Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

स कृशाश्वाय च प्रादात्सुप्रजां च तथा जयाम् / अरुन्धती वसुर्यार्(जा) मी लम्बा भानुर्मरुद्वती

Transliteration

sa kṛśāśvāya ca prādātsuprajāṃ ca tathā jayām / arundhatī vasuryār(jā) mī lambā bhānurmarudvatī

Translation

To Kṛśāśva he gave in marriage Suprājā, and likewise Jayā; and also Arundhatī, Vasuryā, Arjāmī, Lambā, Bhānū, and Marudvatī.

Word by Word

• सः: he (Dakṣa)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृशाश्वाय: to Kṛśāśva
• कृशाश्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रजाम्: Suprājā
• सुप्रजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

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

• जयाम्: Jayā
• जयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचन (नाम-सूची/उद्देश्यमात्र)

• वसुर्या: Vasuryā (name)
• वसुर्या: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; पाठभेद/दूषण: ‘वसुर्या’/‘वसुर्या(र्जा)’ इति

• मी: Mī (name; uncertain reading)
• मी: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; पाठदूषण/संक्षेप-रूपम् (अनिश्चित-पाठ)

• लम्बा: Lambā
• लम्बा: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• भानुः: Bhānu (name)
• भानुः: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-नामरूपे; प्रथमा एकवचन (नाम)

• मरुद्वती: Marudvatī
• मरुद्वती: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुद्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘मरुत्’ + ‘वती’ (possessing the Maruts)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Multiplicity of śaktis (powers) expressed through named consorts; creation proceeds via complementary pairings.

Vedantic Theme: One reality appearing as many functions (śakti-bheda) within prakṛti; ordered manifestation.

Application: Recognize diverse capacities within family/community; assign roles with respect and balance rather than hierarchy alone.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6 (sequence of Dakṣa’s marital bestowals)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛśāśva
• Suprājā
• Jayā
• Arundhatī
• Vasuryā
• Arjāmī
• Lambā
• Bhānū
• Marudvatī

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy passages in the Garuda Purana?

They preserve sacred lineages and contextualize later teachings by linking sages and beings to established Puranic histories.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as narrative genealogy within the chapter’s broader context.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to honor one’s lineage and teachers, and to study teachings in context rather than isolating verses from the surrounding narrative.