Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भृगोर्धाताविधातारौ जनयामास सा शुभा / श्रियं च जनयामास पत्नी नारायणस्य या

Transliteration

bhṛgordhātāvidhātārau janayāmāsa sā śubhā / śriyaṃ ca janayāmāsa patnī nārāyaṇasya yā

Translation

That auspicious one gave birth to Dhātā and Vidhātā through Bhṛgu; and she also gave birth to Śrī (Lakṣmī), who became the consort of Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• भृगोः: of Bhṛgu
• भृगोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• धाता: Dhātā
• धाता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (द्वन्द्वे प्रथमपद)

• विधातारौ: and Vidhātā (the two)
• विधातारौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; (धाता + विधाता) इत्यर्थे द्वन्द्व-समुच्चयः, पाठभेदेन 'धाताविधातारौ' एकपदम्

• जनयामास: begot/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सा)

• श्रियम्: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• जनयामास: begot/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नारायणस्य: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• या: who
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa) instructing Garuḍa (Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī (Lakṣmī) as divine prosperity and grace inseparable from Nārāyaṇa; auspiciousness flows through their unity.

Vedantic Theme: Śrī–Nārāyaṇa as śakti-śaktimān unity; grace (anugraha) supporting dharma and spiritual flourishing.

Application: Cultivate devotion with gratitude; align wealth and success with service, generosity, and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Śrī’s appearance within genealogical narration)

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Dhātā
• Vidhātā
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of Śrī (Lakṣmī) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse identifies Śrī as divinely born and explicitly as Nārāyaṇa’s consort, grounding prosperity and auspiciousness in Vaiṣṇava theology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it provides cosmological lineage, which frames the divine order that later teachings on dharma, karma, and post-death outcomes rely upon.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat prosperity (śrī) as sacred and dharmically guided—seek wealth and well-being through right conduct, gratitude, and devotion rather than harm or deceit.