Shloka 8

Sapta-dvīpa Catalog: Plakṣa to Puṣkara, Mānasottara, and the Lokāloka Boundary

Devanagari script

विधृतिः सप्तमी तासां स्मृताः पापप्रशान्तिदाः / ज्योतिष्मतः कुशद्वीपे सप्त पुत्राः शृणुष्वतान्

Transliteration

vidhṛtiḥ saptamī tāsāṃ smṛtāḥ pāpapraśāntidāḥ / jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe sapta putrāḥ śṛṇuṣvatān

Translation

Of those (divine mothers), Vidhṛti is remembered as the seventh, a bestower of the pacification of sins. In Kuśadvīpa, from Jyotiṣmat were born seven sons—listen to them.

Word by Word

• विधृतिः: Vidhṛti (name)
• विधृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सप्तमी: the seventh (one)
• सप्तमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तासाम्: of those (f.)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are called/are remembered as
• स्मृताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'are said/remembered' (elliptic copula)

• पापप्रशान्तिदाः: givers of the pacification of sins
• पापप्रशान्तिदाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'पापस्य प्रशान्तिं ददाति' → 'giver of sin-quelling'

• ज्योतिष्मतः: of Jyotiṣmat (name)
• ज्योतिष्मतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कुशद्वीपे: in Kuśadvīpa
• कुशद्वीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कुशानां द्वीपः'

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्; putrāḥ इति विशेषण

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pāpa-praśānti (pacification of sin) through association with sacred beings/regions and their remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-niyama under Īśvara: moral causality is woven into cosmic order; purification is possible through sattvic contact and śravaṇa/smaraṇa.

Application: Cultivate pāpa-śamana via sattvic practices: listening to purāṇic recitation, tīrtha-smaraṇa, and aligning conduct with purity (śauca, satya).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa (cosmic continent) and genealogical locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56.11 (names explicitly ‘sarvapāpaharāḥ’); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa sections on pāpa and its remedies (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vidhṛti
• Jyotiṣmat
• Kuśadvīpa

FAQs

What is the importance of Vidhṛti being called a giver of pāpa-praśānti in the Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights Vidhṛti’s role as a sanctifying, merit-supporting figure in the Purāṇic lineage—symbolizing that dharmic conduct and sacred lineages are associated with the pacification of sins.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing pāpa-praśānti (sin-calming), it points to the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that reducing sin through dharma and sacred observances supports a smoother post-death journey and better destinies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate pāpa-praśānti through ethical living, truthful conduct, charity, and devotion—since the text repeatedly frames sin-reduction as foundational for spiritual well-being and auspicious outcomes.