Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ प्रसूत्याकूतिसंज्ञेते / देवहूतिं मनुस्तासु आकूतिं रुचये ददौ

Transliteration

priyavratottānapādau prasūtyākūtisaṃjñete / devahūtiṃ manustāsu ākūtiṃ rucaye dadau

Translation

From Prasūti were born two sons—Priyavrata and Uttānapāda—and a daughter named Ākūti. Among them, Manu gave Devahūti in marriage, and he gave Ākūti to Ruci.

Word by Word

• प्रियव्रत-उत्तानपादौ: Priyavrata and Uttānapāda
• प्रियव्रत-उत्तानपादौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत + उत्तानपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st case), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (two names)

• प्रसूति-आकूति-संज्ञेते: named Prasūti and Ākūti
• प्रसूति-आकूति-संज्ञेते: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसूति + आकूति + संज्ञेत (संज्ञा-प्रातिपदिक; क्त/त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st case), द्विवचन; विशेषण; समास: तत्पुरुष (प्रसूति-आकूति इति संज्ञा येषाम्)

• देवहूतिम्: Devahūti
• देवहूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवहूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st case), एकवचन

• तासु: among them (among those daughters)
• तासु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th case), बहुवचन

• आकूतिम्: Ākūti
• आकूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन

• रुचये: to Ruci
• रुचये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th case), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda, Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Progeny and marriage alliances (kanyā-dāna) as instruments of social-cosmic order; Manu’s role as arranger of dharmic unions.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as the sustaining order (ṛta/dharma) through which nāma-rūpa society stabilizes; action aligned with cosmic law.

Application: Perform family responsibilities with integrity; treat marriage decisions as ethical commitments; honor lineage through responsible parenting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Priyavrata, Uttānapāda, Devahūti, Ākūti, Ruci genealogical continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Prasūti
• Priyavrata
• Uttānapāda
• Ākūti
• Devahūti
• Manu
• Ruci

FAQs

What is the importance of Manu’s family genealogy in the Garuda Purana?

This verse situates later teachings within a Purāṇic lineage framework, showing how dharmic order is carried through progeny and sanctioned marriages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s post-death journey; it provides narrative genealogy that anchors the Purāṇa’s broader dharma teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes dharma as lived through responsible family duties, social order, and ethically grounded relationships.