarūpā

FAQs

What is the importance of Manu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Manu as divinely fashioned for prajā-pālana—upholding social order and dharma—showing governance as a sacred responsibility rooted in the Divine.

How does this verse explain purification through tapas?

By describing Śatarūpā as taponihata-kalmaṣā, it frames austerity as a force that burns away moral and spiritual impurities, making one fit for higher roles and righteous living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate self-discipline (tapas) to reduce harmful tendencies, and treat leadership or responsibility—family, community, work—as prajā-pālana: protection, fairness, and dharmic conduct.