Shloka 22

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

चतुर्दश कश्यपाय अष्टाविंशातिमिन्दवे / प्रददौ बहुपुत्राय सुप्रभां भामिनीं तथा

Transliteration

caturdaśa kaśyapāya aṣṭāviṃśātimindave / pradadau bahuputrāya suprabhāṃ bhāminīṃ tathā

Translation

Fourteen (daughters) he bestowed upon Kaśyapa, and twenty-eight upon the Moon; and likewise he gave Suprabhā, the radiant lady, to him who was blessed with many sons.

Word by Word

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; (स्त्रीलिङ्गे ‘पत्नीः’ इत्यन्वयेन)

• कश्यपाय: to Kaśyapa
• कश्यपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• अष्टाविंशतिम्: twenty-eight (wives)
• अष्टाविंशतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टाविंशति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (28)

• इन्दवे: to Indu (the Moon)
• इन्दवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बहुपुत्राय: to (one) having many sons
• बहुपुत्राय: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘बहवः पुत्राः यस्य’ इति (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः)

• सुप्रभाम्: Suprabhā
• सुप्रभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भामिनीम्: Bhāminī
• भामिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय/समुच्चयार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (also/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (narrating to Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prajā-sṛṣṭi through sanctioned marriage alliances sustaining ṛta and lineage.

Vedantic Theme: Jagat as ordered manifestation (sṛṣṭi-krama) under dharma; multiplicity arising within cosmic law.

Application: Honor family duties and social bonds as supports for stability; see relationships as responsibilities, not mere desire.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6 (genealogical section continuing Dakṣa’s daughters and their marriages)

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Indu (Candra)
• Suprabhā

FAQs

What is the importance of these marriage-genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse situates cosmic lineages—linking Kaśyapa and Candra to specific groups—used in Purāṇic cosmology to explain origins of beings and divine orders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; it belongs to a cosmological/genealogical narration that frames the wider Purāṇic universe in which dharma and karma operate.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that Purāṇas preserve structured lineages and relationships; studying them builds context for later teachings on dharma, ritual duty, and cosmological order.