Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

गणं क्रोधवशं विद्धि ते च सर्वे च दंष्ट्रिणः / क्रोधा तु जनयामास पिशाचांश्च महाबलान्

Transliteration

gaṇaṃ krodhavaśaṃ viddhi te ca sarve ca daṃṣṭriṇaḥ / krodhā tu janayāmāsa piśācāṃśca mahābalān

Translation

Know that this host is under the sway of Anger; all of them are fanged. Indeed, from Anger were born the mighty Piśācas as well.

Word by Word

• गणम्: the group
• गणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• क्रोधवशम्: under the sway of anger
• क्रोधवशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्रोधस्य वशः = 'under anger's control') विशेषणत्वेन

• विद्धि: know (you)
• विद्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• दंष्ट्रिणः: fang-bearing (ones)
• दंष्ट्रिणः: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• क्रोधा: Krodhā (a female personification/name)
• क्रोधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक निपात

• जनयामास: generated/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) रूपम् (जनय-)

• पिशाचान्: piśācas (ghouls)
• पिशाचान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• महाबलान्: very strong
• महाबलान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् बलं येषां ते) विशेषणत्वेन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda / Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Krodha as a destructive guṇa/impulse that generates and sustains violent tendencies; inner states shape outer outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vṛtti and saṃskāra: mental afflictions (kleśa-like) condition experience and embodiment in saṃsāra.

Application: Practice anger-management (kṣamā, mindfulness, restraint); avoid decisions under rage; cultivate sattva through japa, breath regulation, and ethical speech.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6 (krodha lineage/etiology of fierce beings)

Characters & Entities

• Krodha (Anger, personified)
• Piśācas
• Gaṇa (host of beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of anger (krodha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents anger as a generative force for lower, fearsome beings—showing that krodha is not merely a mood but a tamasic power that produces harmful influences.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By linking anger to Piśāca-like forces, it implies that persistent krodha shapes one’s subtle tendencies (saṃskāras), drawing the mind toward darker states that obstruct clarity and dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat anger as spiritually consequential: practice restraint, reflection, and sattvic habits so one does not feed destructive impulses that harm oneself and others.