Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीप्रभुः / ख्यतिः सत्यथ सम्भूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिः क्षमा तथा

Transliteration

patnyarthaṃ pratijagrāha dharmo dākṣāyaṇīprabhuḥ / khyatiḥ satyatha sambhūtiḥ smṛtiḥ prītiḥ kṣamā tathā

Translation

For the sake of wives, Dharma—the lord among Dakṣa’s daughters—accepted in marriage Khyāti, Satyā, Sambhūti, Smṛti, Prīti, and also Kṣamā.

Word by Word

• पत्नी-अर्थम्: for (as) a wife
• पत्नी-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पत्नी-अर्थः = पत्नी हेतु)

• प्रतिजग्राह: accepted/took
• प्रतिजग्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्ष-भूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्रति-

• धर्मः: Dharma (personified)
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• दाक्षायणी-प्रभुः: lord of Dākṣāyaṇī
• दाक्षायणी-प्रभुः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाक्षायणी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दाक्षायण्याः प्रभुः)

• ख्यतिः: Khyāti (name)
• ख्यतिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सती: Satī (name)
• सती: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अत्र पत्नी-रूपेण)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/and then)

• सम्भूतिः: Sambhūti (name)
• सम्भूतिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अत्र पत्नी-रूपेण)

• स्मृतिः: Smṛti (name)
• स्मृतिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अत्र पत्नी-रूपेण)

• प्रीतिः: Prīti (name)
• प्रीतिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अत्र पत्नी-रूपेण)

• क्षमा: Kṣamā (name)
• क्षमा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अत्र पत्नी-रूपेण)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma integrates multiple virtues/forces through rightful relationship (saṃbandha), sustaining order.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of guṇas under dharma as preparatory discipline (sādhana-catuṣṭaya support via śama/śānti, etc.).

Application: See relationships as arenas for dharma: practice satya, kṣamā, prīti, smṛti (mindfulness), and sambhūti (constructive cooperation) in family life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (marriages of Daksha’s daughters)

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Daksha
• Dākṣāyaṇīs
• Khyāti
• Satyā
• Sambhūti
• Smṛti
• Prīti
• Kṣamā

FAQs

What is the importance of Dharma marrying Daksha’s daughters in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Dharma as the integrator of virtues—Khyāti, Satyā, Sambhūti, Smṛti, Prīti, and Kṣamā—showing that righteous living is sustained by multiple moral qualities working together.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it grounds the afterlife teachings in a moral framework: the soul’s fate (as later described in Yama’s realm and karmic results) depends on Dharma supported by truth, memory of right conduct, affection, and forbearance.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate Dharma by practicing truthfulness (Satyā), forgiveness/forbearance (Kṣamā), loving conduct (Prīti), and mindful remembrance of ethical duties (Smṛti) as a daily discipline.