Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

सङ्कल्पा च मुहूर्ता च साध्या विश्वा च ता दश / धर्ंमपत्न्यः समाख्याताः कश्यपस्य वदाम्यहम्

Transliteration

saṅkalpā ca muhūrtā ca sādhyā viśvā ca tā daśa / dharṃmapatnyaḥ samākhyātāḥ kaśyapasya vadāmyaham

Translation

Saṅkalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, and Viśvā—these ten are proclaimed as the wives of Dharma; now I declare them as the consorts of Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

• सङ्कल्पा: Saṅkalpā
• सङ्कल्पा: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्कल्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (नाम-सूची)

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

• मुहूर्ता: Muhūrtā
• मुहूर्ता: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

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

• साध्या: Sādhyā
• साध्या: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• विश्वा: Viśvā
• विश्वा: Apposition/List (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

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

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (स्त्रीलिङ्गे)

• धर्मपत्न्यः: wives of Dharma
• धर्मपत्न्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘धर्मस्य पत्न्यः’

• समाख्याताः: are declared / are called
• समाख्याताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेष्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); प्रथमा, बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (पत्न्यः इत्यन्वयेन)

• कश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• कश्यपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वदामि: I say / I tell
• वदामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is supported by intention (saṅkalpa), right timing (muhūrta), and universal welfare (viśva); ethical order is woven into cosmic functions.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as a harmonizing principle within māyā’s order; alignment of will and time with cosmic law.

Application: Set clear intentions, choose appropriate timing for actions, and orient decisions toward the common good.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.26 (continuation listing Kaśyapa’s wives/mothers)

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Kashyapa
• Saṅkalpā
• Muhūrtā
• Sādhyā
• Viśvā

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Dharma’s wives in the Garuda Purana?

This verse anchors the Purana’s cosmological genealogy, showing how Dharma and Kaśyapa are linked to divine lineages through named consorts.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by situating ‘Dharma’ within a sacred genealogy, it frames the broader Garuda Purana teaching that the soul’s post-death outcomes depend on Dharma (righteous order) upheld in life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat Dharma as a lived discipline—truthfulness, duty, and ethical conduct—since the text presents Dharma as a foundational cosmic principle, not merely a personal preference.