Shloka 15

Devanagari script

इन्द्रद्युम्नश्च तत्पुत्रः परमेष्ठी ततः स्मृतः / प्रतीहारश्चतत्पुत्रः प्रतिहर्ता तदात्मजः

Transliteration

indradyumnaśca tatputraḥ parameṣṭhī tataḥ smṛtaḥ / pratīhāraścatatputraḥ pratihartā tadātmajaḥ

Translation

Indradyumna—and his son is remembered as Parameṣṭhī. Pratīhāra is said to be his son, and Pratihartā is the son of Pratīhāra.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Indradyumna (proper name)
• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—इन्द्र + द्युम्न (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/‘इन्द्रस्य द्युम्नम्’ इति)

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

• तत्पुत्रः: his son
• तत्पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत् + पुत्र (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/‘तस्य पुत्रः’)

• परमेष्ठी: Parameṣṭhī (proper name)
• परमेष्ठी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (इन्-प्रातिपदिक)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Sequence (क्रम/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then/from him)

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्मृत’ = ‘called/remembered’

• प्रतीहारः: Pratīhāra (proper name)
• प्रतीहारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तत्पुत्रः: his son
• तत्पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘तस्य पुत्रः’)

• प्रतिहर्ता: Pratihartā (proper name)
• प्रतिहर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति + हृ (धातु) + तृ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तृ-प्रत्यय, कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘one who repels/withstands’ (नामरूपेण)

• तदात्मजः: his son
• तदात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘तस्य आत्मजः’ = his son)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smṛti-preserved lineage as a vehicle for dharma and social memory.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-niyati (order) reflected in temporal succession; nāma-rūpa continuity without explicit metaphysics.

Application: Use genealogical remembrance to anchor ritual/ancestral identity and contextualize later teachings (dharma, śrāddha, tīrtha).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.54 (genealogical sequence continuing through adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Parameṣṭhī
• Pratīhāra
• Pratihartā

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a remembered succession of rulers/figures, a common Purāṇic method for linking teachings to an authoritative historical-sacred lineage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine directly; it functions as a lineage statement within the chapter’s narrative framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to record and honor family lineage responsibly—through truthful remembrance, ethical conduct, and continuity of dharma across generations.